3 lei-import - one-time import of messages into local store
7 lei import [OPTIONS] LOCATION [LOCATION...]
9 lei import [OPTIONS] --stdin
13 Import messages into the local storage of L<lei(1)>. C<LOCATION> is a
14 source of messages: a directory (Maildir), a file, or a URL
15 (C<imap://>, C<imaps://>, C<nntp://>, or C<nntps://>). URLs requiring
16 authentication must use L<netrc(5)> and/or L<git-credential(1)> to
17 fill in the username and password.
19 For a regular file, the location must have a C<E<lt>formatE<gt>:>
20 prefix specifying one of the following formats: C<eml>, C<mboxrd>,
21 C<mboxcl2>, C<mboxcl>, or C<mboxo>.
27 =item -F MAIL_FORMAT, --in-format=MAIL_FORMAT
29 Message input format. Unless messages are given on stdin, using a
30 format prefix with C<LOCATION> is preferred.
34 Read messages from stdin.
38 L<mbox(5)> locking method(s) to use: C<dotlock>, C<fcntl>, C<flock> or
41 Default: fcntl,dotlock
43 =item --no-kw, --no-keywords, --no-flags
45 Don't import message keywords (or "flags" in IMAP terminology).
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