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31 git-mailsplit \- Simple UNIX mbox splitter program
35 \fIgit mailsplit\fR [\-b] [\-f<nn>] [\-d<prec>] [\-\-keep\-cr] [\-\-mboxrd]
36 \-o<directory> [\-\-] [(<mbox>|<Maildir>)\&...]
41 Splits a mbox file or a Maildir into a list of files: "0001" "0002" \&.\&. in the specified directory so you can process them further from there\&.
47 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
55 Maildir splitting relies upon filenames being sorted to output patches in the correct order\&.
62 Mbox file to split\&. If not given, the mbox is read from the standard input\&.
67 Root of the Maildir to split\&. This directory should contain the cur, tmp and new subdirectories\&.
72 Directory in which to place the individual messages\&.
77 If any file doesn\(cqt begin with a From line, assume it is a single mail message instead of signaling error\&.
82 Instead of the default 4 digits with leading zeros, different precision can be specified for the generated filenames\&.
87 Skip the first <nn> numbers, for example if \-f3 is specified, start the numbering with 0004\&.
94 from lines ending with
100 Input is of the "mboxrd" format and "^>+From " line escaping is reversed\&.
104 Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite