---
name: "smd-client"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "syncmaildir"
version: "1.3.0-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/smd-client"
---

# smd-client(1)

receives diffs and performs actions

## NAME

**smd-client** - receives diffs and performs actions

## SYNOPSIS

```
smd-client [-v|--verbose] [-d|--dry-run] [-t|--translator]
      [-l|--local-sync] [--rename-only]
      [--override-db dbf] endpoint mailboxes
```

## DESCRIPTION

**smd-client needs to know a name (***endpoint***) for the client (that must not** **be used by others) and a list of** *mailboxes* **(directories).**

**smd-client waits on stdin a mail dir diff. It attempts to**  **execute these actions, eventually asking data printing commands** **on stdout and expecting the data on stdin.**

## OPTIONS

- **-t --translator**

  **Specify a program to translate remote mailbox names to**  **local ones. Note that the translator 'cat' (the identity** **program) is optimized away**

- **-l --local-sync**

  **Local synchronization, no changes is made to the db-file** **since smd-server takes care of it**

- **--rename-only**

  **Do not synchronize the** *mailboxes* **but generate the**  **script '~/smd-rename.sh' to uniform the files names in the** **mailbox**

- **--override-db *dbf***

  **Use** *dbf* **as the db-file**

- **-v --verbose**

  **Increase program verbosity (printed on stderr)**

- **-d --dry-run**

  **Do not perform any action for real**

## NOTES

**smd-client is a low level utility. You should use higher level tools like** **[smd-pull(1)](/smd-pull/1.md) and [smd-push(1)](/smd-push/1.md)**

## SEE ALSO

**[mddiff(1)](/mddiff/1.md), [smd-server(1)](/smd-server/1.md), [smd-pull(1)](/smd-pull/1.md), [smd-push(1)](/smd-push/1.md)**

## AUTHOR

**Enrico Tassi \<gares@fettunta.org\>**