maildir2mbox(1)           User Commands           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 directory; 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 pro-
     tect against simultaneous access  by  another  maildir2mbox;
     you should run only one maildir2mbox at a time.

SEE ALSO
     maildir(5)