---
name: "mbox2maildir"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mailscripts"
version: "30-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mbox2maildir"
---

# mbox2maildir(1)

convert an mbox to a maildir using Python's libraries

## NAME

mbox2maildir - convert an mbox to a maildir using Python's libraries

## SYNOPSIS

mbox2maildir MBOX MAILDIR

## DESCRIPTION

**mbox2maildir** converts an mbox to a maildir.  It is a very simple wrapper around Python's mailbox library.  The maildir may already exist, in which case the messages in the mbox are added to the maildir.

**mbox2maildir** is an alternative to the venerable **mb2md**, which fails to process some mboxes that are out there.

## OPTIONS

None.

## BUGS

Hopefully different to those of **mb2md**.

## SEE ALSO

[**mb2md**(1)](/mb2md/1.md), [**mbox**(5)](/mbox/5.md), [**maildir**(5)](/maildir/5.md)

## AUTHOR

**mbox2maildir** was written by Sean Whitton \<spwhitton@spwhitton.name\>.  The suggestion of using the Python mailbox library for this purpose is due to Daniel Kahn Gillmor.