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configuration_changes_needed_when_using_maildir [2021/03/11 02:44] – [Configuration Changes Needed When Using Maildir] hc9configuration_changes_needed_when_using_maildir [2021/03/12 18:35] (current) – [Converting Maildir to Mbox] hc9
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 The changes to the mailboxes command and c/C/M macros allow mutt to work with maildir folders, even if the folder names change at some point. The changes to the mailboxes command and c/C/M macros allow mutt to work with maildir folders, even if the folder names change at some point.
  
-==== Converting Mbox to Maildir ====+===== Converting Mbox to Maildir =====
  
 If you want to convert your existing mbox-style mailboxes to maildir format, you can use 'mbox2maildir' to do so. The syntax for using it is as follows: If you want to convert your existing mbox-style mailboxes to maildir format, you can use 'mbox2maildir' to do so. The syntax for using it is as follows:
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 You can see that mbox2maildir has converted each message in the mbox file to its own file and placed each in the maildir-standard 'cur' sub-directory. You can see that mbox2maildir has converted each message in the mbox file to its own file and placed each in the maildir-standard 'cur' sub-directory.
  
-==== Converting Maildir to Mbox ====+===== Converting Maildir to Mbox =====
  
 As you might guess, converting maildir-format folders to mbox is done by the 'maildir2mbox' utility. It operates using environment variables, not command line options, so to be clear it might be best to specify them with the command: As you might guess, converting maildir-format folders to mbox is done by the 'maildir2mbox' utility. It operates using environment variables, not command line options, so to be clear it might be best to specify them with the command:
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