---
name: "mug"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "maildir-utils"
version: "1.0-6+b1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mug"
---

# mug(1)

a graphical user interface for mu mail searches

## NAME

mug - a graphical user interface for **mu** mail searches

## SYNOPSIS

**mug \[options\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**mug** is a program for doing e-mail searches, using the **mu**-backend for the actual searches and a GTK+ user-interface. **mug** is considered merely a toy-demonstration of the mu-framework, but can nevertheless be quite useful.

If **mug** finds the *bookmarks*-file in the mu-home directory, the bookmarks from this file will be shown in mug as a list of buttons in the left toolbar.

## OPTIONS

- **--muhome** causes **mug** to use an alternative directory to read its

  database and bookmarks and write its logs. By default, **mug** uses whatever the **MU\_HOME** environment variable is set to; if it is not set, *~/.mu* is used.

## BUGS

Please report bugs if you find them: **https://github.com/djcb/mu/issues**

## AUTHOR

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

## SEE ALSO

**[mu(1)](/mu/1.md)**[mu-bookmarks(5)](/mu-bookmarks/5.md)