1IPURGE(8) System Manager's Manual IPURGE(8)
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6 ipurge - delete mail from IMAP mailbox or partition based on age or
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10 ipurge [ -f ] [ -C config-file ] [ -x ] [ -X ] [ -i ] [ -s ]
11 [ -d days | -b bytes | -k Kbytes | -m Mbytes ]
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15 Ipurge deletes messages from the mailbox(es) specified by mailbox-pat‐
16 tern that are older or larger than specified by the -d, -b, -k or -m
17 options. If no mailbox-pattern is given, ipurge works on all mail‐
18 boxes. If the -x option is given, the message age and size MUST match
19 exactly those specified by -d, -b, -k or -m. The are no default val‐
20 ues, and at least one of -d, -b, -k or -m MUST be specified.
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22 Ipurge by default only deletes mail below shared folders, which means
23 that mails in mailbox(es) below INBOX.* and user.* stay untouched. Use
24 the option -f to also delete mail in mailbox(es) below these folders.
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26 Ipurge reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) file
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30 -f Force deletion of mail in all mailboxes.
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