Questions tagged [attachment]
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How to attach multiple files in `message-mode`?
To attach one file when in message-mode (e.g. when posting from Gnus), one does C-c C-a. What's the recommended way for attaching multiple files ?
Repeating C-c C-a can become tiresome after a while, because it asks three questions everytime.

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How can I easily download/save an attachment in mu4e?
The title says it all. When I press A with opened email, it
proposes the following options:
open with
open in emacs
import in diary
pipe (haven't tried that)
Is there something straightforward to just save an attachment on disk?

Mark Karpov
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Upload large email attachments to owncloud in mu4e
When composing/sending messages, I would like to automatically upload large attachments to my owncloud server, similar to what the Thunderbird AddOn https://addons.mozilla.org/de/thunderbird/addon/owncloud-for-filelink/ does.
I'm aware that probably…

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Pasting images into Org
I'd like to paste images from the system clipboard into an Org file. Emacs should write the clipboard content to a suitable file (likely an attachment) and insert a suitable link (see https://orgmode.org/manual/Images.htm) to it at point.
Has this…

Nova
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Remove attachments from emails
I use Mu4e to do email and my emails are stored locally in a maildir. People often send me emails with large attachments. I'd like to keep the emails but not the attachments because I'm paying for storage and would like to keep cost low. What's…

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Save attachments
I'm trying to simply save attachments in Gnus.
I've read this: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual///html_node/mh-e/Viewing-Attachments.html and, I don't have mm-decode installed. For some reason Gnus is trying to use Emacs to open PDF files…

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org-attach doesn't create :Attachments: property
I've been using org-attach for a while but I recently changed org-attach-method from cp to mv andorg-attach no longer creates :Attachments: property. Rather, it gives an :ID: property (and moves the attachment to a folder named after the :ID: string…

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Attaching files in mu4e from the clipboard
I use mu4e for email. I can attach a file to a new message with drag-and-drop or with dired (as in these directions from the manual).
I would like to code the same behavior as Mail: in the Finder, I copy the relevant file or files, go to a Mail…

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Open in Org Mode attached files in external programs doesn't work
When I open an attached file in Org Mode with C-a o or its directory with C-a f it always opens in Emacs instead of the right external program or file browser.
[ What do I mean with "attached": I attach files to an outline with C-a c (or y or m…

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Difference between C-x m and M-x mail
When I attach files using M-x mml-attach-file,
C-x m does attachments as expected but
M-x mail just sends the text
<#part type="text/plain" filename="~/Downloads/coding_style.c" disposition=attachment description="modified coding_style.c">…

Shashank Sabniveesu
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Encrypt both mail body and attachment with gnus
I'd like to encrypt with gpg some mail messages sent with gnus. When there is no attachment, epa-mail-encrypt works and I get a gpg-encrypted mail message. However, if I add an attachment and then run epa-mail-encrypt, no attachment is sent, and the…

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wanderlust: save all attachments in a group of messages
I'm using wanderlust in emacs-25.1.x
I'm looking for a way to select a group of messages and have all of their MIME attachments extracted and saved into a specified folder.
I assume that I can mark the messages with the target mark ('*'), and use…

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Insert and view GIF INLINE? Insert and view SVG, video, audio, OTHER files in side pane?
I've never used emacs, but am interested in to try it for its 'org-mode'...
I understand that its now possible to view images inline - but can GIFS be viewed inline?
And then, is it possible to view video, audio, pdf, web, etc with emacs OWN viewer?…

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Is it possible to attach a local file to org-mode file like PDF?
You can attach a local file such as picture or text file as part of a PDF or doc file, when you send it to other people or copy this file to other computer or place, the attachment will be one part of the PDF or doc file and you can open it even you…

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How can I create a link to an outline attachment in Org mode?
I am trying to create links within the body of an outline to files that are attached to that outline using the guidance in the documentation
***** Test outline :ATTACH:
:PROPERTIES:
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