---
name: "mh-chart"
section: "7mh"
platform: "linux"
package: "nmh"
version: "1.8-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mh-chart/7mh"
---

# mh-chart(7mh)

chart of all nmh commands and their options

## NAME

mh-chart - chart of all nmh commands and their options

## SYNOPSIS

**ali** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-alias** *aliasfile*\] \[**-list** \| **-nolist**\] \[**-user** \| **-nouser**\] \[*aliases* ...\]

**anno** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-component** *field*\] \[**-inplace** \| **-noinplace**\] \[**-date** \| **-nodate**\] \[**-draft**\] \[**-append**\] \[**-list**\] \[**-delete**\] \[**-number** *\[*num\|all*\]\]* \[**-preserve** \| **-nopreserve**\] \[**-text** *body*\]

**/usr/lib/mh/ap** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-form** *formatfile*\] \[**-format** *string*\] \[**-width** *columns*\] *addrs* ...

**burst** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-inplace** \| **-noinplace**\] \[**-mime** \| **-nomime**\] \[**-automime**\] \[**-quiet** \| **-noquiet**\] \[**-verbose** \| **-noverbose**\]

**comp** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msg*\] \[**-form** *formfile*\] \[**-use** \| **-nouse**\] \[**-file** *file*\] \[**-draftfolder** *+folder*\] \[**-draftmessage** *msg*\] \[**-nodraftfolder**\] \[**-editor** *editor*\] \[**-noedit**\] \[**-width** *columns*\] \[**-from** *address*\] \[**-to** *address*\] \[**-cc** *address*\] \[**-fcc** *+folder*\] \[**-subject** *text*\] \[**-whatnowproc** *program*\] \[**-nowhatnowproc**\] \[**-build**\]

**dist** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msg*\] \[**-form** *formfile*\] \[**-annotate** \| **-noannotate**\] \[**-inplace** \| **-noinplace**\] \[**-draftfolder** *+folder*\] \[**-draftmessage** *msg*\] \[**-nodraftfolder**\] \[**-editor** *editor*\] \[**-noedit**\] \[**-width** *columns*\] \[**-from** *address*\] \[**-to** *address*\] \[**-cc** *address*\] \[**-fcc** *+folder*\] \[**-whatnowproc** *program*\] \[**-nowhatnowproc**\] \[**-atfile**\] \[**-noatfile**\]

**/usr/lib/mh/dp** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-form** *formatfile*\] \[**-format** *string*\] \[**-width** *columns*\] *dates* ...

**flist** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder1* \[*+folder2* ...\]\] \[**-sequence** *name1* \[**-sequence** *name2* ...\]\] \[**-all** \| **-noall**\] \[**-showzero** \| **-noshowzero**\] \[**-recurse** \| **-norecurse**\] \[**-fast** \| **-nofast**\] \[**-alpha** \| **-noalpha**\]

**flists** is equivalent to **flist** **-all**

**/usr/lib/mh/fmtdump** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-form** *formatfile*\] \[**-format** *string*\]

**fmttest** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-form** *formatfile*\] \[**-format** *formatstring*\] \[**-address** \| **-raw** \| **-date** \| **-message**\] \[**-file** \| **-nofile**\] \[**--component** *component-text*\] \[**-dupaddrs** \| **-nodupaddrs**\] \[**-ccme** \| **-noccme**\] \[**-outsize** *size-in-characters*\] \[**-width** *column-width*\] \[**-msgnum** *number*\] \[**-msgcur** *flag*\] \[**-msgsize** *size*\] \[**-unseen** *flag*\] \[**-dump** \| **-nodump**\] \[**-trace** \| **-notrace**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs* \| *strings*\]

**folder** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msg*\] \[**-all** \| **-noall**\] \[**-create** \| **-nocreate**\] \[**-fast** \| **-nofast**\] \[**-header** \| **-noheader**\] \[**-recurse** \| **-norecurse**\] \[**-total** \| **-nototal**\] \[**-list** \| **-nolist**\] \[**-push** \| **-pop**\] \[**-pack** \| **-nopack**\] \[**-print** \| **-noprint**\] \[**-verbose** \| **-noverbose**\]

**folders** is equivalent to **folder** **-all**

**forw** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-annotate** \| **-noannotate**\] \[**-form** *formfile*\] \[**-format** \| **-noformat**\] \[**-filter** *filterfile*\] \[**-inplace** \| **-noinplace**\] \[**-mime** \| **-nomime**\] \[**-draftfolder** *+folder*\] \[**-draftmessage** *msg*\] \[**-nodraftfolder**\] \[**-editor** *editor*\] \[**-noedit**\] \[**-width** *columns*\] \[**-from** *address*\] \[**-to** *address*\] \[**-cc** *address*\] \[**-fcc** *+folder*\] \[**-subject** *text*\] \[**-whatnowproc** *program*\] \[**-nowhatnowproc**\] \[**-dashstuffing** \| **-nodashstuffing**\] \[**-build**\] \[**-file** *msgfile*\]

**forw** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-digest** *list*\] \[**-issue** *number*\] \[**-volume** *number*\] \[other switches for **forw**\]

**inc** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[**-audit** *audit-file*\] \[**-noaudit**\] \[**-changecur** \| **-nochangecur**\] \[**-form** *formfile*\] \[**-format** *string*\] \[**-file** *name*\] \[**-silent** \| **-nosilent**\] \[**-truncate** \| **-notruncate**\] \[**-width** *columns*\] \[**-host** *hostname*\] \[**-port** *portname/number*\] \[**-user** *username*\] \[**-proxy** *command*\] \[**-sasl** \| **-nosasl**\] \[**-saslmech** *mechanism*\] \[**-authservice** *service*\] \[**-tls**\] \[**-initialtls**\] \[**-notls**\] \[**-certverify** \| **-nocertverify**\] \[**-snoop**\]

**/usr/lib/mh/install-mh** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-auto**\] \[**-check**\]

**mark** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-sequence** *name* *...*\] \[**-add** \| **-delete** \| **-list**\] \[**-public** \| **-nopublic**\] \[**-zero** \| **-nozero**\] \[**-empty** \| **-noempty**\] \[**-range** \| **-norange**\]

**/usr/lib/mh/mkstemp** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-directory** *directory*\] \[**-prefix** *prefix*\] \[**-suffix** *suffix*\]

**mhbuild** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] *file* \[**-auto** \| **-noauto**\] \[**-list** \| **-nolist**\] \[**-realsize** \| **-norealsize**\] \[**-headers** \| **-noheaders**\] \[**-directives** \| **-nodirectives**\] \[**-rfc934mode** \| **-norfc934mode**\] \[**-contentid** \| **-nocontentid**\] \[**-verbose** \| **-noverbose**\] \[**-disposition** \| **-nodisposition**\] \[**-headerencoding** *encoding-algorithm*  \| **-autoheaderencoding**\] \[**-maxunencoded** *line-length*\] \[**-dist**\]

**mhfixmsg** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs* \|  *absolute pathname* \|  **-file** *file*\] \[**-decodetext** 8bit\|7bit\|binary \| **-nodecodetext**\] \[**-decodetypes** *type/\[subtype\]\[,...\]*\] \[**-decodeheaderfieldbodies** utf-8 \| **-nodecodeheaderfieldbodies**\] \[**-crlflinebreaks** \| **-nocrlflinebreaks**\] \[**-textcharset** *charset* \| **-notextcharset**\] \[**-reformat** \| **-noreformat**\] \[**-replacetextplain** \| **-noreplacetextplain**\] \[**-fixboundary** \| **-nofixboundary**\] \[**-fixcte** \| **-nofixcte**\] \[**-checkbase64** \| **-nocheckbase64**\] \[**-fixtype** *mimetype*\] \[**-outfile** *outfile*\] \[**-rmmproc** *program*\] \[**-normmproc**\] \[**-changecur** \| **-nochangecur**\] \[**-verbose** \| **-noverbose**\]

**mhical** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-form** *formatfile*\] \[**-format** *formatstring*\] \[\[**-reply** *accept* \| *decline* \| *tentative*\] \| **-cancel**\] \[**-attendee** *address*\] \[**-contenttype**\] \[**-infile** *infile*\] \[**-outfile** *outfile*\] \[**-unfold**\] \[**-debug**\]

**/usr/lib/mh/mhl** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-bell** \| **-nobell**\] \[**-clear** \| **-noclear**\] \[**-folder** *+folder*\] \[**-form** *formfile*\] \[**-length** *lines*\] \[**-width** *columns*\] \[**-moreproc** *program*\] \[**-nomoreproc**\] \[**-fmtproc** *program*\] \[**-nofmtproc**\] \[*files* *...*\]

**mhlist** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-file** *file*\] \[**-part** *number*\] ... \[**-type** *content*\] ... \[**-prefer** *content*\] ... \[**-noprefer**\] \[**-headers** \| **-noheaders**\] \[**-realsize** \| **-norealsize**\] \[**-changecur** \| **-nochangecur**\] \[**-verbose** \| **-noverbose**\] \[**-disposition** \| **-nodisposition**\]

**This implementation is no longer supported but is left here for information.** **That's because Google now only supports POP except with a private client ID.** **Also, it no longer supports OOB requests to Google's OAuth 2.0 authorization** **endpoint.**

**mhlogin** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-user** *username*\] \[**-saslmech** *mechanism*\] \[**-authservice** *service*\] \[**-browser** *command*\] \[**-snoop**\]

**mhmail** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-to**\] *addrs* ... \[**-attach** *file*\] \[**-body** *text*\] \[**-cc** *addrs* ...\] \[**-from** *addr*\] \[**-headerfield** *name:value*\] \[**-subject** *subject*\] \[**-resent**\] \[switches for *post* ... \| **-profile** \[switches for *send* ...\]\] \[**-send** \| **-nosend**\]

**mhmail** with no arguments is equivalent to **inc**

**mhn** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-file** *file*\] \[**-part** *number*\] ... \[**-type** *content*\] ... \[**-show** \| **-noshow**\] \[**-list** \| **-nolist**\] \[**-store** \| **-nostore**\] \[**-headers** \| **-noheaders**\] \[**-realsize** \| **-norealsize**\] \[**-serialonly** \| **-noserialonly**\] \[**-form** *formfile*\] \[**-pause** \| **-nopause**\] \[**-auto** \| **-noauto**\]

**mhn** **-build** *file* \[**-rfc934mode** \| **-norfc934mode**\]

**mhparam** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*components*\] \[**-all**\] \[**-component** \| **-nocomponent**\] \[**-debug**\]

**mhpath** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\]

**mhshow** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-file** *file*\] \[**-part** *number*\] ... \[**-type** *content*\] ... \[**-prefer** *content*\] ... \[**-noprefer**\] \[**-concat** \| **-noconcat**\] \[**-textonly** \| **-notextonly**\] \[**-inlineonly** \| **-noinlineonly**\] \[**-header** \| **-noheader**\] \[**-form** *formfile*\] \[**-markform** *formfile*\]

**mhstore** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-file** *file*\] \[**-outfile** *outfile*\] \[**-part** *number*\] ... \[**-type** *content*\] ... \[**-prefer** *content*\] ... \[**-noprefer**\] \[**-auto** \| **-noauto**\] \[**-clobber** *always* \| *auto* \| *suffix* \| *ask* \| *never*\] \[**-verbose** \| **-noverbose**\]

**msgchk** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-date** \| **-nodate**\] \[**-notify** all/mail/nomail \] \[**-nonotify** all/mail/nomail \] \[**-host** *hostname*\] \[**-port** *portname/number*\] \[**-user** *username*\] \[**-sasl** \| **-nosasl**\] \[**-saslmech** *mechanism*\] \[**-tls**\] \[**-initialtls**\] \[**-notls**\] \[**-certverify** \| **-nocertverify**\] \[**-authservice** *service*\] \[**-snoop**\] \[*users* ... \]

**new** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*sequences*\] \[**-mode** *mode*\] \[**-folders** *foldersfile*\]

**fnext** is equivalent to **new -mode fnext**

**fprev** is equivalent to **new -mode fprev**

**unseen** is equivalent to **new -mode unseen**

**next** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[**-showproc** *program*\] \[**-showmimeproc** *program*\] \[**-header** \| **-noheader**\] \[**-checkmime** \| **-nocheckmime**\] \[switches for *showproc* or *showmimeproc*\]

**packf** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-file** *name*\] \[**-mbox**\] \[**-mmdf**\]

**pick** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-reverse** ...\] \[**-and** ...\] \[**-or** ...\] \[**-not** ...\] \[**-lbrace** ... **-rbrace**\] \[**--component** *pattern*\] \[**-cc** *pattern*\] \[**-date** *pattern*\] \[**-from** *pattern*\] \[**-search** *pattern*\] \[**-subject** *pattern*\] \[**-to** *pattern*\] \[**-after** *date*\] \[**-before** *date*\] \[**-datefield** *field*\] \[**-sequence** *name* ...\] \[**-nosequence**\] \[**-public** \| **-nopublic**\] \[**-zero** \| **-nozero**\] \[**-list** \| **-nolist**\] \[**-debug**\]

**/usr/lib/mh/post** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-alias** *aliasfile*\] \[**-filter** *filterfile*\] \[**-nofilter**\] \[**-format** \| **-noformat**\] \[**-mime** \| **-nomime**\] \[**-msgid** \| **-nomsgid**\] \[**-messageid** *localname* \| *random*\] \[**-verbose** \| **-noverbose**\] \[**-watch** \| **-nowatch**\] \[**-width** *columns*\] \[**-mts** *smtp* \| *sendmail/smtp* \| *sendmail/pipe*\] \[**-sendmail** *program*\] \[**-server** *servername*\] \[**-port** *portname/number*\] \[**-sasl**\] \[**-nosasl**\] \[**-saslmech** *mechanism*\] \[**-user** *username*\] \[**-tls**\] \[**-initialtls**\] \[**-notls**\] \[**-snoop**\] *file*

**prev** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[**-showproc** *program*\] \[**-showmimeproc** *program*\] \[**-header** \| **-noheader**\] \[**-checkmime** \| **-nocheckmime**\] \[switches for *showproc* or *showmimeproc*\]

**prompter** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-erase** *chr*\] \[**-kill** *chr*\] \[**-prepend** \| **-noprepend**\] \[**-rapid** \| **-norapid**\] \[**-doteof** \| **-nodoteof**\] *file*

**/usr/lib/mh/rcvdist** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-form** *formfile*\] \[switches for *postproc*\] *address1* ...

**/usr/lib/mh/rcvpack** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] *file* \[**-mbox**\] \[**-mmdf**\]

**/usr/lib/mh/rcvstore** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[**-create** \| **-nocreate**\] \[**-unseen** \| **-nounseen**\] \[**-zero** \| **-nozero**\] \[**-sequence** *name* ...\] \[**-public** \| **-nopublic**\]

**/usr/lib/mh/rcvtty** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*command*\] \[**-form** *formatfile*\] \[**-format** *string*\] \[**-width** *columns*\] \[**-bell** \| **-nobell**\] \[**-newline** \| **-nonewline**\] \[**-biff**\]

**refile** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-draft**\] \[**-link** \| **-nolink**\] \[**-preserve** \| **-nopreserve**\] \[**-retainsequences** \| **-noretainsequences**\] \[**-unlink** \| **-nounlink**\] \[**-src** *+folder*\] \[**-file** *file*\] \[**-rmmproc** *program*\] \[**-normmproc**\] *+folder1* ...

**repl** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msg*\] \[**-annotate** \| **-noannotate**\] \[**-group** \| **-nogroup**\] \[**-cc** all/to/cc/me\] \[**-nocc** all/to/cc/me\] \[**-query** \| **-noquery**\] \[**-form** *formfile*\] \[**-format** \| **-noformat**\] \[**-filter** *filterfile*\] \[**-inplace** \| **-noinplace**\] \[**-mime** \| **-nomime**\] \[**-fcc** *+folder*\] \[**-width** *columns*\] \[**-draftfolder** *+folder*\] \[**-draftmessage** *msg*\] \[**-nodraftfolder**\] \[**-editor** *editor*\] \[**-noedit**\] \[**-convertargs** *type argstring*\] \[**-whatnowproc** *program*\] \[**-nowhatnowproc**\] \[**-atfile**\] \[**-noatfile**\] \[**-fmtproc** *program*\] \[**-nofmtproc**\] \[**-build**\] \[**-file** *msgfile*\]

**rmf** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[**-interactive** \| **-nointeractive**\]

**rmm** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-unlink** \| **-nounlink**\] \[**-rmmproc** *program*\] \[**-normmproc**\]

**scan** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-clear** \| **-noclear**\] \[**-form** *formatfile*\] \[**-format** *string*\] \[**-header** \| **-noheader**\] \[**-width** *columns*\] \[**-reverse** \| **-noreverse**\] \[**-file** *filename*\]

**send** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-alias** *aliasfile*\] \[**-draft**\] \[**-draftfolder** *+folder*\] \[**-draftmessage** *msg*\] \[**-nodraftfolder**\] \[**-filter** *filterfile*\] \[**-nofilter**\] \[**-format** \| **-noformat**\] \[**-forward** \| **-noforward**\] \[**-mime** \| **-nomime**\] \[**-msgid** \| **-nomsgid**\] \[**-messageid** *localname* \| *random*\] \[**-push** \| **-nopush**\] \[**-verbose** \| **-noverbose**\] \[**-watch** \| **-nowatch**\] \[**-mts** *smtp* \| *sendmail/smtp* \| *sendmail/pipe*\] \[**-sendmail** *program*\] \[**-server** *servername*\] \[**-port** *port-name/number*\] \[**-sasl**\] \[**-nosasl**\] \[**-saslmech** *mechanism*\] \[**-authservice** *service*\] \[**-snoop**\] \[**-user** *username*\] \[**-tls**\] \[**-initialtls**\] \[**-notls**\] \[**-certverify**\] \[**-nocertverify**\] \[**-width** *columns*\] \[**file** ...\]

**sendfiles** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-compress** *bzip2* \| *compress* \| *gzip* \| *lzma* \| *none*\]\
 \[**-from** *sender*\]\
 **-to** *recipient* **-subject** *subject* \|  *recipient* *subject*\
 *file/directory1* \[*file/directory2* ...\]

**show** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-draft**\] \[**-showproc** *program*\] \[**-showmimeproc** *program*\] \[**-header** \| **-noheader**\] \[**-checkmime** \| **-nocheckmime**\] \[**-concat** \| **-noconcat**\] \[switches for *showproc* or *showmimeproc*\]

**/usr/lib/mh/slocal** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-addr** *address*\] \[**-info** *data*\] \[**-sender** *sender*\] \[**-user** *username*\] \[**-mailbox** *mbox*\] \[**-file** *file*\] \[**-maildelivery** *deliveryfile*\] \[**-verbose** \| **-noverbose**\] \[**-suppressdup** \| **-nosuppressdup**\] \[**-debug**\]

**sortm** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[*msgs*\] \[**-all** \| **-noall**\] \[**-datefield** *field*\] \[**-textfield** *field*\] \[**-notextfield**\] \[**-limit** *days*\] \[**-nolimit**\] \[**-check** \| **-nocheck**\] \[**-verbose** \| **-noverbose**\]

**whatnow** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-draftfolder** *+folder*\] \[**-draftmessage** *msg*\] \[**-nodraftfolder**\] \[**-editor** *editor*\] \[**-noedit**\] \[**-prompt** *string*\] \[*file*\]

**whom** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-alias** *aliasfile*\] \[**-check** \| **-nocheck**\] \[**-draftfolder** *+folder*\] \[**-draftmessage** *msg*\] \[**-nodraftfolder**\] \[**-mts** *smtp* \| *sendmail/smtp* \| *sendmail/pipe*\] \[**-server** *servername*\] \[**-port** *port-name/number*\] \[**-sasl**\] \[**-saslmech** *mechanism*\] \[**-snoop**\] \[**-user** *username*\] \[**-tls**\] \[**-initialtls**\] \[**-notls**\] \[*file*\] \[**-draft**\]

## SEE ALSO

[*mh-chart*(7)](/mh-chart/7.md)

chart of all nmh commands and their options (this page)