=head1 NAME

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

=head1 SYNOPSIS

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

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

=head1 DESCRIPTION

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

For a regular file, the location must have a C<E<lt>formatE<gt>:>
prefix specifying one of the following formats: C<eml>, C<mboxrd>,
C<mboxcl2>, C<mboxcl>, or C<mboxo>.

=head1 OPTIONS

=over

=item -F MAIL_FORMAT, --in-format=MAIL_FORMAT

Message input format.  Unless messages are given on stdin, using a
format prefix with C<LOCATION> is preferred.

=item --stdin

Read messages from stdin.

=item --lock

L<mbox(5)> locking method(s) to use: C<dotlock>, C<fcntl>, C<flock> or
C<none>.

Default: fcntl,dotlock

=item --no-kw

Don't import message keywords (or "flags" in IMAP terminology).

=back

=head1 CONTACT

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=head1 COPYRIGHT

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License: AGPL-3.0+ L<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt>


=head1 SEE ALSO

L<lei-add-external(1)>