---
name: "mu-tool"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mailutils"
version: "1:2.99.98-2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mu-tool"
---

# mu-tool(1)

GNU Mailutils multi-purpose tool.

## NAME

mu-tool - GNU Mailutils multi-purpose tool.

## SYNOPSIS

**mu-tool** \[*OPTION*...\] *COMMAND* \[*CMDOPTS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

mu **--** GNU Mailutils multi-purpose tool. Commands are:

- mu 2047

  \- decode/encode email message headers

- mu acl

  \- test access control lists

- mu cflags

  \- show compiler options

- mu dbm

  \- DBM management tool

- mu filter

  \- apply a chain of filters to the input

- mu help

  \- display a terse help summary

- mu imap

  \- IMAP4 client shell

- mu info

  \- show Mailutils configuration

- mu ldflags

  \- list libraries required to link

- mu logger

  \- log data using Mailutils log facility

- mu pop

  \- POP3 client shell

- mu query

  \- query configuration values

- mu send

  \- send a message

- mu smtp

  \- run a SMTP session

- mu wicket

  \- scan wickets for matching URLs

Try \`mu COMMAND **--help**' to get help on a particular COMMAND.

Options are:

-

  Common options

- **--config-file**=*FILE*, **--rcfile**=*FILE*

  load this configuration file

- **--config-help**

  show configuration file summary

- **--config-lint**, **--rcfile-lint**

  check configuration file syntax and exit

- **--config-verbose**, **--rcfile-verbose**

  verbosely log parsing of the configuration files

- **--no-site-config**, **--no-site-rcfile**

  do not load site configuration file

- **--no-user-config**, **--no-user-rcfile**

  do not load user configuration file

- **--set**=*PARAM=VALUE*

  set configuration parameter

- **--show-config-options**

  show compilation options

-

  Global debugging settings

- **--debug-level**=*LEVEL*

  set Mailutils debugging level

- **--debug-line-info**

  show source info with debugging messages

- \-?, **--help**

  give this help list

- **--usage**

  give a short usage message

- **-V**, **--version**

  print program version

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bug-mailutils@gnu.org\>.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2010 Free Software Foundation, inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later \<http://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

The complete GNU mailutils documentation is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the **mailutils-doc** package is installed, the command

-

  **info mailutils**

should give you access to the complete manual.\
 You can also find this manual online in the GNU mailutils webpage:\
 http://www.gnu.org/software/mailutils/manual/index.html.\
 Please note this manpage was automatically generated by the Debian mailutils packagers. Do not file bugs for its content to the GNU Mailutils upstream authors.