---
name: "exiqgrep"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "exim4-base"
version: "4.98.2-1+deb13u4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/exiqgrep"
---

# exiqgrep(8)

Search in the exim queue

## NAME

exiqgrep - Search in the exim queue

## SYNOPSIS

**exiqgrep** *\[-h\] \[-C file\] \[-f regexp\] \[-r regexp\] \[-s regexp\] \[-y seconds\]* \[-o seconds\] \[-z\] \[-x\] \[-G queuename\] \[-c\] \[-l\] \[-i\] \[-b\] \[-R\] \[-a\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **exiqgrep** utility is a Perl script which offers possibilities to grep in the exim queue output. Unlike exiqsumm, it invokes exim -bpu itself and does not need to be invoked in a pipe.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Print help

- **-C \<config\>**

  Specify which exim.conf to use

- **-E \<path\>**

  Specify a path for the exim binary, overriding the built-in one.

- **-f \<regexp\>**

  Match sender address (field is “\< \>” wrapped)

- **-r \<regexp\>**

  Match recipient address

- **-s \<regexp\>**

  Match against the size field from long output

- **-y \<seconds\>**

  Message younger than

- **-o \<seconds\>**

  Message older than

- **-z**

  Frozen messages only (exclude non-frozen)

- **-x**

  Non-frozen messages only (exclude frozen)

- **-G \<queuename\>**

  Match in given queue only

- **-c**

  Display match count

- **-l**

  Long Format \[Default\]

- **-i**

  Message IDs only

- **-b**

  Brief Format

- **-R**

  Reverse order

- **-a**

  All recipients (including delivered)

At least one selection option, or either the **-c** or **-h** option, must be given.

## BUGS

This manual page needs a major re-work. If somebody knows better groff than us and has more experience in writing manual pages, any patches would be greatly appreciated.

## SEE ALSO

[**exim**(8)](/exim/8.md), /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/

## AUTHOR

This manual page was stitched together from the source code by Marc Haber \<mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de\>, using the exiqsumm man page by Andreas Metzler \<ametzler at downhill.at.eu.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).