Function: batch-unrmail

batch-unrmail is an autoloaded and byte-compiled function defined in unrmail.el.gz.

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(batch-unrmail)

Documentation

Convert old-style Rmail Babyl files to mbox format.

Specify the input Rmail Babyl file names as command line arguments. For each Rmail file, the corresponding output file name is made by adding .mail at the end. For example, invoke emacs -batch -f batch-unrmail RMAIL.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/mail/unrmail.el.gz
;;; unrmail.el --- convert Rmail Babyl files to mbox files  -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-

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;; Maintainer: emacs-devel@gnu.org
;; Keywords: mail

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;;; Commentary:

;;; Code:

;;;###autoload
(defun batch-unrmail ()
  "Convert old-style Rmail Babyl files to mbox format.
Specify the input Rmail Babyl file names as command line arguments.
For each Rmail file, the corresponding output file name
is made by adding `.mail' at the end.
For example, invoke `emacs -batch -f batch-unrmail RMAIL'."
  (if (not noninteractive)
      (error "`batch-unrmail' is to be used only with -batch"))
  (let ((error nil))
    (while command-line-args-left
      (or (unrmail (car command-line-args-left)
		   (concat (car command-line-args-left) ".mail"))
	  (setq error t))
      (setq command-line-args-left (cdr command-line-args-left)))
    (message "Done")
    (kill-emacs (if error 1 0))))