.TH cvmail "" "" Command
.PC "Convert mail from \*(CO 3.X format to SV format"
\fBcvmail [\-m \fIfilename\^\fB] [\fIfilename\^\fB]\fR
.PP
The command
.B cvmail
converts to System V format
existing \*(CO 3.X mailboxes and
files used to store messages saved by \*(CO's 3.X mail utility.
.PP
To convert a default mailbox (i.e., a mailbox in directory
.BR /usr/spool/mail ),
invoke
.B cvmail
with its
.B \-m
option, followed by the name of the user whose mailbox is to be converted.
For example, to convert the mailbox belonging to user
.BR bob ,
type:
.DM
	cvmail -m bob
.DE
.PP
If you have saved mail messages into a file,
invoke
.B cvmail
with the name of the file to convert.
For example, if you have stored mail messages in file
.BR msg.save ,
you can convert this file by typing:
.DM
	cvmail msg.save
.DE
.SH "See Also"
.Xr "commands," commands
.Xr "mail" mail
.SH Notes
If you invoke
.B cvmail
without any arguments, it prompts you
for the name of a file to convert.
The file is not assumed to be a mailbox in directory
.BR /usr/spool/mail .
