uuaids(8c)uuaids(8c)Name
uucompact, uumkspool, uurespool, uupoll - uucp utilities
Syntax
uucompact -ssystem
uumkspool system ...
uurespool [ -t# ]
uupoll system ...
Description
All of the commands are located in
The command compacts uucp system spool directories and associated sub‐
directories. If system is ALL, then all existing uucp system spool
directories are compacted. Otherwise, only the specified system spool
directory is compacted. If no system is specified, is compacted. If
is stopped before it is finished, it can be restarted without repro‐
cessing directories. The command continues processing where it left
off during it's previous instantiation.
The command makes a per system spool directory and associated subdirec‐
tories for each of the specified systems. For example, if system is
mk3 and if the local system name is penny, the following directories
are created:
/usr/spool/uucp/sys/mk3
/usr/spool/uucp/sys/mk3/C.
/usr/spool/uucp/sys/mk3/X.
/usr/spool/uucp/sys/mk3/D.
/usr/spool/uucp/sys/mk3/D.penny
/usr/spool/uucp/sys/mk3/D.penny
The command moves files from old spool directories to new spool direc‐
tories. Because the structure of the spool directories has changed
from older versions of it is necessary to respool old spooled files to
new spool directories in at least two instances:
· When installing the current version of
· When creating a new system spool directory for each system.
In the latter case, it is necessary to move files from to the new spool
directories. To ease this task, moves files that have been spooled in
one of 4 formats and respools them under the new spooling structure.
The format is specified by the -t# option, where the number sign (#)
can be any one of the following:
· Original spool - All files are in
· Split spool - Contains the subdirectories
· Modified split spool - Contains all subdirectories listed in split
spool, and
· Used when a new system directory has been created and spool files
must be moved from the DEFAULT directory to the new system direc‐
tory.
The command forces a connect attempt to the named systems even if
recent attempts have failed, but not if the file prohibits the call.
For example, the file will prohibit the call if it is the wrong time of
day. Thus, the should be monitored for messages about the connection.
Files
Spool directory
Logfile
See Alsomail(1), uucp(1c), uux(1c)uuaids(8c)