# man > git-mailsplit(1)

[GIT-MAILSPLIT(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/GIT-MAILSPLIT/1/markdown)                             Git Manual                             [GIT-MAILSPLIT(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/GIT-MAILSPLIT/1/markdown)



## NAME
       git-mailsplit - Simple UNIX mbox splitter program

## SYNOPSIS
       _git_ _mailsplit_ [-b] [-f<nn>] [-d<prec>] [--keep-cr] [--mboxrd]
                       -o<directory> [--] [(<mbox>|<Maildir>)...]


## 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.

           **Important**
           Maildir splitting relies upon filenames being sorted to output patches in the correct
           order.

## OPTIONS
       <mbox>
           Mbox file to split. If not given, the mbox is read from the standard input.

       <Maildir>
           Root of the Maildir to split. This directory should contain the cur, tmp and new
           subdirectories.

### -o<directory>
           Directory in which to place the individual messages.

### -b
           If any file doesn’t begin with a From line, assume it is a single mail message instead of
           signaling error.

### -d<prec>
           Instead of the default 4 digits with leading zeros, different precision can be specified
           for the generated filenames.

### -f<nn>
           Skip the first <nn> numbers, for example if -f3 is specified, start the numbering with
           0004.

### --keep-cr
           Do not remove **\r** from lines ending with **\r\n**.

### --mboxrd
           Input is of the "mboxrd" format and "^>+From " line escaping is reversed.

## GIT
       Part of the [**git**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/git/1/markdown) suite



Git 2.34.1                                   02/26/2026                             [GIT-MAILSPLIT(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/GIT-MAILSPLIT/1/markdown)