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====== Maildir ======
The maildir standard mailbox format is described in ''maildir(5)''.
  * Each maildir contains a set of subdirectories: //cur//, //new// and //tmp//.
  * Enhanced maildirs support subfoldering through contained maildirs whose name starts with a dot (e.g. //maildir/.sub/{cur,new,tmp}//).
  * Many IMAP implementations are maildir compatible.

===== Subfolder =====
  * Each subfolder name by convention has a leading dot (''.'').
  * The internal structure of a subfolder is exactly the same as a regular maildir, i.e. the three subdirectories //cur//, //new// and //tmp// must exist.

**Subfolders of a subfolder don't reside in the subfolder!** I.e. the hierarchy
ends on the subfolder level, all consecutive subfolders are constructed by
using special names. See the following example:
<file>
$HOME/Maildir/cur
$HOME/Maildir/new
$HOME/Maildir/tmp

$HOME/Maildir/.Folder
$HOME/Maildir/.Folder/cur
$HOME/Maildir/.Folder/new
$HOME/Maildir/.Folder/tmp

$HOME/Maildir/.Folder.Sub
$HOME/Maildir/.Folder.Sub/cur
$HOME/Maildir/.Folder.Sub/new
$HOME/Maildir/.Folder.Sub/tmp
</file>
Here ''Sub'' is a subfolder of the subfolder ''Folder''.

===== maildirmake(1) =====
Is a simple script to create maildirs or maildir subfolders.

Use the following command to create a subfolder inside a maildir:
  maildirmake -f <SubfolderName> <PathToMaildir>