Personal files can be setup to be sent to users (hatched) from the command line (instead of using the PROCFG/Personal Files menu interface) using PBUTIL's “Hatch File” (HF) function.

Any personal files you setup (hatch) using the PBUTIL HF method will appear in the PROCFG/Personal File menu interface for later review and administration.

The syntax for PBUTIL HF is:

PBUTIL HF files [files...] /T=ToName /F=FromName /D /C

The following are valid options for PBUTIL HF:

<files>      A list of the file(s) to be sent as personal file(s).
             Wildcards and paths are allowed.  If the /C option is not
             used, the files will NOT be copied to the personal files
             directory specified in PROCFG Options/Paths.  If no path is
             given, PBUTIL will search in the current directory first.
             If no files could be found in the current directory, the
             personal files directory will be searched.
/T=ToName    The name of the user to send the files to.  Underscores must
             be used for spaces in names.  ProBoard does not check the
             user file for valid user names to be entered here so be
             careful when typing user names that you spell them
             correctly. 
/F=FromName  The name of the sender of the files.  If not specified, the
             name of the SysOp is used.  Again, underscores must be used
             for spaces.  ProBoard does not check the user file for valid
             user names to be entered here so be careful when typing user
             names that you spell them correctly.
/D           Sets the "KILL" (delete) flag for the hatched file(s).  This
             means that the files will be deleted after they have been
             downloaded by the user if this is specified on the command
             line.
/C           Copy the specified file(s) to the Personal Files Directory
             (specified in PROCFG/Options/Paths).  Make sure if you use
             this option, that you also use the /D option in addition,
             otherwise the files won't be deleted after download from
             your Personal Files Directory.

Examples:

   PBUTIL HF C:\PB\PB_220.ZIP /T=Jason Bock /C /D
   PBUTIL HF *.TXT /T=John_Doe /F=Joe_Sysop