lei-import(1)

LEI-IMPORT(1)

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LEI-IMPORT(1)

NAME

lei-import - one-time import of messages into local store

SYNOPSIS

lei import [OPTIONS] LOCATION [LOCATION...]

lei import [OPTIONS] (--stdin|-)

DESCRIPTION

Import messages into the local storage of lei(1). "LOCATION" is a source of messages: a directory (Maildir), a file, or a URL ("imap://", "imaps://", "nntp://", or "nntps://"). URLs requiring authentication must use netrc(5) and/or git-credential(1) to fill in the username and password.

For a regular file, the location must have a "<format>:" prefix specifying one of the following formats: "eml", "mboxrd", "mboxcl2", "mboxcl", or "mboxo".

OPTIONS

-F MAIL_FORMAT
--in-format=MAIL_FORMAT: Message input format. Unless messages are given on stdin, using a format prefix with "LOCATION" is preferred.
--stdin: Read messages from stdin.
--lock: mbox(5) locking method(s) to use: "dotlock", "fcntl", "flock" or "none".
Default: fcntl,dotlock
--no-kw: Don't import message keywords (or "flags" in IMAP terminology).
--no-incremental: Import already seen IMAP and NNTP articles.
--torsocks=auto|no|yes
--no-torsocks: Whether to wrap git(1) and curl(1) commands with torsocks.
Default: "auto"
--proxy=PROTO://HOST[:PORT]: Use the specified proxy (e.g., "socks5h://0:9050").

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