


     EEEEXXXXPPPPLLLLOOOODDDDEEEE((((8888))))		 XXXXEEEENNNNIIIIXXXX 3333....0000 ((((22222222 JJJJuuuullllyyyy 1111999999991111))))	    EEEEXXXXPPPPLLLLOOOODDDDEEEE((((8888))))



     NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
	  explode - expand a relaynews master batch file into all the ordinary batch files implied

     SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
	  eeeexxxxppppllllooooddddeeee [ file ... ]

     DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
	  _E_x_p_l_o_d_e reads	a master batch file produced by	_r_e_l_a_y_n_e_w_s(8)
	  and writes all the plain batch files described therein.
	  _E_x_p_l_o_d_e should be run	in ////uuuussssrrrr////ssssppppoooooooollll////nnnneeeewwwwssss, since the input
	  file will almost certainly contain path names	relative to
	  ////uuuussssrrrr////ssssppppoooooooollll////nnnneeeewwwwssss.

	  The format of	the input file(s) is

	       #### ooooppppttttiiiioooonnnnaaaallll ccccoooommmmmmmmeeeennnnttttssss
	       <<<<88882222777755556666@@@@uuuuuuuunnnneeeetttt....uuuuuuuu....nnnneeeetttt>>>> nnnneeeewwwwssss////aaaaddddmmmmiiiinnnn////11112222444433335555 2222000099997777
	       FFFF oooouuuutttt....ggggooooiiiinnnngggg////ssssiiiitttteeee1111////ttttooooggggoooo
	       ffff ////uuuussssrrrr////ssssppppoooooooollll////nnnneeeewwwwssss////oooouuuutttt....ggggooooiiiinnnngggg////ssssiiiitttteeee2222////ttttooooggggoooo
	       nnnn oooouuuutttt....nnnnnnnnttttpppp////ssssiiiitttteeee3333
	       IIII oooouuuutttt....ggggooooiiiinnnngggg////ssssiiiitttteeee4444....wwwweeeehhhhaaaavvvveeee////ttttooooggggoooo

	  where	2222000099997777 is	the article size in bytes, and where there is
	  one <<<<mmmmeeeessssssssaaaaggggeeee----iiiidddd>>>> line	per article and	an FFFF, ffff, nnnn or IIII	line
	  per site getting that	article.

     SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
	  _n_e_w_s(5), _n_e_w_s_b_a_t_c_h(8), _r_e_l_a_y_n_e_w_s(8)

     HHHHIIIISSSSTTTTOOOORRRRYYYY
	  Written by Geoff Collyer at Software Tool & Die.























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