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6 alot - Terminal MUA using notmuch mail
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9 alot [options ...] [subcommand]
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12 Alot is a terminal-based mail user agent for the notmuch mail system.
13 It features a modular and command prompt driven interface to provide a
14 full MUA experience as an alternative to the Emacs mode shipped with
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18 -r, --read-only
19 open notmuch database in read-only mode
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21 -c FILENAME, --config=FILENAME
22 configuration file (default: ~/.config/alot/config)
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24 -n FILENAME, --notmuch-config=FILENAME
25 notmuch configuration file (default: $NOTMUCH_CONFIG or ~/.not‐
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28 -C COLOURS, --colour-mode=COLOURS
29 number of colours to use on the terminal; must be 1, 16 or 256
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32 -p PATH, --mailindex-path=PATH
33 path to notmuch index
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35 -d LEVEL, --debug-level=LEVEL
36 debug level; must be one of debug, info, warning or error
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39 -l FILENAME, --logfile=FILENAME
40 log file (default: /dev/null)
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49 search start in a search buffer using the query string provided as
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53 compose a new message
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59 start with only a taglist buffer open
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65 start the interactive python shell inside alot
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68 The arrow keys, page-up/down, j, k and Space can be used to move the
69 focus. Escape cancels prompts and Enter selects. Hit : at any time and
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72 The interface shows one buffer at a time, you can use Tab and Shift-Tab
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77 prompt commands are available. Usage information on any command can be
78 listed by typing help YOURCOMMAND to the prompt. The keybindings for
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91 Patrick Totzke
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94 Copyright (C) 2012-19 Patrick Totzke
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