---
name: "mflag"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mblaze"
version: "1.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mflag"
---

# mflag(1)

manipulate maildir message flags

## NAME

**mflag** – manipulate maildir message flags

## SYNOPSIS

**mflag** \[**-DFPRST**\] \[**-X** *str*\]\
 \[**-dfprst**\] \[**-x** *str*\]\
 \[**-v**\] \[*msgs ...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**mflag** changes the flags of the specified maildir *msgs* according to the options supplied.( See [mmsg(7)](/mmsg/7.md) for the message argument syntax.)

The options are as follows:

- **-D**

  Mark *msgs* as draft.

- **-F**

  Mark *msgs* as flagged.

- **-P**

  Mark *msgs* as passed (resent/forwarded/bounced).

- **-R**

  Mark *msgs* as replied.

- **-S**

  Mark *msgs* as seen.

- **-T**

  Mark *msgs* as trashed.

- **-X** *str*

  Mark *msgs* with the characters in *str*.

- **-d**

  Unmark *msgs* as draft.

- **-f**

  Unmark *msgs* as flagged.

- **-p**

  Unmark *msgs* as passed (resent/forwarded/bounced).

- **-r**

  Unmark *msgs* as replied.

- **-s**

  Unmark *msgs* as seen.

- **-t**

  Unmark *msgs* as trashed.

- **-x** *str*

  Unmark *msgs* with the characters in *str*. (Remember to use uppercase characters.)

- **-v**

  Read messages from the standard input (or use the whole current sequence, if used interactively) and print the transformed list of filenames. This can be used to keep the sequence intact in the case of renames.

Note that the link to *${MBLAZE:-$HOME/.mblaze}/cur* is updated in all cases, when affected.

## EXIT STATUS

The **mflag** utility exits 0 on success, and \>0 if an error occurs.

## SEE ALSO

[mmsg(7)](/mmsg/7.md)

*Using maildir format:* **https://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html**

## AUTHORS

Leah Neukirchen ⟨*leah@vuxu.org*⟩

## LICENSE

**mflag** is in the public domain.

To the extent possible under law, the creator of this work has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.

**http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/**