6.6.4.1 SOUP Commands

These are commands for creating and manipulating SOUP packets.

G s b

Pack all unread articles in the current group (gnus-group-brew-soup). This command understands the process/prefix convention.

G s w

Save all SOUP data files (gnus-soup-save-areas).

G s s

Send all replies from the replies packet (gnus-soup-send-replies).

G s p

Pack all files into a SOUP packet (gnus-soup-pack-packet).

G s r

Pack all replies into a replies packet (nnsoup-pack-replies).

O s

This summary-mode command adds the current article to a SOUP packet (gnus-soup-add-article). It understands the process/prefix convention (see section 8.1 Process/Prefix).

There are a few variables to customize where Gnus will put all these thingies:

gnus-soup-directory

Directory where Gnus will save intermediate files while composing SOUP packets. The default is `~/SoupBrew/'.

gnus-soup-replies-directory

This is what Gnus will use as a temporary directory while sending our reply packets. `~/SoupBrew/SoupReplies/' is the default.

gnus-soup-prefix-file

Name of the file where Gnus stores the last used prefix. The default is `gnus-prefix'.

gnus-soup-packer

A format string command for packing a SOUP packet. The default is `tar cf - %s | gzip > $HOME/Soupout%d.tgz'.

gnus-soup-unpacker

Format string command for unpacking a SOUP packet. The default is `gunzip -c %s | tar xvf -'.

gnus-soup-packet-directory

Where Gnus will look for reply packets. The default is `~/'.

gnus-soup-packet-regexp

Regular expression matching SOUP reply packets in gnus-soup-packet-directory.