maildir2mbox(1)                                   maildir2mbox(1)

NAME
       maildir2mbox - move mail from a maildir to an mbox

SYNOPSIS
       maildir2mbox

DESCRIPTION
       maildir2mbox moves mail from a maildir-format directory to
       an mbox-format file.

       You   must   supply   three   environment   variables   to
       maildir2mbox:  MAILDIR  is the name of your maildir direc-
       tory; MAIL is the name of your mbox file; and MAILTMP is a
       temporary  file  that maildir2mbox can overwrite.  MAILTMP
       and MAIL must be on the same filesystem.

       maildir2mbox is reliable: it will not remove messages from
       MAILDIR until the messages have been successfully appended
       to MAIL.

       maildir2mbox locks MAIL to  protect  against  simultaneous
       access  by  a  mail  reader.  This locking system does not
       protect   against   simultaneous   access    by    another
       maildir2mbox;  you  should  run only one maildir2mbox at a
       time.

SEE ALSO
       maildir(5)

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