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

# mrefile(1)

move or copy messages between maildir folders

## NAME

**mrefile** – move or copy messages between maildir folders

## SYNOPSIS

**mrefile** \[**-k**\] \[**-v**\] \[*msgs ...*\] *dir*

## DESCRIPTION

**mrefile** moves the *msgs* given on the command line (or the standard input) into the maildir *dir*, assigning new filenames but keeping any message flags. Messages are moved directly into the *cur/* directory.( See [mmsg(7)](/mmsg/7.md) for the message argument syntax.)

The options are as follows:

- **-k**

  keep the messages in their respective folders, i.e. copy into *dir*.

- **-v**

  Print each resulting message filename.

## EXIT STATUS

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

## SEE ALSO

[mdeliver(1)](/mdeliver/1.md)

## AUTHORS

Leah Neukirchen ⟨*leah@vuxu.org*⟩

## LICENSE

**mrefile** 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/**