---
name: "lei-inspect"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lei"
version: "2.1.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lei-inspect"
---

# lei-inspect(1)

general purpose inspector

## NAME

lei-inspect - general purpose inspector

## SYNOPSIS

lei inspect \[OPTIONS\] ITEM \[ITEM...\]

lei inspect \[OPTIONS\] (--stdin\|-)

## DESCRIPTION

This is a diagnostic command that provides a general purpose inspector of various things, including blobs, message IDs, Xapian document IDs, and mail sync sources.

## OPTIONS

- \-d DIR

  - \--dir=DIR

  An inboxdir, extindex topdir, or Xapian shard

- \--pretty

  Pretty-print output.  If stdout is opened to a tty, `"--pretty"` is enabled by default.

- \-

  - \--stdin

  Read message from stdin.  This is implicit if no arguments are given and stdin is a pipe or regular file.

## CONTACT

Feedback welcome via plain-text mail to \<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org\>

The mail archives are hosted at \<https://public-inbox.org/meta/\> and \<http://4uok3hntl7oi7b4uf4rtfwefqeexfzil2w6kgk2jn5z2f764irre7byd.onion/meta/\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright all contributors \<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org\>

License: AGPL-3.0+ \<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt\>

## SEE ALSO

[**lei-mail-diff**(1)](/lei-mail-diff/1.md)