b2m(1)b2m(1)NAMEb2m - convert old Emacs Rmail Babyl format to mbox format
SYNOPSISb2m < babyl-file > mbox-file
DESCRIPTIONb2m accepts Babyl format mail (as used by older versions of Rmail in
GNU Emacs) on standard input, and converts it to mbox format on stan‐
dard output. Babyl was the storage format used by Rmail prior to Emacs
23.1. Since then, it uses standard mbox format. This program is dis‐
tributed with GNU Emacs.
OPTIONS
The program accepts unambiguous abbreviations for long option names.
-V, --version
Display version information.
-h, --help
Display basic usage information.
SEE ALSO
The Babyl format is described in the file etc/BABYL in the Emacs dis‐
tribution. Rmail is documented in the GNU Emacs manual, which you
can read using Info, either from Emacs or as a standalone program.
AUTHORSb2m was originally written by Ed Wilkinson. Francesco Potorti updated
it according to the GNU coding standards.
COPYING
Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
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Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
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Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this docu‐
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