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.TH b2m 1
.SH NAME
-b2m \- convert RMAIL Babyl format to Unix mailbox format
+b2m \- convert old Emacs Rmail Babyl format to mbox format
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B b2m
+<
+.I babyl-file
+>
+.I mbox-file
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B b2m
-accepts Babyl format (as used by
-.BR RMAIL
+accepts Babyl format mail (as used by older versions of
+.BR Rmail
in
.BR "GNU Emacs" )
-mail on standard input, and converts it to Unix mail format on
-standard output. This program is distributed with
+on standard input, and converts it to mbox format on standard output.
+Babyl was the storage format used by Rmail prior to Emacs 23.1. Since
+then, it uses standard mbox format. This program is distributed with
.BR "GNU Emacs" .
.PP
.SH OPTIONS
The Babyl format is described in the file
.B etc/BABYL
in the Emacs distribution.
-.B RMAIL
+.B Rmail
is documented in the GNU Emacs manual, which you can read using
.BR Info ,
either from Emacs or as a standalone program.
Copyright
.if t \(co
.if n (C)
-2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.PP
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