---
name: "mu-bookmarks"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "maildir-utils"
version: "1.12.9-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mu-bookmarks"
---

# mu-bookmarks(5)

file with bookmarks (shortcuts) for mu search expressions

## NAME

mu-bookmarks - file with bookmarks (shortcuts) for **mu** search expressions

## DESCRIPTION

Bookmarks are named shortcuts for search queries. They allow using a convenient name for often-used queries. The bookmarks are also visible as shortcuts in the **mu** experimental user interfaces, *mug* and *mug2*.

The bookmarks file is read from *\<muhome\>/bookmarks*. On Unix this would typically be *~/.config/mu/bookmarks*, but this can be influenced using the **--muhome** parameter for [**mu-find**(1)](/mu-find/1.md).

The bookmarks file is a typical key=value **.ini**-file, which is best shown by means of an example:

```
[mu]
inbox=maildir:/inbox                  # inbox
oldhat=maildir:/archive subject:hat   # archived with subject containing 'hat'
```

The **\[mu\]** group header is required. For practical uses of bookmarks, see [**mu-find**(1)](/mu-find/1.md).

## AUTHOR

Dirk-Jan C. Binnema \<djcb@djcbsoftware.nl\>

## COPYRIGHT

This manpage is part of **mu** 1.12.9.

Copyright © 2008-2025 Dirk-Jan C. Binnema. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later *https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html*. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

[**mu**(1)](/mu/1.md), [**mu-find**(1)](/mu-find/1.md)