The Mutt E-Mail Client
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Mutt Home Page
- 1.2. Mailing Lists
- 1.3. Software Distribution Sites
- 1.4. IRC
- 1.5. USENET
- 1.6. Copyright
- 2. Getting Started
- 2.1. Moving Around in Menus
- 2.2. Editing Input Fields
- 2.3. Reading Mail - The Index and Pager
- 2.3.1. The Message Index
- 2.3.1.1. Status Flags
- 2.3.2. The Pager
- 2.3.3. Threaded Mode
- 2.3.4. Miscellaneous Functions
- 2.4. Sending Mail
- 2.4.1. Editing the message header
- 2.4.2. Using Mutt with PGP
- 2.4.3. Sending anonymous messages via mixmaster.
- 2.5. Forwarding and Bouncing Mail
- 2.6. Postponing Mail
- 3. Configuration
- 3.1. Syntax of Initialization Files
- 3.2. Defining/Using aliases
- 3.3. Changing the default key bindings
- 3.4. Defining aliases for character sets
- 3.5. Setting variables based upon mailbox
- 3.6. Keyboard macros
- 3.7. Using color and mono video attributes
- 3.8. Ignoring (weeding) unwanted message headers
- 3.9. Mailing lists
- 3.10. Using Multiple spool mailboxes
- 3.11. Defining mailboxes which receive mail
- 3.12. User defined headers
- 3.13. Defining the order of headers when viewing messages
- 3.14. Specify default save filename
- 3.15. Specify default Fcc: mailbox when composing
- 3.16. Specify default save filename and default Fcc: mailbox at once
- 3.17. Change settings based upon message recipients
- 3.18. Change settings before formatting a message
- 3.19. Choosing the PGP key of the recipient
- 3.20. Adding key sequences to the keyboard buffer
- 3.21. Executing functions
- 3.22. Message Scoring
- 3.23. Setting variables
- 3.24. Reading initialization commands from another file
- 3.25. Removing hooks
- 4. Advanced Usage
- 4.1. Regular Expressions
- 4.2. Patterns
- 4.2.1. Pattern Modifier
- 4.2.2. Complex Patterns
- 4.2.3. Searching by Date
- 4.3. Using Tags
- 4.4. Using Hooks
- 4.4.1. Message Matching in Hooks
- 4.5. External Address Queries
- 4.6. Mailbox Formats
- 4.7. Mailbox Shortcuts
- 4.8. Handling Mailing Lists
- 4.9. Delivery Status Notification (DSN) Support
- 4.10. POP3 Support (OPTIONAL)
- 4.11. IMAP Support (OPTIONAL)
- 4.11.1. The Folder Browser
- 4.11.2. Authentication
- 4.12. Managing multiple IMAP/POP accounts (OPTIONAL)
- 4.13. Start a WWW Browser on URLs (EXTERNAL)
- 5. Mutt's MIME Support
- 5.1. Using MIME in Mutt
- 5.1.1. Viewing MIME messages in the pager
- 5.1.2. The Attachment Menu
- 5.1.3. The Compose Menu
- 5.2. MIME Type configuration with
mime.types
- 5.3. MIME Viewer configuration with
mailcap
- 5.3.1. The Basics of the mailcap file
- 5.3.2. Secure use of mailcap
- 5.3.3. Advanced mailcap Usage
- 5.3.3.1. Optional Fields
- 5.3.3.2. Search Order
- 5.3.3.3. Command Expansion
- 5.3.4. Example mailcap files
- 5.4. MIME Autoview
- 5.5. MIME Multipart/Alternative
- 6. Reference
- 6.1. Command line options
- 6.2. Configuration Commands
- 6.3. Configuration variables
- 6.3.1. abort_nosubject
- 6.3.2. abort_unmodified
- 6.3.3. alias_file
- 6.3.4. alias_format
- 6.3.5. allow_8bit
- 6.3.6. allow_ansi
- 6.3.7. alternates
- 6.3.8. arrow_cursor
- 6.3.9. ascii_chars
- 6.3.10. askbcc
- 6.3.11. askcc
- 6.3.12. attach_format
- 6.3.13. attach_sep
- 6.3.14. attach_split
- 6.3.15. attribution
- 6.3.16. autoedit
- 6.3.17. auto_tag
- 6.3.18. beep
- 6.3.19. beep_new
- 6.3.20. bounce_delivered
- 6.3.21. charset
- 6.3.22. check_new
- 6.3.23. collapse_unread
- 6.3.24. uncollapse_jump
- 6.3.25. compose_format
- 6.3.26. confirmappend
- 6.3.27. confirmcreate
- 6.3.28. connect_timeout
- 6.3.29. copy
- 6.3.30. date_format
- 6.3.31. default_hook
- 6.3.32. delete
- 6.3.33. delete_untag
- 6.3.34. digest_collapse
- 6.3.35. display_filter
- 6.3.36. dotlock_program
- 6.3.37. dsn_notify
- 6.3.38. dsn_return
- 6.3.39. duplicate_threads
- 6.3.40. edit_headers
- 6.3.41. editor
- 6.3.42. encode_from
- 6.3.43. envelope_from
- 6.3.44. escape
- 6.3.45. fast_reply
- 6.3.46. fcc_attach
- 6.3.47. fcc_clear
- 6.3.48. folder
- 6.3.49. folder_format
- 6.3.50. followup_to
- 6.3.51. force_name
- 6.3.52. forward_decode
- 6.3.53. forward_format
- 6.3.54. forward_quote
- 6.3.55. from
- 6.3.56. gecos_mask
- 6.3.57. hdrs
- 6.3.58. header
- 6.3.59. help
- 6.3.60. hidden_host
- 6.3.61. hide_missing
- 6.3.62. history
- 6.3.63. honor_followup_to
- 6.3.64. hostname
- 6.3.65. ignore_list_reply_to
- 6.3.66. imap_authenticators
- 6.3.67. imap_delim_chars
- 6.3.68. imap_force_ssl
- 6.3.69. imap_home_namespace
- 6.3.70. imap_keepalive
- 6.3.71. imap_list_subscribed
- 6.3.72. imap_pass
- 6.3.73. imap_passive
- 6.3.74. imap_peek
- 6.3.75. imap_servernoise
- 6.3.76. imap_user
- 6.3.77. implicit_autoview
- 6.3.78. include
- 6.3.79. indent_string
- 6.3.80. index_format
- 6.3.81. ispell
- 6.3.82. keep_flagged
- 6.3.83. locale
- 6.3.84. mail_check
- 6.3.85. mailcap_path
- 6.3.86. mailcap_sanitize
- 6.3.87. maildir_trash
- 6.3.88. mark_old
- 6.3.89. markers
- 6.3.90. mask
- 6.3.91. mbox
- 6.3.92. mbox_type
- 6.3.93. metoo
- 6.3.94. menu_scroll
- 6.3.95. meta_key
- 6.3.96. mh_purge
- 6.3.97. mh_seq_flagged
- 6.3.98. mh_seq_replied
- 6.3.99. mh_seq_unseen
- 6.3.100. mime_forward
- 6.3.101. mime_forward_decode
- 6.3.102. mime_forward_rest
- 6.3.103. mix_entry_format
- 6.3.104. mixmaster
- 6.3.105. move
- 6.3.106. message_format
- 6.3.107. pager
- 6.3.108. pager_context
- 6.3.109. pager_format
- 6.3.110. pager_index_lines
- 6.3.111. pager_stop
- 6.3.112. pgp_autosign
- 6.3.113. pgp_autoencrypt
- 6.3.114. pgp_ignore_subkeys
- 6.3.115. pgp_entry_format
- 6.3.116. pgp_good_sign
- 6.3.117. pgp_long_ids
- 6.3.118. pgp_replyencrypt
- 6.3.119. pgp_replysign
- 6.3.120. pgp_replysignencrypted
- 6.3.121. pgp_retainable_sigs
- 6.3.122. pgp_show_unusable
- 6.3.123. pgp_sign_as
- 6.3.124. pgp_strict_enc
- 6.3.125. pgp_timeout
- 6.3.126. pgp_verify_sig
- 6.3.127. pgp_sort_keys
- 6.3.128. pgp_create_traditional
- 6.3.129. pgp_decode_command
- 6.3.130. pgp_getkeys_command
- 6.3.131. pgp_verify_command
- 6.3.132. pgp_decrypt_command
- 6.3.133. pgp_clearsign_command
- 6.3.134. pgp_sign_command
- 6.3.135. pgp_encrypt_sign_command
- 6.3.136. pgp_encrypt_only_command
- 6.3.137. pgp_import_command
- 6.3.138. pgp_export_command
- 6.3.139. pgp_verify_key_command
- 6.3.140. pgp_list_secring_command
- 6.3.141. pgp_list_pubring_command
- 6.3.142. forward_decrypt
- 6.3.143. ssl_starttls
- 6.3.144. certificate_file
- 6.3.145. ssl_usesystemcerts
- 6.3.146. entropy_file
- 6.3.147. ssl_use_sslv2
- 6.3.148. ssl_use_sslv3
- 6.3.149. ssl_use_tlsv1
- 6.3.150. pipe_split
- 6.3.151. pipe_decode
- 6.3.152. pipe_sep
- 6.3.153. pop_authenticators
- 6.3.154. pop_auth_try_all
- 6.3.155. pop_checkinterval
- 6.3.156. pop_delete
- 6.3.157. pop_host
- 6.3.158. pop_last
- 6.3.159. pop_reconnect
- 6.3.160. pop_user
- 6.3.161. pop_pass
- 6.3.162. post_indent_string
- 6.3.163. postpone
- 6.3.164. postponed
- 6.3.165. preconnect
- 6.3.166. print
- 6.3.167. print_command
- 6.3.168. print_decode
- 6.3.169. print_split
- 6.3.170. prompt_after
- 6.3.171. query_command
- 6.3.172. quit
- 6.3.173. quote_regexp
- 6.3.174. read_inc
- 6.3.175. read_only
- 6.3.176. realname
- 6.3.177. recall
- 6.3.178. record
- 6.3.179. reply_regexp
- 6.3.180. reply_self
- 6.3.181. reply_to
- 6.3.182. resolve
- 6.3.183. reverse_alias
- 6.3.184. reverse_name
- 6.3.185. reverse_realname
- 6.3.186. rfc2047_parameters
- 6.3.187. save_address
- 6.3.188. save_empty
- 6.3.189. save_name
- 6.3.190. score
- 6.3.191. score_threshold_delete
- 6.3.192. score_threshold_flag
- 6.3.193. score_threshold_read
- 6.3.194. send_charset
- 6.3.195. sendmail
- 6.3.196. sendmail_wait
- 6.3.197. shell
- 6.3.198. sig_dashes
- 6.3.199. sig_on_top
- 6.3.200. signature
- 6.3.201. simple_search
- 6.3.202. smart_wrap
- 6.3.203. smileys
- 6.3.204. sleep_time
- 6.3.205. sort
- 6.3.206. sort_alias
- 6.3.207. sort_aux
- 6.3.208. sort_browser
- 6.3.209. sort_re
- 6.3.210. spoolfile
- 6.3.211. status_chars
- 6.3.212. status_format
- 6.3.213. status_on_top
- 6.3.214. strict_threads
- 6.3.215. suspend
- 6.3.216. text_flowed
- 6.3.217. thread_received
- 6.3.218. thorough_search
- 6.3.219. tilde
- 6.3.220. timeout
- 6.3.221. tmpdir
- 6.3.222. to_chars
- 6.3.223. tunnel
- 6.3.224. use_8bitmime
- 6.3.225. use_domain
- 6.3.226. use_from
- 6.3.227. use_ipv6
- 6.3.228. user_agent
- 6.3.229. visual
- 6.3.230. wait_key
- 6.3.231. weed
- 6.3.232. wrap_search
- 6.3.233. wrapmargin
- 6.3.234. write_inc
- 6.3.235. write_bcc
- 6.4. Functions
- 6.4.1. generic
- 6.4.2. index
- 6.4.3. pager
- 6.4.4. alias
- 6.4.5. query
- 6.4.6. attach
- 6.4.7. compose
- 6.4.8. postpone
- 6.4.9. browser
- 6.4.10. pgp
- 6.4.11. editor
- 7. Miscellany
- 7.1. Acknowledgements
- 7.2. About this document