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+#usage
+
+'ruby slackconverter.rb > dms.json'
+
+on your mattermost server:
+
+bin/mattermost import bulk --validate
+
+when there where no errors:
+
+
+when there where no errors:
+
+bin/mattermost import bulk --apply