getmail(1) User Commands getmail(1)
NAME
getmail - retrieve messages from one or more POP3, IMAP4, or SDPS mailboxes and deliver to a maildir, mboxrd-format mbox file, or external
MDA
SYNOPSIS
getmail [OPTION] ...
DESCRIPTION
getmail can retrieve messages from POP3, IMAP4, and SDPS mailboxes. SSL-wrapped POP3 and IMAP are also supported. Single-user and domain
(multi-drop) mailboxes are supported.
getmail has built-in support for delivering to maildirs, mboxrd-format mbox files, and external MDAs.
OPTIONS
--version
show program's version number and exit
-h, --help
show a short usage summary and exit
-gDIR, --getmaildir=DIR
look in DIR for config/data files
-rFILE, --rcfile=FILE
load configuration from FILE (may be given multiple times)
--dump dump configuration and exit (debugging)
--trace
print extended trace information (extremely verbose)
The following options override any in the configuration file(s).
-v, --verbose
operate more verbosely (can be given multiple times)
-q, --quiet
do not print informational messages
-d, --delete
delete messages from server after retrieving
-l, --dont-delete
do not delete messages from server after retrieving
-a, --all
retrieve all messages
-n, --new
retrieve only unread messages
AUTHOR
Written by Charles Cazabon.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <charlesc-getmail-bugs@pyropus.ca>.
IMPORTANT: include the output of getmail [options] --dump with any bug report.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1998-2009 Charles Cazabon
This is free software; see the file COPYING for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for getmail is maintained in HTML and plaintext formats. See the included files for details.
getmail 4 August 2004 getmail(1)