getmail1
Retrieve messages from one or more pop3, imap4, or sdps mailboxes and deliver to a maildir, mboxrd-format mbox file, or external mda
Usage
getmail [OPTION] ...
Overview
getmail can retrieve messages from POP3, IMAP4, and SDPS mailboxes. SSL-wrapped POP3 and IMAP are also supported. Single-user and domain (multi-drop) mailboxes are supported.
getmail has built-in support for delivering to maildirs, mboxrd-format mbox files, and external MDAs.
Options
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--version -
show program's version number and exit
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-h, --help -
show a short usage summary and exit
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-gDIR, --getmaildir=DIR -
look in DIR for config/data files
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-rFILE, --rcfile=FILE -
load configuration from FILE (may be given multiple times)
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--dump -
dump configuration and exit (debugging)
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--trace -
print extended trace information (extremely verbose)
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-iFOLDER, --idle=FOLDER -
maintain connection and listen for new messages in FOLDER. This flag will only work if a single rc file is given, and will only work on IMAP connections where the server supports IMAP4 IDLE (RFC 2177).
The following options override any in the configuration file(s).
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-v, --verbose -
operate more verbosely (can be given multiple times)
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-q, --quiet -
do not print informational messages
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-d, --delete -
delete messages from server after retrieving
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-l, --dont-delete -
do not delete messages from server after retrieving
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-a, --all -
retrieve all messages
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-n, --new -
retrieve only unread messages
Releases
12 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 9 times.
--idle since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
-i since Debian 7 (Wheezy).
--message-log until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--timeout until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-V until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-m until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
-t until Debian 3.0 (Woody).