git-mailsplit

Split mbox into messages

$ git mailsplit -o [output-dir] [mbox]

$ git mailsplit -o [output-dir]

git mailsplit [options] [mbox]

git mailsplit splits an mbox file into individual email messages. Each email becomes a numbered file in the output directory, preparing patches for processing by `git am`.
The command is a plumbing tool used internally by `git am` to handle mailbox files containing multiple patches. It detects mbox format boundaries and separates each message into its own file.

MBOX

Mailbox file to split.

Output directory.

Include mbox "From " line.

Number padding width.

Start numbering from N.

Keep carriage returns.

Display help information.

Plumbing command. Usually called by git am. Output is individual email files.

git mailsplit is part of Git's email patch workflow, breaking mailboxes into individual messages for processing.

git-am(1), git-mailinfo(1)