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@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ git-mailsplit - Simple UNIX mbox splitter program
SYNOPSIS
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-'git-mailsplit' [-b] [-f<nn>] [-d<prec>] -o<directory> [--] [<mbox>...]
+'git-mailsplit' [-b] [-f<nn>] [-d<prec>] -o<directory> [--] [<mbox>|<Maildir>...]
DESCRIPTION
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-Splits a mbox file into a list of files: "0001" "0002" .. in the specified
-directory so you can process them further from there.
+Splits a mbox file or a Maildir into a list of files: "0001" "0002" .. in the
+specified directory so you can process them further from there.
+
+IMPORTANT: Maildir splitting relies upon filenames being sorted to output
+patches in the correct order.
OPTIONS
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@@ -20,6 +23,10 @@ OPTIONS
Mbox file to split. If not given, the mbox is read from
the standard input.
+<Maildir>::
+ Root of the Maildir to split. This directory should contain the cur, tmp
+ and new subdirectories.
+
<directory>::
Directory in which to place the individual messages.