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IMGREP(1p) Internet Message commands IMGREP(1p)

NAME

imgrep - search for mail/news messages

SYNOPSIS

imgrep [OPTIONS] [FOLDER] [RANGE]

DESCRIPTION

The imgrep command enumerates mail/news messages matched given patterns.

This command is provided by IM (Internet Message).

OPTIONS

-s, --src=FOLDER,FOLDER...
message source: "+folder:[range[,range..]]".

"--src=+xxx" is equivalent to "+xxx".

-f, --format=STRING
Output format: "number", "folder", or "path".

(default: "number" for single target folder, "path" for multiple target folders)

-c, --casefold={on,off}
Case sensitivity. (This option affects both fieldname and pattern.)

Default value is "on".

-e, --expression=STRING
Search expression:

Usable keyword

        & &&    logical AND

        | ||    logical OR

        !       logical NOT

        ( )     parens

        fieldname=pattern       search pattern for the field
    

Special fieldname:

        head    Entire header

        body    Entire body

        all     Entire message
    
-d, --delimiter=STRING
Mail header delimiter.

Default value is "\n\n|\n----\n".

-D, --dupchecktarget=STRING
Duplicate check target ('none', 'message-id', or 'message-id+subject'). Default value is 'none'.
-q, --quiet={on,off}
Do not show any messages.
-v, --verbose={on,off}
Print verbose messages when running.
--debug=DEBUG_OPTION
Print debug messages when running.
-h, --help
Display help message and exit.
--version
Output version information and exit.

COPYRIGHT

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2016-10-10 IM153