1getmail(1)                       User Commands                      getmail(1)
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NAME

6       getmail - retrieve messages from one or more POP3, IMAP4, or SDPS mail‐
7       boxes and deliver to a maildir, mboxrd-format mbox  file,  or  external
8       MDA
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SYNOPSIS

11       getmail [OPTION] ...
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DESCRIPTION

14       getmail  can  retrieve  messages  from POP3, IMAP4, and SDPS mailboxes.
15       SSL-wrapped POP3 and IMAP are also supported.  Single-user  and  domain
16       (multi-drop) mailboxes are supported.
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18       getmail  has built-in support for delivering to maildirs, mboxrd-format
19       mbox files, and external MDAs.
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OPTIONS

22       --version
23              show program's version number and exit
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25       -h, --help
26              show a short usage summary and exit
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28       -gDIR, --getmaildir=DIR
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31       -rFILE, --rcfile=FILE
32              load configuration from FILE (may be given multiple times)
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34       --dump dump configuration and exit (debugging)
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36       --trace
37              print extended trace information (extremely verbose)
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39       The following options override any in the configuration file(s).
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41       -v, --verbose
42              operate more verbosely (can be given multiple times)
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44       -q, --quiet
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47       -d, --delete
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50       -l, --dont-delete
51              do not delete messages from server after retrieving
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53       -a, --all
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56       -n, --new
57              retrieve only unread messages
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AUTHOR

60       Written by Charles Cazabon.
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REPORTING BUGS

63       Report bugs to <charlesc-getmail-bugs@pyropus.ca>.
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65       IMPORTANT: include the output of getmail [options] --dump with any  bug
66       report.
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69       Copyright © 1998-2009 Charles Cazabon
70       This  is  free  software;  see the file COPYING for copying conditions.
71       There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY  or  FITNESS  FOR  A
72       PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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SEE ALSO

75       The  full documentation for getmail is maintained in HTML and plaintext
76       formats.  See the included files for details.
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80getmail 4                         August 2004                       getmail(1)
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