Mutt is a text-based email client for Unix-like systems.
Questions tagged [mutt]
443 questions
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Mutt: select multiple messages
I am looking for a way to select multiple messages in Mutt.
For example, selecting the first and the last message would select a whole block of messages. I'd also like to select a subject using a regular expression.
Then, I want to run a command on…
user55518
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mutt responsive way to refresh inbox
Using mutt with Gmail I "check for e-mail updates" sometimes through the $ binding (sync-mailbox), sometimes just by using c (change folder) and just supplying = (defaults to MAILBOX) as the IMAP folder path to change to.
Is there a better (in…
Robottinosino
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Why does mutt retain deleted emails in view until you "sync your mailbox" using $?
Every other mail client I have used will remove emails from my sight when I delete them. If I change my mind and want the email back, I can always go look for it in the trash. Why does mutt continue to show emails in my inbox after I have deleted…
Cory Klein
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Saving email as file in mutt?
When I press S in mutt, it saves the mail to a mail folder format (cur/ tmp/ new/), but I want a single file to be saved, just like how attachments are saved.
Is that configurable?
daisy
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How to really easily save all tagged attachments in mutt?
You can save all attachments via
tag all attachments via hitting t
;
s
choose destination directory and hit a (all)
This works but has following severe side effect: you have to hit n-times enter for n attachments.
That means even if there are no…
maxschlepzig
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mutt: save message to specific folder
I have several folders defined in Mutt:
mailboxes "~/Mail/inbox"
mailboxes "~/Mail/sent"
mailboxes "~/Mail/archive"
I can save (move) a message to archive, by pressing s and then ? to see a list of folders, and then I…
user1968963
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Detaching an attachment in Mutt
Once I've attached a file to an email in Mutt, I can't find a way to detach it again. Surely there must be one?
Toothrot
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How can I make mutt show Date field of mail on the index screen?
I'd like to see the mail's date in the list that appears when I start mutt.
How can I do that?
Steve Yakovenko
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Can I open the next unread message in mutt with a single key?
Is there a way to open the next unread message in mutt with a single key? I can move to the next unread with next-new-then-unread, which is bound to Tab by default. However, if there are no unread messages in the current mailbox, then I'd have to…
Sparhawk
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How to switch mailboxes in Mutt?
I want to switch between the "Sent" mailbox and the current mailbox. I use the maildir type.
Ideally, there would be a macro bound to a shortcut key that does this.
daisy
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How to bind in Mutt?
I’m stuck here:
Is it possible to bind one of , , , , , together with control?
\C shows up as |foo> in the help and ^ isn’t bound.
'\C, '\C ' don’t work, too (same with " instead). …
Profpatsch
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sorting threads in mutt
I'd like to have mutt sort messages newest first, and have threads displayed with the newest message at the top of the thread. Right now I have the message list in the correct order, but the sub-sorting within threads is backwards (newest at bottom…
steve
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How do I see the value of a mutt configuration option?
When trying to debug my mutt configuration, I needed to see what was the value of some configuration setting in a running mutt process. How do I figure out what is the current value of a variable in mutt?
a3nm
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How can I generate email statistics from mutt header cache?
When configured accordingly (set header_cache=) mutt saves the mail headers in a cache file. That could be used to generate mail statistics. Does anybody know something about the file format? Are there any tools available to extract the…
wnrph
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Use alternative file selector in mutt
In mutt, is it possible to use a file browser such as vifm or ranger (possibly in a tmux split) instead of the default file browser to select a file to attach to an email?
Rastapopoulos
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