---
name: "ctl_deliver"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cyrus-common-2.4"
version: "2.4.16-4+deb7u2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ctl_deliver"
---

# ctl\_deliver(8)

perform operations on the duplicate delivery database

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## NAME

ctl\_deliver - perform operations on the duplicate delivery database

## SYNOPSIS

**ctl\_deliver** \[ **-C** *config-file* \] **-d** \[ **-f** *filename* \]

## DESCRIPTION

*Ctl\_deliver* is used to perform various administrative operations on the duplicate delivery database.

*Ctl\_deliver* reads its configuration options out of the [*imapd.conf*(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md) file unless specified otherwise by **-C**.

## OPTIONS

- **-C** *config-file*

  Read configuration options from *config-file*.

- **-d**

  Dump the contents of the database to standard output in a portable flat-text format.

- **-f** *filename*

  Use the database specified by *filename* instead of the default (*configdirectory***/deliver.db**).

## FILES

- **/etc/imapd.conf**

  ## SEE ALSO

**[imapd.conf(5)](/imapd.conf/5.md)**, **[cyrmaster(8)](/cyrmaster/8.md)**