---
name: "mexport"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mblaze"
version: "1.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mexport"
---

# mexport(1)

export messages as mbox file

## NAME

**mexport** – export messages as mbox file

## SYNOPSIS

**mexport** \[**-S**\] *msgs ...*

## DESCRIPTION

**mexport** writes the specified *msgs* to the standard output as an MBOXRD file.( See [mmsg(7)](/mmsg/7.md) for the message argument syntax.)

If no *msgs* are specified, **mexport** reads filenames from the standard input, or uses the messages in the current sequence if used interactively.

**mexport** uses the ‘Return-Path:’ (or ‘X-Envelope-To:’) and ‘Date:’ headers from each message for the mbox ‘From ’ line.

The options are as follows:

- **-S**

  Add ‘Status:’ and ‘X-Status:’ headers according to the *msgs* maildir flags.

## EXIT STATUS

The **mexport** utility exits 0 on success, and \>0 if an error occurs.

## SEE ALSO

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

*MBOXRD Email Format:* **http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000385.shtml**

*Using maildir format:* **https://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html**

## AUTHORS

Leah Neukirchen ⟨*leah@vuxu.org*⟩

## LICENSE

**mexport** is in the public domain.

To the extent possible under law, the creator of this work has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.

**http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/**