---
name: "mailman"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mailman3"
version: "3.3.10-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mailman"
---

# mailman(1)

Mailing list server binary

## NAME

Mailman - Mailing list server binary

## DESCRIPTION

usage: mailman \[-h\] \[-v\] \[-C CONFIG\]

-

  {help,aliases,conf,create,digests,import21,info, inject,lists,members,qfile,remove,reopen,restart, shell,start,status,stop,unshunt,version,withlist} ...

The GNU Mailman mailing list management system Copyright 1998-2017 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc. http://www.list.org

### optional arguments:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-v**, **--version**

  Print this version string and exit

- **-C** CONFIG, **--config** CONFIG

  Configuration file to use. If not given, the environment variable MAILMAN\_CONFIG\_FILE is consulted and used if set. If neither are given, a default configuration file is loaded.

### Commands:

-

  {help,aliases,conf,create,digests,import21,info, inject,lists,members,qfile,remove,reopen,restart, shell,start,status,stop,unshunt,version,withlist}

- help

  Show this help message and exit.

- aliases

  Regenerate the aliases appropriate for your MTA.

- conf

  Print the mailman configuration.

- create

  Create a mailing list.

- digests

  Operate on digests.

- import21

  Import Mailman 2.1 list data.

- info

  Information about this Mailman instance.

- inject

  Inject a message from a file into a mailing list's queue.

- lists

  List all mailing lists

- members

  Manage list memberships. With no arguments, list all members.

- qfile

  Get information out of a queue file.

- remove

  Remove a mailing list.

- reopen

  Signal the Mailman processes to re-open their log files.

- restart

  Stop and restart the Mailman runner subprocesses.

- shell

  An alias for \`withlist\`.

- start

  Start the Mailman master and runner processes.

- status

  Status of the Mailman system.

- stop

  Stop the Mailman master and runner processes.

- unshunt

  Unshunt messages.

- version

  Mailman's version.

- withlist

  Operate on a mailing list. For detailed help, see **--details**

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **Mailman** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **Mailman** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info Mailman**

should give you access to the complete manual.