---
name: "mbpath"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cyrus-common-2.4"
version: "2.4.16-4+deb7u2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mbpath"
---

# mbpath(8)

translate mailbox names to filesystem paths

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## NAME

mbpath - translate mailbox names to filesystem paths

## SYNOPSIS

**mbpath** \[ **-C** *config-file* \] \[ **-q** \] \[ **-s** \] \[ **-m** \] \[ *mailbox-names*... \]

## DESCRIPTION

Given a mailbox name or a space separated list of mailbox names,  *mbpath* outputs the filesystem path to the mailbox.

*Mbpath* reads its configuration options out of the [*imapd.conf*(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md) file unless specified otherwise by **-C**.

## OPTIONS

- **-C** *config-file*

  Read configuration options from *config-file*.

*-q* suppress any error output.

*-s* if any error occurs, stop processing the list of mailboxes and exit.

*-m* output the path to the metadata files (if different from the message files).

## FILES

- **/etc/imapd.conf**