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.TH "GIT\-MAILSPLIT" "1" "09/19/2007" "Git 1.5.3.2" "Git Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git\-mailsplit \- Simple UNIX mbox splitter program
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fIgit\-mailsplit\fR [\-b] [\-f<nn>] [\-d<prec>] \-o<directory> [\-\-] [<mbox>|<Maildir>\&...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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.
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\fBImportant\fR
Maildir splitting relies upon filenames being sorted to output patches in the correct order.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
<mbox>
Mbox file to split. If not given, the mbox is read from the standard input.
.TP
<Maildir>
Root of the Maildir to split. This directory should contain the cur, tmp and new subdirectories.
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<directory>
Directory in which to place the individual messages.
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\-b
If any file doesn't begin with a From line, assume it is a single mail message instead of signaling error.
.TP
\-d<prec>
Instead of the default 4 digits with leading zeros, different precision can be specified for the generated filenames.
.TP
\-f<nn>
Skip the first <nn> numbers, for example if \-f3 is specified, start the numbering with 0004.
.SH "AUTHOR"
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
.SH "DOCUMENTATION"
Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git\-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
.SH "GIT"
Part of the \fBgit\fR(7) suite