---
name: "add_members"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "mailman"
version: "1:2.1.29-1+deb10u5"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/add_members"
---

# add\_members(8)

Add members to a Mailman mailing list from the command line.

## NAME

add\_members - Add members to a Mailman mailing list from the command line.

## SYNOPSIS

add\_members \[-r \<file\>\] \[-d \<file\>\] \[-y \<y\|n\>\] \[-w \<y\|n\>\] \[-h\] listname

## DESCRIPTION

Add members from a file to a mailman list. Listname is the name of the Mailman list you are adding members to.  It must already exist.

## OPTIONS

- **-r** *file,* **--regular-members-file=***file*

  *A file containing addresses of the members to be added, one address* *per line.  This list of people become non-digest members.  If file is* *\`-', read addresses from stdin. Note that -n/--non-digest-members-file* *are deprecated synonyms for this option.*

- **-d** *file,* **--digest-members-file=***file*

  *Similar to above, but these people become digest members.*

- **-a \[y\|n\], --admin-notify=\[y\|n\]**

  **Set whether or not to send the list administrators a notification on** **the success/failure of these subscriptions, overriding whatever the** **list's \`admin\_notify\_mchanges' setting is.**

- **-w \[y\|n\], --welcome-msg=\[y\|n\]**

  **Set whether or not to send the list members a welcome message,** **overriding whatever the list's \`send\_welcome\_msg' setting is.**

- **-h, --help**

  **Print a help message and exit.**

## NOTES

**You must supply at least one of -r and -d options.  At most one of the** **files can be \`-'.**

## AUTHOR

**Author of Mailman is the Mailman Cabal, see http://www.list.org/ for** **information. This manpage is written by Tollef Fog Heen** **\<tfheen@debian.org\> for Debian, but may be used by others.**

## SEE ALSO

**Mailman documentation on http://www.list.org/ and in** **/usr/share/doc/mailman.**