X-Git-Url: https://git.phdru.name/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=mimedecode.docbook;h=9acc3209b228b2c4c25898205fc9f46251bb0231;hb=1a8a783179df086c17df5c3cfc2e8aacf3cf6233;hp=24691aded1acbde80a05791d136092c33135d7a8;hpb=612029604cad1f6ee5c0c7969e1c3d94efd34aec;p=mimedecode.git diff --git a/mimedecode.docbook b/mimedecode.docbook index 24691ad..9acc320 100644 --- a/mimedecode.docbook +++ b/mimedecode.docbook @@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ Append mask to a list of content types to save to a file; --save-headers saves only decoded headers of the message (or subpart); --save-body saves only decoded body; --save-message saves - the entire message (or subpart). + the entire message or subpart (headers + body). @@ -491,21 +491,21 @@ cat input_file | mimedecode.py -o output_file The 5 list options (-Bbeit) require more explanation. They allow a user to control body decoding with great flexibility. Think about said mail archive; for example, its maintainer wants to put there only texts, convert - Postscript/PDF to text, pass HTML and images as is, and ignore everything - else. Easy: + PDF/Postscript to text, pass HTML and images as is (decoding base64 to html + but left images in base64), and ignore everything else. Easy: - mimedecode.py -t application/postscript -t application/pdf -b text/html - -b 'image/*' -i '*/*' + mimedecode.py -t application/pdf -t application/postscript -b text/html + -B 'image/*' -i '*/*' When the program decodes a message (non-MIME or a non-multipart subpart of a MIME message), it consults Content-Type header. The content type is searched - in all 4 lists, in order "text-binary-ignore-error". If found, appropriate + in all 5 lists, in order "text-binary-ignore-error". If found, appropriate action performed. If not found, the program search the same lists for "type/*" mask (the type of "text/html" is just "text"). If found, appropriate action performed. If not found, the program search the same @@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ cat input_file | mimedecode.py -o output_file - Initially all 4 lists are empty, so without any additional parameters + Initially all 5 lists are empty, so without any additional parameters the program always uses the default decoding.