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
29              look in DIR for config/data files
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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       -iFOLDER, --idle=FOLDER
40              maintain connection and listen for new messages in FOLDER.  This
41              flag  will only work if a single rc file is given, and will only
42              work on IMAP connections where the server  supports  IMAP4  IDLE
43              (RFC 2177).
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45       The following options override any in the configuration file(s).
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47       -v, --verbose
48              operate more verbosely (can be given multiple times)
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50       -q, --quiet
51              do not print informational messages
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53       -d, --delete
54              delete messages from server after retrieving
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56       -l, --dont-delete
57              do not delete messages from server after retrieving
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59       -a, --all
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62       -n, --new
63              retrieve only unread messages
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AUTHOR

66       Written by Charles Cazabon.
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REPORTING BUGS

69       Report bugs to <charlesc-getmail-bugs@pyropus.ca>.
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71       IMPORTANT:  include the output of getmail [options] --dump with any bug
72       report.
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75       Copyright © 1998-2019 Charles Cazabon
76       This is free software; see the file  COPYING  for  copying  conditions.
77       There  is  NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
78       PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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SEE ALSO

81       The full documentation for getmail is maintained in HTML and  plaintext
82       formats.  See the included files for details.
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86getmail 5                         August 2004                       getmail(1)
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