1IPURGE(8)                   System Manager's Manual                  IPURGE(8)
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NAME

8       ipurge  -  delete  mail  from IMAP mailbox or partition based on age or
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SYNOPSIS

12       ipurge [ -f ] [ -C config-file ] [ -x ] [ -X ] [ -i ] [ -s ] [ -o ]
13              [ -d days | -b bytes | -k Kbytes | -m Mbytes ]
14              [ mailbox-pattern...  ]
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DESCRIPTION

17       Ipurge deletes messages from the mailbox(es) specified by  mailbox-pat‐
18       tern  that  are  older or larger than specified by the -d, -b, -k or -m
19       options.  If no mailbox-pattern is given, ipurge  works  on  all  mail‐
20       boxes.   If the -x option is given, the message age and size MUST match
21       exactly those specified by -d, -b, -k or -m.  The are no  default  val‐
22       ues, and at least one of -d, -b, -k or -m MUST be specified.
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24       Ipurge  by  default only deletes mail below shared folders, which means
25       that mails in mailbox(es) below INBOX.* and user.* stay untouched.  Use
26       the option -f to also delete mail in mailbox(es) below these folders.
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28       Ipurge  reads  its  configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) file
29       unless specified otherwise by -C.
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OPTIONS

32       -f     Force deletion of mail in all mailboxes.
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34       -C config-file
35              Read configuration options from config-file.
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37       -d days
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49       -x     Perform an exact match on age  or  size  (instead  of  older  or
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52       -X     Use delivery time instead of Date: header for date matches
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54       -i     Invert  match logic: -x means not equal, date is for newer, size
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57       -s     Skip over messages that have the \Flagged flag set.
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59       -o     Only purge messages that have the \Deleted flag set.
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FILES

62       /etc/imapd.conf
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