2.4.1.3. Commands in thread mode

The following commands are available in thread mode

pipeto

pipe message(s) to stdin of a shellcommand

argument

shellcommand to pipe to

optional arguments

—all:pass all messages. —format:output format. Valid choices are: `raw`,`decoded`,`id`,`filepath` (Defaults to: ‘raw’). —separately:call command once for each message. —background:don’t stop the interface. —add_tags:add ‘Tags’ header to the message. —shell:let the shell interpret the command. —notify_stdout:  display cmd’s stdout as notification.

editnew

edit message in as new

optional arguments

—spawn:open editor in new window.

move

move focus in current buffer

argument

up, down, page up, page down, first, last

untag

remove tags from message(s)

argument

comma separated list of tags

optional arguments

—all:tag all messages in thread. —no-flush:postpone a writeout to the index (Defaults to: ‘True’).

toggleheaders

display all headers

argument

query used to filter messages to affect

print

print message(s)

optional arguments

—all:print all messages. —raw:pass raw mail string. —separately:call print command once for each message. —add_tags:add ‘Tags’ header to the message.

bounce

directly re-send selected message

togglesource

display message source

argument

query used to filter messages to affect

retag

set message(s) tags.

argument

comma separated list of tags

optional arguments

—all:tag all messages in thread. —no-flush:postpone a writeout to the index (Defaults to: ‘True’).

fold

fold message(s)

argument

query used to filter messages to affect

tag

add tags to message(s)

argument

comma separated list of tags

optional arguments

—all:tag all messages in thread. —no-flush:postpone a writeout to the index (Defaults to: ‘True’).

remove

remove message(s) from the index

optional arguments

—all:remove whole thread.

unfold

unfold message(s)

argument

query used to filter messages to affect

forward

forward message

optional arguments

—attach:attach original mail. —spawn:open editor in new window.

reply

reply to message

optional arguments

—all:reply to all. —spawn:open editor in new window.

save

save attachment(s)

argument

path to save to

optional arguments

—all:save all attachments.

toggletags

flip presence of tags on message(s)

argument

comma separated list of tags

optional arguments

—all:tag all messages in thread. —no-flush:postpone a writeout to the index (Defaults to: ‘True’).

select

select focussed element. The fired action depends on the focus:

• if message summary, this toggles visibility of the message,
• if attachment line, this opens the attachment