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Configuration Variables</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#abort-nosubject">3.1. abort_nosubject</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#abort-unmodified">3.2. abort_unmodified</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#alias-file">3.3. alias_file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#alias-format">3.4. alias_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#allow-8bit">3.5. allow_8bit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#allow-ansi">3.6. allow_ansi</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#arrow-cursor">3.7. arrow_cursor</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ascii-chars">3.8. ascii_chars</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#askbcc">3.9. askbcc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#askcc">3.10. askcc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#assumed-charset">3.11. assumed_charset</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#attach-charset">3.12. attach_charset</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#attach-format">3.13. attach_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#attach-sep">3.14. attach_sep</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#attach-split">3.15. attach_split</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#attribution">3.16. attribution</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#auto-tag">3.17. auto_tag</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#autoedit">3.18. autoedit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#beep">3.19. beep</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#beep-new">3.20. beep_new</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#bounce">3.21. bounce</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#bounce-delivered">3.22. bounce_delivered</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#braille-friendly">3.23. braille_friendly</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#certificate-file">3.24. certificate_file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#charset">3.25. charset</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#check-mbox-size">3.26. check_mbox_size</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#check-new">3.27. check_new</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#collapse-unread">3.28. collapse_unread</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#compose-format">3.29. compose_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#config-charset">3.30. config_charset</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#confirmappend">3.31. confirmappend</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#confirmcreate">3.32. confirmcreate</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#connect-timeout">3.33. connect_timeout</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#content-type">3.34. content_type</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#copy">3.35. copy</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-autoencrypt">3.36. crypt_autoencrypt</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-autopgp">3.37. crypt_autopgp</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-autosign">3.38. crypt_autosign</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-autosmime">3.39. crypt_autosmime</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-replyencrypt">3.40. crypt_replyencrypt</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-replysign">3.41. crypt_replysign</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-replysignencrypted">3.42. crypt_replysignencrypted</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-timestamp">3.43. crypt_timestamp</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-use-gpgme">3.44. crypt_use_gpgme</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-use-pka">3.45. crypt_use_pka</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#crypt-verify-sig">3.46. crypt_verify_sig</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#date-format">3.47. date_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#default-hook">3.48. default_hook</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#delete">3.49. delete</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#delete-untag">3.50. delete_untag</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#digest-collapse">3.51. digest_collapse</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#display-filter">3.52. display_filter</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#dsn-notify">3.53. dsn_notify</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#dsn-return">3.54. dsn_return</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#duplicate-threads">3.55. duplicate_threads</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#edit-headers">3.56. edit_headers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#editor">3.57. editor</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#encode-from">3.58. encode_from</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#envelope-from-address">3.59. envelope_from_address</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#escape">3.60. escape</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#fast-reply">3.61. fast_reply</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#fcc-attach">3.62. fcc_attach</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#fcc-clear">3.63. fcc_clear</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#folder">3.64. folder</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#folder-format">3.65. folder_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#followup-to">3.66. followup_to</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#force-name">3.67. force_name</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#forward-decode">3.68. forward_decode</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#forward-decrypt">3.69. forward_decrypt</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#forward-edit">3.70. forward_edit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#forward-format">3.71. forward_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#forward-quote">3.72. forward_quote</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#from">3.73. from</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#gecos-mask">3.74. gecos_mask</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hdrs">3.75. hdrs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#header">3.76. header</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#header-cache">3.77. header_cache</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#header-cache-compress">3.78. header_cache_compress</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#help">3.79. help</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hidden-host">3.80. hidden_host</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hide-limited">3.81. hide_limited</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hide-missing">3.82. hide_missing</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hide-thread-subject">3.83. hide_thread_subject</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hide-top-limited">3.84. hide_top_limited</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hide-top-missing">3.85. hide_top_missing</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#history">3.86. history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#history-file">3.87. history_file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#honor-disposition">3.88. honor_disposition</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#honor-followup-to">3.89. honor_followup_to</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#hostname">3.90. hostname</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ignore-linear-white-space">3.91. ignore_linear_white_space</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ignore-list-reply-to">3.92. ignore_list_reply_to</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-authenticators">3.93. imap_authenticators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-check-subscribed">3.94. imap_check_subscribed</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-delim-chars">3.95. imap_delim_chars</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-headers">3.96. imap_headers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-idle">3.97. imap_idle</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-keepalive">3.98. imap_keepalive</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-list-subscribed">3.99. imap_list_subscribed</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-login">3.100. imap_login</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-pass">3.101. imap_pass</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-passive">3.102. imap_passive</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-peek">3.103. imap_peek</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-pipeline-depth">3.104. imap_pipeline_depth</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-servernoise">3.105. imap_servernoise</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#imap-user">3.106. imap_user</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#implicit-autoview">3.107. implicit_autoview</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#include">3.108. include</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#include-onlyfirst">3.109. include_onlyfirst</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#indent-string">3.110. indent_string</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#index-format">3.111. index_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ispell">3.112. ispell</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#keep-flagged">3.113. keep_flagged</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#locale">3.114. locale</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mail-check">3.115. mail_check</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mail-check-recent">3.116. mail_check_recent</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mailcap-path">3.117. mailcap_path</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mailcap-sanitize">3.118. mailcap_sanitize</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#maildir-header-cache-verify">3.119. maildir_header_cache_verify</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#maildir-trash">3.120. maildir_trash</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mark-old">3.121. mark_old</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#markers">3.122. markers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mask">3.123. mask</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mbox">3.124. mbox</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mbox-type">3.125. mbox_type</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#menu-context">3.126. menu_context</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#menu-move-off">3.127. menu_move_off</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#menu-scroll">3.128. menu_scroll</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#message-cache-clean">3.129. message_cache_clean</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#message-cachedir">3.130. message_cachedir</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#message-format">3.131. message_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#meta-key">3.132. meta_key</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#metoo">3.133. metoo</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mh-purge">3.134. mh_purge</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mh-seq-flagged">3.135. mh_seq_flagged</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mh-seq-replied">3.136. mh_seq_replied</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mh-seq-unseen">3.137. mh_seq_unseen</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mime-forward">3.138. mime_forward</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mime-forward-decode">3.139. mime_forward_decode</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mime-forward-rest">3.140. mime_forward_rest</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#move">3.141. move</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#narrow-tree">3.142. narrow_tree</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#net-inc">3.143. net_inc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pager">3.144. pager</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pager-context">3.145. pager_context</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pager-format">3.146. pager_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pager-index-lines">3.147. pager_index_lines</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pager-stop">3.148. pager_stop</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-auto-decode">3.149. pgp_auto_decode</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-autoinline">3.150. pgp_autoinline</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-check-exit">3.151. pgp_check_exit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-clearsign-command">3.152. pgp_clearsign_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command">3.153. pgp_decode_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-decrypt-command">3.154. pgp_decrypt_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-encrypt-only-command">3.155. pgp_encrypt_only_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-encrypt-sign-command">3.156. pgp_encrypt_sign_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-entry-format">3.157. pgp_entry_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-export-command">3.158. pgp_export_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-getkeys-command">3.159. pgp_getkeys_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-good-sign">3.160. pgp_good_sign</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-ignore-subkeys">3.161. pgp_ignore_subkeys</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-import-command">3.162. pgp_import_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-list-pubring-command">3.163. pgp_list_pubring_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-list-secring-command">3.164. pgp_list_secring_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-long-ids">3.165. pgp_long_ids</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-mime-auto">3.166. pgp_mime_auto</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-replyinline">3.167. pgp_replyinline</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-retainable-sigs">3.168. pgp_retainable_sigs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-show-unusable">3.169. pgp_show_unusable</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-sign-as">3.170. pgp_sign_as</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-sign-command">3.171. pgp_sign_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-sort-keys">3.172. pgp_sort_keys</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-strict-enc">3.173. pgp_strict_enc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-timeout">3.174. pgp_timeout</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-use-gpg-agent">3.175. pgp_use_gpg_agent</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-verify-command">3.176. pgp_verify_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-verify-key-command">3.177. pgp_verify_key_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pipe-decode">3.178. pipe_decode</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pipe-sep">3.179. pipe_sep</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pipe-split">3.180. pipe_split</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-auth-try-all">3.181. pop_auth_try_all</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-authenticators">3.182. pop_authenticators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-checkinterval">3.183. pop_checkinterval</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-delete">3.184. pop_delete</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-host">3.185. pop_host</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-last">3.186. pop_last</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-pass">3.187. pop_pass</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-reconnect">3.188. pop_reconnect</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pop-user">3.189. pop_user</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#post-indent-string">3.190. post_indent_string</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#postpone">3.191. postpone</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#postponed">3.192. postponed</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#preconnect">3.193. preconnect</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#print">3.194. print</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#print-command">3.195. print_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#print-decode">3.196. print_decode</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#print-split">3.197. print_split</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#prompt-after">3.198. prompt_after</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#query-command">3.199. query_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#query-format">3.200. query_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#quit">3.201. quit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#quote-regexp">3.202. quote_regexp</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#read-inc">3.203. read_inc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#read-only">3.204. read_only</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#realname">3.205. realname</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#recall">3.206. recall</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#record">3.207. record</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#reply-regexp">3.208. reply_regexp</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#reply-self">3.209. reply_self</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#reply-to">3.210. reply_to</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#resolve">3.211. resolve</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#reverse-alias">3.212. reverse_alias</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#reverse-name">3.213. reverse_name</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#reverse-realname">3.214. reverse_realname</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#rfc2047-parameters">3.215. rfc2047_parameters</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#save-address">3.216. save_address</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#save-empty">3.217. save_empty</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#save-history">3.218. save_history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#save-name">3.219. save_name</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#score">3.220. score</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#score-threshold-delete">3.221. score_threshold_delete</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#score-threshold-flag">3.222. score_threshold_flag</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#score-threshold-read">3.223. score_threshold_read</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#search-context">3.224. search_context</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#send-charset">3.225. send_charset</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#sendmail">3.226. sendmail</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#sendmail-wait">3.227. sendmail_wait</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#shell">3.228. shell</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#sig-dashes">3.229. sig_dashes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#sig-on-top">3.230. sig_on_top</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#signature">3.231. signature</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#simple-search">3.232. simple_search</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#sleep-time">3.233. sleep_time</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smart-wrap">3.234. smart_wrap</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smileys">3.235. smileys</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-ask-cert-label">3.236. smime_ask_cert_label</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-ca-location">3.237. smime_ca_location</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-certificates">3.238. smime_certificates</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command">3.239. smime_decrypt_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-use-default-key">3.240. smime_decrypt_use_default_key</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-default-key">3.241. smime_default_key</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-encrypt-command">3.242. smime_encrypt_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-encrypt-with">3.243. smime_encrypt_with</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-get-cert-command">3.244. smime_get_cert_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-get-cert-email-command">3.245. smime_get_cert_email_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-get-signer-cert-command">3.246. smime_get_signer_cert_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-import-cert-command">3.247. smime_import_cert_command</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-is-default">3.248. smime_is_default</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-keys">3.249. smime_keys</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-pk7out-command">3.250. 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class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ssl-starttls">3.270. ssl_starttls</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ssl-use-sslv3">3.271. ssl_use_sslv3</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ssl-use-tlsv1">3.272. ssl_use_tlsv1</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ssl-use-tlsv1-1">3.273. ssl_use_tlsv1_1</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ssl-use-tlsv1-2">3.274. ssl_use_tlsv1_2</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ssl-verify-dates">3.275. ssl_verify_dates</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#ssl-verify-host">3.276. ssl_verify_host</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#status-chars">3.277. status_chars</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#status-format">3.278. status_format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#status-on-top">3.279. status_on_top</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#strict-threads">3.280. strict_threads</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#suspend">3.281. suspend</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#text-flowed">3.282. text_flowed</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#thorough-search">3.283. thorough_search</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#thread-received">3.284. thread_received</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#tilde">3.285. tilde</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#time-inc">3.286. time_inc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#timeout">3.287. timeout</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#tmpdir">3.288. tmpdir</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#to-chars">3.289. to_chars</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#tunnel">3.290. tunnel</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#uncollapse-jump">3.291. uncollapse_jump</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#use-8bitmime">3.292. use_8bitmime</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#use-domain">3.293. use_domain</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#use-envelope-from">3.294. use_envelope_from</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#use-from">3.295. use_from</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#use-idn">3.296. use_idn</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#use-ipv6">3.297. use_ipv6</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#user-agent">3.298. user_agent</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#visual">3.299. visual</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#wait-key">3.300. wait_key</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#weed">3.301. weed</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#wrap">3.302. wrap</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#wrap-headers">3.303. wrap_headers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#wrap-search">3.304. wrap_search</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#wrapmargin">3.305. wrapmargin</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#write-bcc">3.306. write_bcc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#write-inc">3.307. write_inc</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="reference.html#functions">4. Functions</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#generic-map">4.1. Generic Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#index-map">4.2. Index Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pager-map">4.3. Pager Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#alias-map">4.4. Alias Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#query-map">4.5. Query Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#attachment-map">4.6. Attachment Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#compose-map">4.7. Compose Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#postpone-map">4.8. Postpone Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#browser-map">4.9. Browser Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#pgp-map">4.10. Pgp Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#smime-map">4.11. Smime Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#mixmaster-map">4.12. Mixmaster Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="reference.html#editor-map">4.13. Editor Menu</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="commandline"></a>1. Command-Line Options</h2></div></div></div><p> Running <code class="literal">mutt</code> with no arguments will make Mutt attempt to read your spool mailbox. However, it is possible to read other mailboxes and to send messages from the command line as well. </p><div class="table"><a id="tab-commandline-options"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.1. Command line options</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Command line options" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Option</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>-A</td><td>expand an alias</td></tr><tr><td>-a</td><td>attach a file to a message</td></tr><tr><td>-b</td><td>specify a blind carbon-copy (BCC) address</td></tr><tr><td>-c</td><td>specify a carbon-copy (Cc) address</td></tr><tr><td>-D</td><td>print the value of all Mutt variables to stdout</td></tr><tr><td>-e</td><td>specify a config command to be run after initialization files are read</td></tr><tr><td>-f</td><td>specify a mailbox to load</td></tr><tr><td>-F</td><td>specify an alternate file to read initialization commands</td></tr><tr><td>-h</td><td>print help on command line options</td></tr><tr><td>-H</td><td>specify a draft file from which to read a header and body</td></tr><tr><td>-i</td><td>specify a file to include in a message composition</td></tr><tr><td>-m</td><td>specify a default mailbox type</td></tr><tr><td>-n</td><td>do not read the system Muttrc</td></tr><tr><td>-p</td><td>recall a postponed message</td></tr><tr><td>-Q</td><td>query a configuration variable</td></tr><tr><td>-R</td><td>open mailbox in read-only mode</td></tr><tr><td>-s</td><td>specify a subject (enclose in quotes if it contains spaces)</td></tr><tr><td>-v</td><td>show version number and compile-time definitions</td></tr><tr><td>-x</td><td>simulate the mailx(1) compose mode</td></tr><tr><td>-y</td><td>show a menu containing the files specified by the <span class="command"><strong>mailboxes</strong></span> command</td></tr><tr><td>-z</td><td>exit immediately if there are no messages in the mailbox</td></tr><tr><td>-Z</td><td>open the first folder with new message, exit immediately if none</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /><p> To read messages in a mailbox </p><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">mutt</code> [<code class="option">-nz</code>] [<code class="option">-F</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>muttrc</code></em> ] [<code class="option">-m</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>type</code></em> ] [<code class="option">-f</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em> ]</p></div><p> To compose a new message </p><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">mutt</code> [<code class="option">-n</code>] [<code class="option">-F</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>muttrc</code></em> ] [<code class="option">-c</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>address</code></em> ] [<code class="option">-i</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em> ] [<code class="option">-s</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>subject</code></em> ] [ <code class="option">-a</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>file</code></em> [...] -- ] <em class="replaceable"><code>address</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>mailto_url</code></em> ... </p></div><p> Mutt also supports a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">batch</span>”</span> mode to send prepared messages. Simply redirect input from the file you wish to send. For example, </p><pre class="screen"> mutt -s "data set for run #2" professor@bigschool.edu < ~/run2.dat</pre><p> will send a message to <code class="literal"><professor@bigschool.edu></code> with a subject of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">data set for run #2</span>”</span>. In the body of the message will be the contents of the file <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">~/run2.dat</span>”</span>. </p><p> All files passed with <code class="literal">-a</code> <span class="emphasis"><em>file</em></span> will be attached as a MIME part to the message. To attach a single or several files, use <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">--</span>”</span> to separate files and recipient addresses: </p><pre class="screen"> mutt -a image.png -- some@one.org</pre><p> or </p><pre class="screen"> mutt -a *.png -- some@one.org</pre><div class="note"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> The <code class="literal">-a</code> option must be last in the option list. </p></div><p> In addition to accepting a list of email addresses, Mutt also accepts a URL with the <code class="literal">mailto:</code> schema as specified in RFC2368. This is useful when configuring a web browser to launch Mutt when clicking on mailto links. </p><pre class="screen"> mutt mailto:some@one.org?subject=test&cc=other@one.org</pre></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="commands"></a>2. Configuration Commands</h2></div></div></div><p> The following are the commands understood by Mutt: </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#account-hook" title="6. Managing Multiple Accounts">account-hook</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alias" title="4. Defining/Using Aliases">alias</a></code> [ <code class="option">-group</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ...] <em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>address</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>address</code></em> ...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alias" title="4. Defining/Using Aliases">unalias</a></code> [ <code class="option">-group</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ...] { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></code> [ <code class="option">-group</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ...] <em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em> ...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">unalternates</a></code> [ <code class="option">-group</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ...] { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#alternative-order" title="5. MIME Multipart/Alternative">alternative-order</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em> ...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#alternative-order" title="5. MIME Multipart/Alternative">unalternative-order</a></code> { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#attachments" title="6. Attachment Searching and Counting">attachments</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>{ + | - }disposition</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>mime-type</code></em> <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#attachments" title="6. Attachment Searching and Counting">unattachments</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>{ + | - }disposition</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>mime-type</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#auto-view" title="4. MIME Autoview">auto_view</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em> ...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#auto-view" title="4. MIME Autoview">unauto_view</a></code> { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#bind" title="5. Changing the Default Key Bindings">bind</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>map</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>function</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#charset-hook" title="6. Defining Aliases for Character Sets">charset-hook</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>alias</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>charset</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#iconv-hook">iconv-hook</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>charset</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>local-charset</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#color" title="9. Using Color and Mono Video Attributes">color</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>object</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>foreground</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>background</code></em> <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#color" title="9. Using Color and Mono Video Attributes">color</a></code> { <code class="option">header</code> | <code class="option">body</code> } <em class="replaceable"><code>foreground</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>background</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em> <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#color" title="9. Using Color and Mono Video Attributes">color</a></code> <code class="option">index</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>foreground</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>background</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em> <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#color" title="9. Using Color and Mono Video Attributes">uncolor</a></code> { <code class="option">index</code> | <code class="option">header</code> | <code class="option">body</code> } { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#crypt-hook" title="21. Choosing the Cryptographic Key of the Recipient">crypt-hook</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>keyid</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#exec" title="23. Executing Functions">exec</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>function</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>function</code></em> ...]</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-hook" title="17. Specify Default Fcc: Mailbox When Composing">fcc-hook</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-save-hook" title="18. Specify Default Save Filename and Default Fcc: Mailbox at Once">fcc-save-hook</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#folder-hook" title="7. Setting Variables Based Upon Mailbox">folder-hook</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>[!]regexp</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#addrgroup" title="3. Address Groups">group</a></code> [ <code class="option">-group</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ...] { <code class="option">-rx</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>expr</code></em> ... | <code class="option">-addr</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>expr</code></em> ... }<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#addrgroup" title="3. Address Groups">ungroup</a></code> [ <code class="option">-group</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ...] { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <code class="option">-rx</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>expr</code></em> ... | <code class="option">-addr</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>expr</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#hdr-order" title="10.3. Ordering Displayed Headers">hdr_order</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>header</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>header</code></em> ...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#hdr-order" title="10.3. Ordering Displayed Headers">unhdr_order</a></code> { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>header</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#ignore" title="10.2. Selecting Headers">ignore</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em> ...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#ignore" title="10.2. Selecting Headers">unignore</a></code> { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#lists" title="12. Mailing Lists">lists</a></code> [ <code class="option">-group</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ] <em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em> ...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#lists" title="12. Mailing Lists">unlists</a></code> [ <code class="option">-group</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ...] { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#macro" title="8. Keyboard Macros">macro</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>menu</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>sequence</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>description</code></em> ]</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mailboxes" title="14. Monitoring Incoming Mail">mailboxes</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em> ...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mailboxes" title="14. Monitoring Incoming Mail">unmailboxes</a></code> { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mbox-hook" title="13. Using Multiple Spool Mailboxes">mbox-hook</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#message-hook" title="20. Change Settings Before Formatting a Message">message-hook</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#mime-lookup" title="7. MIME Lookup">mime-lookup</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em> ...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#mime-lookup" title="7. MIME Lookup">unmime-lookup</a></code> { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>mimetype</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mono">mono</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>object</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>attribute</code></em> <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mono">mono</a></code> { <code class="option">header</code> | <code class="option">body</code> } <em class="replaceable"><code>attribute</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em> <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mono">mono</a></code> <code class="option">index</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>attribute</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em> <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mono">unmono</a></code> { <code class="option">index</code> | <code class="option">header</code> | <code class="option">body</code> } { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#my-hdr" title="15. User-Defined Headers">my_hdr</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>string</code></em> <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#my-hdr" title="15. User-Defined Headers">unmy_hdr</a></code> { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>field</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#push" title="22. Adding Key Sequences to the Keyboard Buffer">push</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>string</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#save-hook" title="16. Specify Default Save Mailbox">save-hook</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>mailbox</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="reference.html#score" title="3.220. score">score</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em> <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="reference.html#score" title="3.220. score">unscore</a></code> { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#reply-hook">reply-hook</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#send-hook" title="19. Change Settings Based Upon Message Recipients">send-hook</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#send2-hook">send2-hook</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>[!]pattern</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>command</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#set" title="26. Setting and Querying Variables">set</a></code> { [ <code class="option">no</code> | <code class="option">inv</code> ] <em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>variable=value</code></em> } [...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#set" title="26. Setting and Querying Variables">toggle</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em> ...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#set" title="26. Setting and Querying Variables">unset</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em> ...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#set" title="26. Setting and Querying Variables">reset</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>variable</code></em> ...]</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#source" title="27. Reading Initialization Commands From Another File">source</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em> </p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#spam" title="25. Spam Detection">spam</a></code> <em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em> <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em> <br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#spam" title="25. Spam Detection">nospam</a></code> { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>pattern</code></em> }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#subscribe">subscribe</a></code> [ <code class="option">-group</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ...] <em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em> ...]<br /><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#subscribe">unsubscribe</a></code> [ <code class="option">-group</code> <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ...] { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>regexp</code></em> ... }</p></div></li><li class="listitem"><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#unhook" title="28. Removing Hooks">unhook</a></code> { <em class="replaceable"><code>*</code></em> | <em class="replaceable"><code>hook-type</code></em> }</p></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="variables"></a>3. Configuration Variables</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="abort-nosubject"></a>3.1. abort_nosubject</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: ask-yes</p></div><p> If set to <span class="emphasis"><em>yes</em></span>, when composing messages and no subject is given at the subject prompt, composition will be aborted. If set to <span class="emphasis"><em>no</em></span>, composing messages with no subject given at the subject prompt will never be aborted. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="abort-unmodified"></a>3.2. abort_unmodified</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If set to <span class="emphasis"><em>yes</em></span>, composition will automatically abort after editing the message body if no changes are made to the file (this check only happens after the <span class="emphasis"><em>first</em></span> edit of the file). When set to <span class="emphasis"><em>no</em></span>, composition will never be aborted. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="alias-file"></a>3.3. alias_file</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/.muttrc</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> The default file in which to save aliases created by the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="gettingstarted.html#create-alias"><create-alias></a></code> function. Entries added to this file are encoded in the character set specified by <a class="link" href="reference.html#config-charset" title="3.30. config_charset">$config_charset</a> if it is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> or the current character set otherwise. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> Mutt will not automatically source this file; you must explicitly use the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#source" title="27. Reading Initialization Commands From Another File">source</a></span>”</span> command for it to be executed in case this option points to a dedicated alias file. </p><p> The default for this option is the currently used muttrc file, or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">~/.muttrc</span>”</span> if no user muttrc was found. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="alias-format"></a>3.4. alias_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%4n %2f %t %-10a %r</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> Specifies the format of the data displayed for the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alias" title="4. Defining/Using Aliases">alias</a></span>”</span> menu. The following <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-style sequences are available: </p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%a </td><td>alias name </td></tr><tr><td>%f </td><td>flags - currently, a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">d</span>”</span> for an alias marked for deletion </td></tr><tr><td>%n </td><td>index number </td></tr><tr><td>%r </td><td>address which alias expands to </td></tr><tr><td>%t </td><td>character which indicates if the alias is tagged for inclusion </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="allow-8bit"></a>3.5. allow_8bit</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Controls whether 8-bit data is converted to 7-bit using either Quoted- Printable or Base64 encoding when sending mail. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="allow-ansi"></a>3.6. allow_ansi</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> Controls whether ANSI color codes in messages (and color tags in rich text messages) are to be interpreted. Messages containing these codes are rare, but if this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, their text will be colored accordingly. Note that this may override your color choices, and even present a security problem, since a message could include a line like </p><pre class="screen"> [-- PGP output follows ... </pre><p> and give it the same color as your attachment color (see also <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-timestamp" title="3.43. crypt_timestamp">$crypt_timestamp</a>). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="arrow-cursor"></a>3.7. arrow_cursor</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, an arrow (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">-></span>”</span>) will be used to indicate the current entry in menus instead of highlighting the whole line. On slow network or modem links this will make response faster because there is less that has to be redrawn on the screen when moving to the next or previous entries in the menu. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ascii-chars"></a>3.8. ascii_chars</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will use plain ASCII characters when displaying thread and attachment trees, instead of the default <span class="emphasis"><em>ACS</em></span> characters. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="askbcc"></a>3.9. askbcc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will prompt you for blind-carbon-copy (Bcc) recipients before editing an outgoing message. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="askcc"></a>3.10. askcc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will prompt you for carbon-copy (Cc) recipients before editing the body of an outgoing message. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="assumed-charset"></a>3.11. assumed_charset</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This variable is a colon-separated list of character encoding schemes for messages without character encoding indication. Header field values and message body content without character encoding indication would be assumed that they are written in one of this list. By default, all the header fields and message body without any charset indication are assumed to be in <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">us-ascii</span>”</span>. </p><p> For example, Japanese users might prefer this: </p><pre class="screen"> set assumed_charset="iso-2022-jp:euc-jp:shift_jis:utf-8" </pre><p> However, only the first content is valid for the message body. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="attach-charset"></a>3.12. attach_charset</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This variable is a colon-separated list of character encoding schemes for text file attachments. Mutt uses this setting to guess which encoding files being attached are encoded in to convert them to a proper character set given in <a class="link" href="reference.html#send-charset" title="3.225. send_charset">$send_charset</a>. </p><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, the value of <a class="link" href="reference.html#charset" title="3.25. charset">$charset</a> will be used instead. For example, the following configuration would work for Japanese text handling: </p><pre class="screen"> set attach_charset="iso-2022-jp:euc-jp:shift_jis:utf-8" </pre><p> Note: for Japanese users, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">iso-2022-*</span>”</span> must be put at the head of the value as shown above if included. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="attach-format"></a>3.13. attach_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%u%D%I %t%4n %T%.40d%> [%.7m/%.10M, %.6e%?C?, %C?, %s] </code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This variable describes the format of the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">attachment</span>”</span> menu. The following <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-style sequences are understood: </p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%C </td><td>charset </td></tr><tr><td>%c </td><td>requires charset conversion (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">n</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">c</span>”</span>) </td></tr><tr><td>%D </td><td>deleted flag </td></tr><tr><td>%d </td><td>description </td></tr><tr><td>%e </td><td>MIME content-transfer-encoding </td></tr><tr><td>%f </td><td>filename </td></tr><tr><td>%I </td><td>disposition (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">I</span>”</span> for inline, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">A</span>”</span> for attachment) </td></tr><tr><td>%m </td><td>major MIME type </td></tr><tr><td>%M </td><td>MIME subtype </td></tr><tr><td>%n </td><td>attachment number </td></tr><tr><td>%Q </td><td><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Q</span>”</span>, if MIME part qualifies for attachment counting </td></tr><tr><td>%s </td><td>size </td></tr><tr><td>%t </td><td>tagged flag </td></tr><tr><td>%T </td><td>graphic tree characters </td></tr><tr><td>%u </td><td>unlink (=to delete) flag </td></tr><tr><td>%X </td><td>number of qualifying MIME parts in this part and its children (please see the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#attachments" title="6. Attachment Searching and Counting">attachments</a></span>”</span> section for possible speed effects) </td></tr><tr><td>%>X </td><td>right justify the rest of the string and pad with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> </td></tr><tr><td>%|X </td><td>pad to the end of the line with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> </td></tr><tr><td>%*X </td><td>soft-fill with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> as pad </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> For an explanation of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">soft-fill</span>”</span>, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.111. index_format">$index_format</a> documentation. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="attach-sep"></a>3.14. attach_sep</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">\n</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> The separator to add between attachments when operating (saving, printing, piping, etc) on a list of tagged attachments. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="attach-split"></a>3.15. attach_split</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, when operating (saving, printing, piping, etc) on a list of tagged attachments, Mutt will concatenate the attachments and will operate on them as a single attachment. The <a class="link" href="reference.html#attach-sep" title="3.14. attach_sep">$attach_sep</a> separator is added after each attachment. When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will operate on the attachments one by one. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="attribution"></a>3.16. attribution</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">On %d, %n wrote:</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This is the string that will precede a message which has been included in a reply. For a full listing of defined <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences see the section on <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.111. index_format">$index_format</a>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="auto-tag"></a>3.17. auto_tag</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, functions in the <span class="emphasis"><em>index</em></span> menu which affect a message will be applied to all tagged messages (if there are any). When unset, you must first use the <code class="literal"><tag-prefix></code> function (bound to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">;</span>”</span> by default) to make the next function apply to all tagged messages. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="autoedit"></a>3.18. autoedit</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> along with <a class="link" href="reference.html#edit-headers" title="3.56. edit_headers">$edit_headers</a>, Mutt will skip the initial send-menu (prompting for subject and recipients) and allow you to immediately begin editing the body of your message. The send-menu may still be accessed once you have finished editing the body of your message. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> when this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, you cannot use send-hooks that depend on the recipients when composing a new (non-reply) message, as the initial list of recipients is empty. </p><p> Also see <a class="link" href="reference.html#fast-reply" title="3.61. fast_reply">$fast_reply</a>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="beep"></a>3.19. beep</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will beep when an error occurs. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="beep-new"></a>3.20. beep_new</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will beep whenever it prints a message notifying you of new mail. This is independent of the setting of the <a class="link" href="reference.html#beep" title="3.19. beep">$beep</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="bounce"></a>3.21. bounce</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: ask-yes</p></div><p> Controls whether you will be asked to confirm bouncing messages. If set to <span class="emphasis"><em>yes</em></span> you don't get asked if you want to bounce a message. Setting this variable to <span class="emphasis"><em>no</em></span> is not generally useful, and thus not recommended, because you are unable to bounce messages. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="bounce-delivered"></a>3.22. bounce_delivered</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will include Delivered-To headers when bouncing messages. Postfix users may wish to <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> this variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="braille-friendly"></a>3.23. braille_friendly</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will place the cursor at the beginning of the current line in menus, even when the <a class="link" href="reference.html#arrow-cursor" title="3.7. arrow_cursor">$arrow_cursor</a> variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, making it easier for blind persons using Braille displays to follow these menus. The option is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> by default because many visual terminals don't permit making the cursor invisible. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="certificate-file"></a>3.24. certificate_file</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/.mutt_certificates</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This variable specifies the file where the certificates you trust are saved. When an unknown certificate is encountered, you are asked if you accept it or not. If you accept it, the certificate can also be saved in this file and further connections are automatically accepted. </p><p> You can also manually add CA certificates in this file. Any server certificate that is signed with one of these CA certificates is also automatically accepted. </p><p> Example: </p><pre class="screen"> set certificate_file=~/.mutt/certificates </pre></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="charset"></a>3.25. charset</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Character set your terminal uses to display and enter textual data. It is also the fallback for <a class="link" href="reference.html#send-charset" title="3.225. send_charset">$send_charset</a>. </p><p> Upon startup Mutt tries to derive this value from environment variables such as <code class="literal">$LC_CTYPE</code> or <code class="literal">$LANG</code>. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> It should only be set in case Mutt isn't able to determine the character set used correctly. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="check-mbox-size"></a>3.26. check_mbox_size</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will use file size attribute instead of access time when checking for new mail in mbox and mmdf folders. </p><p> This variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> by default and should only be enabled when new mail detection for these folder types is unreliable or doesn't work. </p><p> Note that enabling this variable should happen before any <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mailboxes" title="14. Monitoring Incoming Mail">mailboxes</a></span>”</span> directives occur in configuration files regarding mbox or mmdf folders because mutt needs to determine the initial new mail status of such a mailbox by performing a fast mailbox scan when it is defined. Afterwards the new mail status is tracked by file size changes. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="check-new"></a>3.27. check_new</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> this option only affects <span class="emphasis"><em>maildir</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>MH</em></span> style mailboxes. </p><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will check for new mail delivered while the mailbox is open. Especially with MH mailboxes, this operation can take quite some time since it involves scanning the directory and checking each file to see if it has already been looked at. If this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, no check for new mail is performed while the mailbox is open. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="collapse-unread"></a>3.28. collapse_unread</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will not collapse a thread if it contains any unread messages. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="compose-format"></a>3.29. compose_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">-- Mutt: Compose [Approx. msg size: %l Atts: %a]%>-</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> Controls the format of the status line displayed in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">compose</span>”</span> menu. This string is similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#status-format" title="3.278. status_format">$status_format</a>, but has its own set of <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences: </p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%a </td><td>total number of attachments </td></tr><tr><td>%h </td><td>local hostname </td></tr><tr><td>%l </td><td>approximate size (in bytes) of the current message </td></tr><tr><td>%v </td><td>Mutt version string </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> See the text describing the <a class="link" href="reference.html#status-format" title="3.278. status_format">$status_format</a> option for more information on how to set <a class="link" href="reference.html#compose-format" title="3.29. compose_format">$compose_format</a>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="config-charset"></a>3.30. config_charset</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> When defined, Mutt will recode commands in rc files from this encoding to the current character set as specified by <a class="link" href="reference.html#charset" title="3.25. charset">$charset</a> and aliases written to <a class="link" href="reference.html#alias-file" title="3.3. alias_file">$alias_file</a> from the current character set. </p><p> Please note that if setting <a class="link" href="reference.html#charset" title="3.25. charset">$charset</a> it must be done before setting <a class="link" href="reference.html#config-charset" title="3.30. config_charset">$config_charset</a>. </p><p> Recoding should be avoided as it may render unconvertable characters as question marks which can lead to undesired side effects (for example in regular expressions). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="confirmappend"></a>3.31. confirmappend</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will prompt for confirmation when appending messages to an existing mailbox. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="confirmcreate"></a>3.32. confirmcreate</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will prompt for confirmation when saving messages to a mailbox which does not yet exist before creating it. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="connect-timeout"></a>3.33. connect_timeout</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 30</p></div><p> Causes Mutt to timeout a network connection (for IMAP, POP or SMTP) after this many seconds if the connection is not able to be established. A negative value causes Mutt to wait indefinitely for the connection attempt to succeed. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="content-type"></a>3.34. content_type</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">text/plain</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> Sets the default Content-Type for the body of newly composed messages. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="copy"></a>3.35. copy</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This variable controls whether or not copies of your outgoing messages will be saved for later references. Also see <a class="link" href="reference.html#record" title="3.207. record">$record</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#save-name" title="3.219. save_name">$save_name</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#force-name" title="3.67. force_name">$force_name</a> and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-hook" title="17. Specify Default Fcc: Mailbox When Composing">fcc-hook</a></span>”</span>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-autoencrypt"></a>3.36. crypt_autoencrypt</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> Setting this variable will cause Mutt to always attempt to PGP encrypt outgoing messages. This is probably only useful in connection to the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#send-hook" title="19. Change Settings Based Upon Message Recipients">send-hook</a></span>”</span> command. It can be overridden by use of the pgp menu, when encryption is not required or signing is requested as well. If <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-is-default" title="3.248. smime_is_default">$smime_is_default</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, then OpenSSL is used instead to create S/MIME messages and settings can be overridden by use of the smime menu instead. (Crypto only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-autopgp"></a>3.37. crypt_autopgp</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This variable controls whether or not mutt may automatically enable PGP encryption/signing for messages. See also <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-autoencrypt" title="3.36. crypt_autoencrypt">$crypt_autoencrypt</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-replyencrypt" title="3.40. crypt_replyencrypt">$crypt_replyencrypt</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-autosign" title="3.38. crypt_autosign">$crypt_autosign</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-replysign" title="3.41. crypt_replysign">$crypt_replysign</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-is-default" title="3.248. smime_is_default">$smime_is_default</a>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-autosign"></a>3.38. crypt_autosign</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> Setting this variable will cause Mutt to always attempt to cryptographically sign outgoing messages. This can be overridden by use of the pgp menu, when signing is not required or encryption is requested as well. If <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-is-default" title="3.248. smime_is_default">$smime_is_default</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, then OpenSSL is used instead to create S/MIME messages and settings can be overridden by use of the smime menu instead of the pgp menu. (Crypto only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-autosmime"></a>3.39. crypt_autosmime</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This variable controls whether or not mutt may automatically enable S/MIME encryption/signing for messages. See also <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-autoencrypt" title="3.36. crypt_autoencrypt">$crypt_autoencrypt</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-replyencrypt" title="3.40. crypt_replyencrypt">$crypt_replyencrypt</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-autosign" title="3.38. crypt_autosign">$crypt_autosign</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-replysign" title="3.41. crypt_replysign">$crypt_replysign</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-is-default" title="3.248. smime_is_default">$smime_is_default</a>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-replyencrypt"></a>3.40. crypt_replyencrypt</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, automatically PGP or OpenSSL encrypt replies to messages which are encrypted. (Crypto only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-replysign"></a>3.41. crypt_replysign</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, automatically PGP or OpenSSL sign replies to messages which are signed. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> this does not work on messages that are encrypted <span class="emphasis"><em>and</em></span> signed! (Crypto only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-replysignencrypted"></a>3.42. crypt_replysignencrypted</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, automatically PGP or OpenSSL sign replies to messages which are encrypted. This makes sense in combination with <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-replyencrypt" title="3.40. crypt_replyencrypt">$crypt_replyencrypt</a>, because it allows you to sign all messages which are automatically encrypted. This works around the problem noted in <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-replysign" title="3.41. crypt_replysign">$crypt_replysign</a>, that mutt is not able to find out whether an encrypted message is also signed. (Crypto only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-timestamp"></a>3.43. crypt_timestamp</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will include a time stamp in the lines surrounding PGP or S/MIME output, so spoofing such lines is more difficult. If you are using colors to mark these lines, and rely on these, you may <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> this setting. (Crypto only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-use-gpgme"></a>3.44. crypt_use_gpgme</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> This variable controls the use of the GPGME-enabled crypto backends. If it is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> and Mutt was built with gpgme support, the gpgme code for S/MIME and PGP will be used instead of the classic code. Note that you need to set this option in .muttrc; it won't have any effect when used interactively. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-use-pka"></a>3.45. crypt_use_pka</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> Controls whether mutt uses PKA (see http://www.g10code.de/docs/pka-intro.de.pdf) during signature verification (only supported by the GPGME backend). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="crypt-verify-sig"></a>3.46. crypt_verify_sig</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">yes</span>”</span></em></span>, always attempt to verify PGP or S/MIME signatures. If <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">ask-*</span>”</span></em></span>, ask whether or not to verify the signature. If <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">no</span>”</span></em></span>, never attempt to verify cryptographic signatures. (Crypto only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="date-format"></a>3.47. date_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">!%a, %b %d, %Y at %I:%M:%S%p %Z</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This variable controls the format of the date printed by the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%d</span>”</span> sequence in <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.111. index_format">$index_format</a>. This is passed to the <code class="literal">strftime(3)</code> function to process the date, see the man page for the proper syntax. </p><p> Unless the first character in the string is a bang (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">!</span>”</span>), the month and week day names are expanded according to the locale specified in the variable <a class="link" href="reference.html#locale" title="3.114. locale">$locale</a>. If the first character in the string is a bang, the bang is discarded, and the month and week day names in the rest of the string are expanded in the <span class="emphasis"><em>C</em></span> locale (that is in US English). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="default-hook"></a>3.48. default_hook</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~f %s !~P | (~P ~C %s)</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This variable controls how <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#message-hook" title="20. Change Settings Before Formatting a Message">message-hook</a></span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#reply-hook">reply-hook</a></span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#send-hook" title="19. Change Settings Based Upon Message Recipients">send-hook</a></span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#send2-hook">send2-hook</a></span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#save-hook" title="16. Specify Default Save Mailbox">save-hook</a></span>”</span>, and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-hook" title="17. Specify Default Fcc: Mailbox When Composing">fcc-hook</a></span>”</span> will be interpreted if they are specified with only a simple regexp, instead of a matching pattern. The hooks are expanded when they are declared, so a hook will be interpreted according to the value of this variable at the time the hook is declared. </p><p> The default value matches if the message is either from a user matching the regular expression given, or if it is from you (if the from address matches <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></span>”</span>) and is to or cc'ed to a user matching the given regular expression. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="delete"></a>3.49. delete</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: ask-yes</p></div><p> Controls whether or not messages are really deleted when closing or synchronizing a mailbox. If set to <span class="emphasis"><em>yes</em></span>, messages marked for deleting will automatically be purged without prompting. If set to <span class="emphasis"><em>no</em></span>, messages marked for deletion will be kept in the mailbox. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="delete-untag"></a>3.50. delete_untag</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will untag messages when marking them for deletion. This applies when you either explicitly delete a message, or when you save it to another folder. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="digest-collapse"></a>3.51. digest_collapse</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt's received-attachments menu will not show the subparts of individual messages in a multipart/digest. To see these subparts, press <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">v</span>”</span> on that menu. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="display-filter"></a>3.52. display_filter</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> When set, specifies a command used to filter messages. When a message is viewed it is passed as standard input to <a class="link" href="reference.html#display-filter" title="3.52. display_filter">$display_filter</a>, and the filtered message is read from the standard output. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="dsn-notify"></a>3.53. dsn_notify</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This variable sets the request for when notification is returned. The string consists of a comma separated list (no spaces!) of one or more of the following: <span class="emphasis"><em>never</em></span>, to never request notification, <span class="emphasis"><em>failure</em></span>, to request notification on transmission failure, <span class="emphasis"><em>delay</em></span>, to be notified of message delays, <span class="emphasis"><em>success</em></span>, to be notified of successful transmission. </p><p> Example: </p><pre class="screen"> set dsn_notify="failure,delay" </pre><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> when using <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.226. sendmail">$sendmail</a> for delivery, you should not enable this unless you are either using Sendmail 8.8.x or greater or a MTA providing a <code class="literal">sendmail(1)</code>-compatible interface supporting the <code class="literal">-N</code> option for DSN. For SMTP delivery, DSN support is auto-detected so that it depends on the server whether DSN will be used or not. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="dsn-return"></a>3.54. dsn_return</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This variable controls how much of your message is returned in DSN messages. It may be set to either <span class="emphasis"><em>hdrs</em></span> to return just the message header, or <span class="emphasis"><em>full</em></span> to return the full message. </p><p> Example: </p><pre class="screen"> set dsn_return=hdrs </pre><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> when using <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.226. sendmail">$sendmail</a> for delivery, you should not enable this unless you are either using Sendmail 8.8.x or greater or a MTA providing a <code class="literal">sendmail(1)</code>-compatible interface supporting the <code class="literal">-R</code> option for DSN. For SMTP delivery, DSN support is auto-detected so that it depends on the server whether DSN will be used or not. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="duplicate-threads"></a>3.55. duplicate_threads</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This variable controls whether mutt, when <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort" title="3.259. sort">$sort</a> is set to <span class="emphasis"><em>threads</em></span>, threads messages with the same Message-Id together. If it is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, it will indicate that it thinks they are duplicates of each other with an equals sign in the thread tree. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="edit-headers"></a>3.56. edit_headers</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> This option allows you to edit the header of your outgoing messages along with the body of your message. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note</strong></span> that changes made to the References: and Date: headers are ignored for interoperability reasons. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="editor"></a>3.57. editor</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This variable specifies which editor is used by mutt. It defaults to the value of the <code class="literal">$VISUAL</code>, or <code class="literal">$EDITOR</code>, environment variable, or to the string <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">vi</span>”</span> if neither of those are set. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="encode-from"></a>3.58. encode_from</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will quoted-printable encode messages when they contain the string <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">From </span>”</span> (note the trailing space) in the beginning of a line. This is useful to avoid the tampering certain mail delivery and transport agents tend to do with messages (in order to prevent tools from misinterpreting the line as a mbox message separator). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="envelope-from-address"></a>3.59. envelope_from_address</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: e-mail address<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Manually sets the <span class="emphasis"><em>envelope</em></span> sender for outgoing messages. This value is ignored if <a class="link" href="reference.html#use-envelope-from" title="3.294. use_envelope_from">$use_envelope_from</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="escape"></a>3.60. escape</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> Escape character to use for functions in the built-in editor. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fast-reply"></a>3.61. fast_reply</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the initial prompt for recipients and subject are skipped when replying to messages, and the initial prompt for subject is skipped when forwarding messages. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> this variable has no effect when the <a class="link" href="reference.html#autoedit" title="3.18. autoedit">$autoedit</a> variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fcc-attach"></a>3.62. fcc_attach</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This variable controls whether or not attachments on outgoing messages are saved along with the main body of your message. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fcc-clear"></a>3.63. fcc_clear</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, FCCs will be stored unencrypted and unsigned, even when the actual message is encrypted and/or signed. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="folder"></a>3.64. folder</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/Mail</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> Specifies the default location of your mailboxes. A <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">+</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">=</span>”</span> at the beginning of a pathname will be expanded to the value of this variable. Note that if you change this variable (from the default) value you need to make sure that the assignment occurs <span class="emphasis"><em>before</em></span> you use <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">+</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">=</span>”</span> for any other variables since expansion takes place when handling the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mailboxes" title="14. Monitoring Incoming Mail">mailboxes</a></span>”</span> command. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="folder-format"></a>3.65. folder_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%2C %t %N %F %2l %-8.8u %-8.8g %8s %d %f</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This variable allows you to customize the file browser display to your personal taste. This string is similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.111. index_format">$index_format</a>, but has its own set of <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences: </p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%C </td><td>current file number </td></tr><tr><td>%d </td><td>date/time folder was last modified </td></tr><tr><td>%D </td><td>date/time folder was last modified using <a class="link" href="reference.html#date-format" title="3.47. date_format">$date_format</a>. </td></tr><tr><td>%f </td><td>filename (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">/</span>”</span> is appended to directory names, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">@</span>”</span> to symbolic links and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">*</span>”</span> to executable files) </td></tr><tr><td>%F </td><td>file permissions </td></tr><tr><td>%g </td><td>group name (or numeric gid, if missing) </td></tr><tr><td>%l </td><td>number of hard links </td></tr><tr><td>%N </td><td>N if folder has new mail, blank otherwise </td></tr><tr><td>%s </td><td>size in bytes </td></tr><tr><td>%t </td><td><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">*</span>”</span> if the file is tagged, blank otherwise </td></tr><tr><td>%u </td><td>owner name (or numeric uid, if missing) </td></tr><tr><td>%>X </td><td>right justify the rest of the string and pad with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> </td></tr><tr><td>%|X </td><td>pad to the end of the line with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> </td></tr><tr><td>%*X </td><td>soft-fill with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> as pad </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> For an explanation of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">soft-fill</span>”</span>, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.111. index_format">$index_format</a> documentation. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="followup-to"></a>3.66. followup_to</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Controls whether or not the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Mail-Followup-To:</span>”</span> header field is generated when sending mail. When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will generate this field when you are replying to a known mailing list, specified with the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#subscribe">subscribe</a></span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#lists" title="12. Mailing Lists">lists</a></span>”</span> commands. </p><p> This field has two purposes. First, preventing you from receiving duplicate copies of replies to messages which you send to mailing lists, and second, ensuring that you do get a reply separately for any messages sent to known lists to which you are not subscribed. </p><p> The header will contain only the list's address for subscribed lists, and both the list address and your own email address for unsubscribed lists. Without this header, a group reply to your message sent to a subscribed list will be sent to both the list and your address, resulting in two copies of the same email for you. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="force-name"></a>3.67. force_name</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> This variable is similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#save-name" title="3.219. save_name">$save_name</a>, except that Mutt will store a copy of your outgoing message by the username of the address you are sending to even if that mailbox does not exist. </p><p> Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#record" title="3.207. record">$record</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="forward-decode"></a>3.68. forward_decode</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Controls the decoding of complex MIME messages into <code class="literal">text/plain</code> when forwarding a message. The message header is also RFC2047 decoded. This variable is only used, if <a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward" title="3.138. mime_forward">$mime_forward</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, otherwise <a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward-decode" title="3.139. mime_forward_decode">$mime_forward_decode</a> is used instead. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="forward-decrypt"></a>3.69. forward_decrypt</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Controls the handling of encrypted messages when forwarding a message. When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the outer layer of encryption is stripped off. This variable is only used if <a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward" title="3.138. mime_forward">$mime_forward</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward-decode" title="3.139. mime_forward_decode">$mime_forward_decode</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="forward-edit"></a>3.70. forward_edit</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This quadoption controls whether or not the user is automatically placed in the editor when forwarding messages. For those who always want to forward with no modification, use a setting of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">no</span>”</span>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="forward-format"></a>3.71. forward_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">[%a: %s]</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This variable controls the default subject when forwarding a message. It uses the same format sequences as the <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.111. index_format">$index_format</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="forward-quote"></a>3.72. forward_quote</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, forwarded messages included in the main body of the message (when <a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward" title="3.138. mime_forward">$mime_forward</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>) will be quoted using <a class="link" href="reference.html#indent-string" title="3.110. indent_string">$indent_string</a>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="from"></a>3.73. from</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: e-mail address<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, this variable contains a default from address. It can be overridden using <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#my-hdr" title="15. User-Defined Headers">my_hdr</a></span>”</span> (including from a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#send-hook" title="19. Change Settings Based Upon Message Recipients">send-hook</a></span>”</span>) and <a class="link" href="reference.html#reverse-name" title="3.213. reverse_name">$reverse_name</a>. This variable is ignored if <a class="link" href="reference.html#use-from" title="3.295. use_from">$use_from</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>. </p><p> This setting defaults to the contents of the environment variable <code class="literal">$EMAIL</code>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="gecos-mask"></a>3.74. gecos_mask</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: regular expression<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">^[^,]*</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> A regular expression used by mutt to parse the GECOS field of a password entry when expanding the alias. The default value will return the string up to the first <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">,</span>”</span> encountered. If the GECOS field contains a string like <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">lastname, firstname</span>”</span> then you should set it to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">.*</code></span>”</span>. </p><p> This can be useful if you see the following behavior: you address an e-mail to user ID <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">stevef</span>”</span> whose full name is <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Steve Franklin</span>”</span>. If mutt expands <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">stevef</span>”</span> to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">"Franklin" stevef@foo.bar</span>”</span> then you should set the <a class="link" href="reference.html#gecos-mask" title="3.74. gecos_mask">$gecos_mask</a> to a regular expression that will match the whole name so mutt will expand <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Franklin</span>”</span> to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Franklin, Steve</span>”</span>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hdrs"></a>3.75. hdrs</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, the header fields normally added by the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#my-hdr" title="15. User-Defined Headers">my_hdr</a></span>”</span> command are not created. This variable <span class="emphasis"><em>must</em></span> be unset before composing a new message or replying in order to take effect. If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the user defined header fields are added to every new message. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="header"></a>3.76. header</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, this variable causes Mutt to include the header of the message you are replying to into the edit buffer. The <a class="link" href="reference.html#weed" title="3.301. weed">$weed</a> setting applies. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="header-cache"></a>3.77. header_cache</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This variable points to the header cache database. If pointing to a directory Mutt will contain a header cache database file per folder, if pointing to a file that file will be a single global header cache. By default it is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> so no header caching will be used. </p><p> Header caching can greatly improve speed when opening POP, IMAP MH or Maildir folders, see <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#caching" title="7. Local Caching">caching</a></span>”</span> for details. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="header-cache-compress"></a>3.78. header_cache_compress</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When mutt is compiled with qdbm or tokyocabinet as header cache backend, this option determines whether the database will be compressed. Compression results in database files roughly being one fifth of the usual diskspace, but the decompression can result in a slower opening of cached folder(s) which in general is still much faster than opening non header cached folders. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="help"></a>3.79. help</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, help lines describing the bindings for the major functions provided by each menu are displayed on the first line of the screen. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> The binding will not be displayed correctly if the function is bound to a sequence rather than a single keystroke. Also, the help line may not be updated if a binding is changed while Mutt is running. Since this variable is primarily aimed at new users, neither of these should present a major problem. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hidden-host"></a>3.80. hidden_host</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will skip the host name part of <a class="link" href="reference.html#hostname" title="3.90. hostname">$hostname</a> variable when adding the domain part to addresses. This variable does not affect the generation of Message-IDs, and it will not lead to the cut-off of first-level domains. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hide-limited"></a>3.81. hide_limited</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will not show the presence of messages that are hidden by limiting, in the thread tree. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hide-missing"></a>3.82. hide_missing</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will not show the presence of missing messages in the thread tree. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hide-thread-subject"></a>3.83. hide_thread_subject</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will not show the subject of messages in the thread tree that have the same subject as their parent or closest previously displayed sibling. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hide-top-limited"></a>3.84. hide_top_limited</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will not show the presence of messages that are hidden by limiting, at the top of threads in the thread tree. Note that when <a class="link" href="reference.html#hide-limited" title="3.81. hide_limited">$hide_limited</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, this option will have no effect. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hide-top-missing"></a>3.85. hide_top_missing</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will not show the presence of missing messages at the top of threads in the thread tree. Note that when <a class="link" href="reference.html#hide-missing" title="3.82. hide_missing">$hide_missing</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, this option will have no effect. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="history"></a>3.86. history</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 10</p></div><p> This variable controls the size (in number of strings remembered) of the string history buffer per category. The buffer is cleared each time the variable is set. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="history-file"></a>3.87. history_file</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/.mutthistory</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> The file in which Mutt will save its history. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="honor-disposition"></a>3.88. honor_disposition</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will not display attachments with a disposition of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">attachment</span>”</span> inline even if it could render the part to plain text. These MIME parts can only be viewed from the attachment menu. </p><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will render all MIME parts it can properly transform to plain text. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="honor-followup-to"></a>3.89. honor_followup_to</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This variable controls whether or not a Mail-Followup-To header is honored when group-replying to a message. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="hostname"></a>3.90. hostname</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Specifies the fully-qualified hostname of the system mutt is running on containing the host's name and the DNS domain it belongs to. It is used as the domain part (after <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">@</span>”</span>) for local email addresses as well as Message-Id headers. </p><p> Its value is determined at startup as follows: If the node's name as returned by the <code class="literal">uname(3)</code> function contains the hostname and the domain, these are used to construct <a class="link" href="reference.html#hostname" title="3.90. hostname">$hostname</a>. If there is no domain part returned, Mutt will look for a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">domain</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">search</span>”</span> line in <code class="literal">/etc/resolv.conf</code> to determine the domain. Optionally, Mutt can be compiled with a fixed domain name in which case a detected one is not used. </p><p> Also see <a class="link" href="reference.html#use-domain" title="3.293. use_domain">$use_domain</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#hidden-host" title="3.80. hidden_host">$hidden_host</a>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ignore-linear-white-space"></a>3.91. ignore_linear_white_space</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> This option replaces linear-white-space between encoded-word and text to a single space to prevent the display of MIME-encoded <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Subject:</span>”</span> field from being divided into multiple lines. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ignore-list-reply-to"></a>3.92. ignore_list_reply_to</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> Affects the behavior of the <code class="literal"><reply></code> function when replying to messages from mailing lists (as defined by the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#subscribe">subscribe</a></span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#lists" title="12. Mailing Lists">lists</a></span>”</span> commands). When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, if the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Reply-To:</span>”</span> field is set to the same value as the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">To:</span>”</span> field, Mutt assumes that the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Reply-To:</span>”</span> field was set by the mailing list to automate responses to the list, and will ignore this field. To direct a response to the mailing list when this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, use the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="gettingstarted.html#list-reply"><list-reply></a></code> function; <code class="literal"><group-reply></code> will reply to both the sender and the list. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-authenticators"></a>3.93. imap_authenticators</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This is a colon-delimited list of authentication methods mutt may attempt to use to log in to an IMAP server, in the order mutt should try them. Authentication methods are either <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">login</span>”</span> or the right side of an IMAP <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">AUTH=xxx</span>”</span> capability string, e.g. <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">digest-md5</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">gssapi</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">cram-md5</span>”</span>. This option is case-insensitive. If it's <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> (the default) mutt will try all available methods, in order from most-secure to least-secure. </p><p> Example: </p><pre class="screen"> set imap_authenticators="gssapi:cram-md5:login" </pre><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> Mutt will only fall back to other authentication methods if the previous methods are unavailable. If a method is available but authentication fails, mutt will not connect to the IMAP server. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-check-subscribed"></a>3.94. imap_check_subscribed</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will fetch the set of subscribed folders from your server on connection, and add them to the set of mailboxes it polls for new mail just as if you had issued individual <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mailboxes" title="14. Monitoring Incoming Mail">mailboxes</a></span>”</span> commands. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-delim-chars"></a>3.95. imap_delim_chars</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">/.</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This contains the list of characters which you would like to treat as folder separators for displaying IMAP paths. In particular it helps in using the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">=</span>”</span> shortcut for your <span class="emphasis"><em>folder</em></span> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-headers"></a>3.96. imap_headers</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Mutt requests these header fields in addition to the default headers (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Date:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">From:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Subject:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">To:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Cc:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Message-Id:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">References:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Content-Type:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Content-Description:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">In-Reply-To:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Reply-To:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Lines:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">List-Post:</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Label:</span>”</span>) from IMAP servers before displaying the index menu. You may want to add more headers for spam detection. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> This is a space separated list, items should be uppercase and not contain the colon, e.g. <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-BOGOSITY X-SPAM-STATUS</span>”</span> for the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Bogosity:</span>”</span> and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Spam-Status:</span>”</span> header fields. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-idle"></a>3.97. imap_idle</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will attempt to use the IMAP IDLE extension to check for new mail in the current mailbox. Some servers (dovecot was the inspiration for this option) react badly to mutt's implementation. If your connection seems to freeze up periodically, try unsetting this. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-keepalive"></a>3.98. imap_keepalive</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 900</p></div><p> This variable specifies the maximum amount of time in seconds that mutt will wait before polling open IMAP connections, to prevent the server from closing them before mutt has finished with them. The default is well within the RFC-specified minimum amount of time (30 minutes) before a server is allowed to do this, but in practice the RFC does get violated every now and then. Reduce this number if you find yourself getting disconnected from your IMAP server due to inactivity. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-list-subscribed"></a>3.99. imap_list_subscribed</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> This variable configures whether IMAP folder browsing will look for only subscribed folders or all folders. This can be toggled in the IMAP browser with the <code class="literal"><toggle-subscribed></code> function. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-login"></a>3.100. imap_login</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Your login name on the IMAP server. </p><p> This variable defaults to the value of <a class="link" href="reference.html#imap-user" title="3.106. imap_user">$imap_user</a>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-pass"></a>3.101. imap_pass</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Specifies the password for your IMAP account. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will prompt you for your password when you invoke the <code class="literal"><imap-fetch-mail></code> function or try to open an IMAP folder. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Warning</strong></span>: you should only use this option when you are on a fairly secure machine, because the superuser can read your muttrc even if you are the only one who can read the file. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-passive"></a>3.102. imap_passive</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will not open new IMAP connections to check for new mail. Mutt will only check for new mail over existing IMAP connections. This is useful if you don't want to be prompted to user/password pairs on mutt invocation, or if opening the connection is slow. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-peek"></a>3.103. imap_peek</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will avoid implicitly marking your mail as read whenever you fetch a message from the server. This is generally a good thing, but can make closing an IMAP folder somewhat slower. This option exists to appease speed freaks. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-pipeline-depth"></a>3.104. imap_pipeline_depth</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 15</p></div><p> Controls the number of IMAP commands that may be queued up before they are sent to the server. A deeper pipeline reduces the amount of time mutt must wait for the server, and can make IMAP servers feel much more responsive. But not all servers correctly handle pipelined commands, so if you have problems you might want to try setting this variable to 0. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> Changes to this variable have no effect on open connections. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-servernoise"></a>3.105. imap_servernoise</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will display warning messages from the IMAP server as error messages. Since these messages are often harmless, or generated due to configuration problems on the server which are out of the users' hands, you may wish to suppress them at some point. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="imap-user"></a>3.106. imap_user</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> The name of the user whose mail you intend to access on the IMAP server. </p><p> This variable defaults to your user name on the local machine. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="implicit-autoview"></a>3.107. implicit_autoview</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If set to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">yes</span>”</span>, mutt will look for a mailcap entry with the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">copiousoutput</code></span>”</span> flag set for <span class="emphasis"><em>every</em></span> MIME attachment it doesn't have an internal viewer defined for. If such an entry is found, mutt will use the viewer defined in that entry to convert the body part to text form. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="include"></a>3.108. include</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: ask-yes</p></div><p> Controls whether or not a copy of the message(s) you are replying to is included in your reply. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="include-onlyfirst"></a>3.109. include_onlyfirst</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> Controls whether or not Mutt includes only the first attachment of the message you are replying. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="indent-string"></a>3.110. indent_string</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">> </code></span>”</span></p></div><p> Specifies the string to prepend to each line of text quoted in a message to which you are replying. You are strongly encouraged not to change this value, as it tends to agitate the more fanatical netizens. </p><p> The value of this option is ignored if <a class="link" href="reference.html#text-flowed" title="3.282. text_flowed">$text_flowed</a> is set, too because the quoting mechanism is strictly defined for format=flowed. </p><p> This option is a format string, please see the description of <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.111. index_format">$index_format</a> for supported <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-style sequences. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="index-format"></a>3.111. index_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%4C %Z %{%b %d} %-15.15L (%?l?%4l&%4c?) %s</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This variable allows you to customize the message index display to your personal taste. </p><p> <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Format strings</span>”</span> are similar to the strings used in the C function <code class="literal">printf(3)</code> to format output (see the man page for more details). The following sequences are defined in Mutt: </p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%a </td><td>address of the author </td></tr><tr><td>%A </td><td>reply-to address (if present; otherwise: address of author) </td></tr><tr><td>%b </td><td>filename of the original message folder (think mailbox) </td></tr><tr><td>%B </td><td>the list to which the letter was sent, or else the folder name (%b). </td></tr><tr><td>%c </td><td>number of characters (bytes) in the message </td></tr><tr><td>%C </td><td>current message number </td></tr><tr><td>%d </td><td>date and time of the message in the format specified by <a class="link" href="reference.html#date-format" title="3.47. date_format">$date_format</a> converted to sender's time zone </td></tr><tr><td>%D </td><td>date and time of the message in the format specified by <a class="link" href="reference.html#date-format" title="3.47. date_format">$date_format</a> converted to the local time zone </td></tr><tr><td>%e </td><td>current message number in thread </td></tr><tr><td>%E </td><td>number of messages in current thread </td></tr><tr><td>%f </td><td>sender (address + real name), either From: or Return-Path: </td></tr><tr><td>%F </td><td>author name, or recipient name if the message is from you </td></tr><tr><td>%H </td><td>spam attribute(s) of this message </td></tr><tr><td>%i </td><td>message-id of the current message </td></tr><tr><td>%l </td><td>number of lines in the message (does not work with maildir, mh, and possibly IMAP folders) </td></tr><tr><td>%L </td><td>If an address in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">To:</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Cc:</span>”</span> header field matches an address defined by the users <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#subscribe">subscribe</a></span>”</span> command, this displays "To <list-name>", otherwise the same as %F. </td></tr><tr><td>%m </td><td>total number of message in the mailbox </td></tr><tr><td>%M </td><td>number of hidden messages if the thread is collapsed. </td></tr><tr><td>%N </td><td>message score </td></tr><tr><td>%n </td><td>author's real name (or address if missing) </td></tr><tr><td>%O </td><td>original save folder where mutt would formerly have stashed the message: list name or recipient name if not sent to a list </td></tr><tr><td>%P </td><td>progress indicator for the built-in pager (how much of the file has been displayed) </td></tr><tr><td>%s </td><td>subject of the message </td></tr><tr><td>%S </td><td>status of the message (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">N</span>”</span>/<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">D</span>”</span>/<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">d</span>”</span>/<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">!</span>”</span>/<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">r</span>”</span>/*) </td></tr><tr><td>%t </td><td><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">To:</span>”</span> field (recipients) </td></tr><tr><td>%T </td><td>the appropriate character from the <a class="link" href="reference.html#to-chars" title="3.289. to_chars">$to_chars</a> string </td></tr><tr><td>%u </td><td>user (login) name of the author </td></tr><tr><td>%v </td><td>first name of the author, or the recipient if the message is from you </td></tr><tr><td>%X </td><td>number of attachments (please see the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#attachments" title="6. Attachment Searching and Counting">attachments</a></span>”</span> section for possible speed effects) </td></tr><tr><td>%y </td><td><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Label:</span>”</span> field, if present </td></tr><tr><td>%Y </td><td><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Label:</span>”</span> field, if present, and <span class="emphasis"><em>(1)</em></span> not at part of a thread tree, <span class="emphasis"><em>(2)</em></span> at the top of a thread, or <span class="emphasis"><em>(3)</em></span> <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Label:</span>”</span> is different from preceding message's <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X-Label:</span>”</span>. </td></tr><tr><td>%Z </td><td>message status flags </td></tr><tr><td>%{fmt} </td><td>the date and time of the message is converted to sender's time zone, and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">fmt</span>”</span> is expanded by the library function <code class="literal">strftime(3)</code>; a leading bang disables locales </td></tr><tr><td>%[fmt] </td><td>the date and time of the message is converted to the local time zone, and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">fmt</span>”</span> is expanded by the library function <code class="literal">strftime(3)</code>; a leading bang disables locales </td></tr><tr><td>%(fmt) </td><td>the local date and time when the message was received. <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">fmt</span>”</span> is expanded by the library function <code class="literal">strftime(3)</code>; a leading bang disables locales </td></tr><tr><td>%<fmt> </td><td>the current local time. <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">fmt</span>”</span> is expanded by the library function <code class="literal">strftime(3)</code>; a leading bang disables locales. </td></tr><tr><td>%>X </td><td>right justify the rest of the string and pad with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> </td></tr><tr><td>%|X </td><td>pad to the end of the line with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> </td></tr><tr><td>%*X </td><td>soft-fill with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> as pad </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Soft-fill</span>”</span> deserves some explanation: Normal right-justification will print everything to the left of the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%></span>”</span>, displaying padding and whatever lies to the right only if there's room. By contrast, soft-fill gives priority to the right-hand side, guaranteeing space to display it and showing padding only if there's still room. If necessary, soft-fill will eat text leftwards to make room for rightward text. </p><p> Note that these expandos are supported in <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#save-hook" title="16. Specify Default Save Mailbox">save-hook</a></span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-hook" title="17. Specify Default Fcc: Mailbox When Composing">fcc-hook</a></span>”</span> and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-save-hook" title="18. Specify Default Save Filename and Default Fcc: Mailbox at Once">fcc-save-hook</a></span>”</span>, too. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ispell"></a>3.112. ispell</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">/usr/bin/hunspell</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> How to invoke ispell (GNU's spell-checking software). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="keep-flagged"></a>3.113. keep_flagged</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, read messages marked as flagged will not be moved from your spool mailbox to your <a class="link" href="reference.html#mbox" title="3.124. mbox">$mbox</a> mailbox, or as a result of a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mbox-hook" title="13. Using Multiple Spool Mailboxes">mbox-hook</a></span>”</span> command. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="locale"></a>3.114. locale</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">C</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> The locale used by <code class="literal">strftime(3)</code> to format dates. Legal values are the strings your system accepts for the locale environment variable <code class="literal">$LC_TIME</code>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mail-check"></a>3.115. mail_check</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 5</p></div><p> This variable configures how often (in seconds) mutt should look for new mail. Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#timeout" title="3.287. timeout">$timeout</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mail-check-recent"></a>3.116. mail_check_recent</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will only notify you about new mail that has been received since the last time you opened the mailbox. When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will notify you if any new mail exists in the mailbox, regardless of whether you have visited it recently. </p><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="reference.html#mark-old" title="3.121. mark_old">$mark_old</a></em></span> is set, Mutt does not consider the mailbox to contain new mail if only old messages exist. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mailcap-path"></a>3.117. mailcap_path</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This variable specifies which files to consult when attempting to display MIME bodies not directly supported by Mutt. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mailcap-sanitize"></a>3.118. mailcap_sanitize</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will restrict possible characters in mailcap % expandos to a well-defined set of safe characters. This is the safe setting, but we are not sure it doesn't break some more advanced MIME stuff. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>DON'T CHANGE THIS SETTING UNLESS YOU ARE REALLY SURE WHAT YOU ARE DOING!</strong></span> </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="maildir-header-cache-verify"></a>3.119. maildir_header_cache_verify</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Check for Maildir unaware programs other than mutt having modified maildir files when the header cache is in use. This incurs one <code class="literal">stat(2)</code> per message every time the folder is opened (which can be very slow for NFS folders). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="maildir-trash"></a>3.120. maildir_trash</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, messages marked as deleted will be saved with the maildir trashed flag instead of unlinked. <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> this only applies to maildir-style mailboxes. Setting it will have no effect on other mailbox types. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mark-old"></a>3.121. mark_old</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Controls whether or not mutt marks <span class="emphasis"><em>new</em></span> <span class="bold"><strong>unread</strong></span> messages as <span class="emphasis"><em>old</em></span> if you exit a mailbox without reading them. With this option <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the next time you start mutt, the messages will show up with an <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">O</span>”</span> next to them in the index menu, indicating that they are old. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="markers"></a>3.122. markers</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Controls the display of wrapped lines in the internal pager. If set, a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">+</span>”</span> marker is displayed at the beginning of wrapped lines. </p><p> Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smart-wrap" title="3.234. smart_wrap">$smart_wrap</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mask"></a>3.123. mask</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: regular expression<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">!^\.[^.]</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> A regular expression used in the file browser, optionally preceded by the <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> operator <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">!</span>”</span>. Only files whose names match this mask will be shown. The match is always case-sensitive. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mbox"></a>3.124. mbox</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/mbox</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This specifies the folder into which read mail in your <a class="link" href="reference.html#spoolfile" title="3.265. spoolfile">$spoolfile</a> folder will be appended. </p><p> Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#move" title="3.141. move">$move</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mbox-type"></a>3.125. mbox_type</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: folder magic<br /> Default: mbox</p></div><p> The default mailbox type used when creating new folders. May be any of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">mbox</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">MMDF</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">MH</span>”</span> and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Maildir</span>”</span>. This is overridden by the <code class="literal">-m</code> command-line option. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="menu-context"></a>3.126. menu_context</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 0</p></div><p> This variable controls the number of lines of context that are given when scrolling through menus. (Similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#pager-context" title="3.145. pager_context">$pager_context</a>.) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="menu-move-off"></a>3.127. menu_move_off</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, the bottom entry of menus will never scroll up past the bottom of the screen, unless there are less entries than lines. When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the bottom entry may move off the bottom. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="menu-scroll"></a>3.128. menu_scroll</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, menus will be scrolled up or down one line when you attempt to move across a screen boundary. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, the screen is cleared and the next or previous page of the menu is displayed (useful for slow links to avoid many redraws). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="message-cache-clean"></a>3.129. message_cache_clean</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will clean out obsolete entries from the message cache when the mailbox is synchronized. You probably only want to set it every once in a while, since it can be a little slow (especially for large folders). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="message-cachedir"></a>3.130. message_cachedir</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Set this to a directory and mutt will cache copies of messages from your IMAP and POP servers here. You are free to remove entries at any time. </p><p> When setting this variable to a directory, mutt needs to fetch every remote message only once and can perform regular expression searches as fast as for local folders. </p><p> Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#message-cache-clean" title="3.129. message_cache_clean">$message_cache_clean</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="message-format"></a>3.131. message_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%s</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This is the string displayed in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">attachment</span>”</span> menu for attachments of type <code class="literal">message/rfc822</code>. For a full listing of defined <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences see the section on <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.111. index_format">$index_format</a>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="meta-key"></a>3.132. meta_key</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, forces Mutt to interpret keystrokes with the high bit (bit 8) set as if the user had pressed the Esc key and whatever key remains after having the high bit removed. For example, if the key pressed has an ASCII value of <code class="literal">0xf8</code>, then this is treated as if the user had pressed Esc then <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">x</span>”</span>. This is because the result of removing the high bit from <code class="literal">0xf8</code> is <code class="literal">0x78</code>, which is the ASCII character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">x</span>”</span>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="metoo"></a>3.133. metoo</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will remove your address (see the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></span>”</span> command) from the list of recipients when replying to a message. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mh-purge"></a>3.134. mh_purge</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mutt will mimic mh's behavior and rename deleted messages to <span class="emphasis"><em>,<old file name></em></span> in mh folders instead of really deleting them. This leaves the message on disk but makes programs reading the folder ignore it. If the variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the message files will simply be deleted. </p><p> This option is similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#maildir-trash" title="3.120. maildir_trash">$maildir_trash</a> for Maildir folders. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mh-seq-flagged"></a>3.135. mh_seq_flagged</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">flagged</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> The name of the MH sequence used for flagged messages. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mh-seq-replied"></a>3.136. mh_seq_replied</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">replied</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> The name of the MH sequence used to tag replied messages. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mh-seq-unseen"></a>3.137. mh_seq_unseen</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">unseen</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> The name of the MH sequence used for unseen messages. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mime-forward"></a>3.138. mime_forward</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the message you are forwarding will be attached as a separate <code class="literal">message/rfc822</code> MIME part instead of included in the main body of the message. This is useful for forwarding MIME messages so the receiver can properly view the message as it was delivered to you. If you like to switch between MIME and not MIME from mail to mail, set this variable to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">ask-no</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">ask-yes</span>”</span>. </p><p> Also see <a class="link" href="reference.html#forward-decode" title="3.68. forward_decode">$forward_decode</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward-decode" title="3.139. mime_forward_decode">$mime_forward_decode</a>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mime-forward-decode"></a>3.139. mime_forward_decode</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> Controls the decoding of complex MIME messages into <code class="literal">text/plain</code> when forwarding a message while <a class="link" href="reference.html#mime-forward" title="3.138. mime_forward">$mime_forward</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>. Otherwise <a class="link" href="reference.html#forward-decode" title="3.68. forward_decode">$forward_decode</a> is used instead. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mime-forward-rest"></a>3.140. mime_forward_rest</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When forwarding multiple attachments of a MIME message from the attachment menu, attachments which cannot be decoded in a reasonable manner will be attached to the newly composed message if this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="move"></a>3.141. move</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> Controls whether or not Mutt will move read messages from your spool mailbox to your <a class="link" href="reference.html#mbox" title="3.124. mbox">$mbox</a> mailbox, or as a result of a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#mbox-hook" title="13. Using Multiple Spool Mailboxes">mbox-hook</a></span>”</span> command. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="narrow-tree"></a>3.142. narrow_tree</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> This variable, when <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, makes the thread tree narrower, allowing deeper threads to fit on the screen. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="net-inc"></a>3.143. net_inc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 10</p></div><p> Operations that expect to transfer a large amount of data over the network will update their progress every <a class="link" href="reference.html#net-inc" title="3.143. net_inc">$net_inc</a> kilobytes. If set to 0, no progress messages will be displayed. </p><p> See also <a class="link" href="reference.html#read-inc" title="3.203. read_inc">$read_inc</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#write-inc" title="3.307. write_inc">$write_inc</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#net-inc" title="3.143. net_inc">$net_inc</a>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pager"></a>3.144. pager</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">builtin</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This variable specifies which pager you would like to use to view messages. The value <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">builtin</span>”</span> means to use the built-in pager, otherwise this variable should specify the pathname of the external pager you would like to use. </p><p> Using an external pager may have some disadvantages: Additional keystrokes are necessary because you can't call mutt functions directly from the pager, and screen resizes cause lines longer than the screen width to be badly formatted in the help menu. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pager-context"></a>3.145. pager_context</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 0</p></div><p> This variable controls the number of lines of context that are given when displaying the next or previous page in the internal pager. By default, Mutt will display the line after the last one on the screen at the top of the next page (0 lines of context). </p><p> This variable also specifies the amount of context given for search results. If positive, this many lines will be given before a match, if 0, the match will be top-aligned. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pager-format"></a>3.146. pager_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">-%Z- %C/%m: %-20.20n %s%* -- (%P)</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This variable controls the format of the one-line message <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">status</span>”</span> displayed before each message in either the internal or an external pager. The valid sequences are listed in the <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.111. index_format">$index_format</a> section. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pager-index-lines"></a>3.147. pager_index_lines</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 0</p></div><p> Determines the number of lines of a mini-index which is shown when in the pager. The current message, unless near the top or bottom of the folder, will be roughly one third of the way down this mini-index, giving the reader the context of a few messages before and after the message. This is useful, for example, to determine how many messages remain to be read in the current thread. One of the lines is reserved for the status bar from the index, so a setting of 6 will only show 5 lines of the actual index. A value of 0 results in no index being shown. If the number of messages in the current folder is less than <a class="link" href="reference.html#pager-index-lines" title="3.147. pager_index_lines">$pager_index_lines</a>, then the index will only use as many lines as it needs. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pager-stop"></a>3.148. pager_stop</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the internal-pager will <span class="bold"><strong>not</strong></span> move to the next message when you are at the end of a message and invoke the <code class="literal"><next-page></code> function. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-auto-decode"></a>3.149. pgp_auto_decode</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will automatically attempt to decrypt traditional PGP messages whenever the user performs an operation which ordinarily would result in the contents of the message being operated on. For example, if the user displays a pgp-traditional message which has not been manually checked with the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="gettingstarted.html#check-traditional-pgp"><check-traditional-pgp></a></code> function, mutt will automatically check the message for traditional pgp. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-autoinline"></a>3.150. pgp_autoinline</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> This option controls whether Mutt generates old-style inline (traditional) PGP encrypted or signed messages under certain circumstances. This can be overridden by use of the pgp menu, when inline is not required. </p><p> Note that Mutt might automatically use PGP/MIME for messages which consist of more than a single MIME part. Mutt can be configured to ask before sending PGP/MIME messages when inline (traditional) would not work. </p><p> Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-mime-auto" title="3.166. pgp_mime_auto">$pgp_mime_auto</a> variable. </p><p> Also note that using the old-style PGP message format is <span class="bold"><strong>strongly</strong></span> <span class="bold"><strong>deprecated</strong></span>. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-check-exit"></a>3.151. pgp_check_exit</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will check the exit code of the PGP subprocess when signing or encrypting. A non-zero exit code means that the subprocess failed. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-clearsign-command"></a>3.152. pgp_clearsign_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This format is used to create an old-style <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">clearsigned</span>”</span> PGP message. Note that the use of this format is <span class="bold"><strong>strongly</strong></span> <span class="bold"><strong>deprecated</strong></span>. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.153. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-decode-command"></a>3.153. pgp_decode_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This format strings specifies a command which is used to decode application/pgp attachments. </p><p> The PGP command formats have their own set of <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences: </p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%p </td><td>Expands to PGPPASSFD=0 when a pass phrase is needed, to an empty string otherwise. Note: This may be used with a %? construct. </td></tr><tr><td>%f </td><td>Expands to the name of a file containing a message. </td></tr><tr><td>%s </td><td>Expands to the name of a file containing the signature part of a <code class="literal">multipart/signed</code> attachment when verifying it. </td></tr><tr><td>%a </td><td>The value of <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-sign-as" title="3.170. pgp_sign_as">$pgp_sign_as</a>. </td></tr><tr><td>%r </td><td>One or more key IDs. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> For examples on how to configure these formats for the various versions of PGP which are floating around, see the pgp and gpg sample configuration files in the <code class="literal">samples/</code> subdirectory which has been installed on your system alongside the documentation. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-decrypt-command"></a>3.154. pgp_decrypt_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to decrypt a PGP encrypted message. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.153. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-encrypt-only-command"></a>3.155. pgp_encrypt_only_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to encrypt a body part without signing it. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.153. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-encrypt-sign-command"></a>3.156. pgp_encrypt_sign_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to both sign and encrypt a body part. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.153. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-entry-format"></a>3.157. pgp_entry_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%4n %t%f %4l/0x%k %-4a %2c %u</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This variable allows you to customize the PGP key selection menu to your personal taste. This string is similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.111. index_format">$index_format</a>, but has its own set of <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences: </p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%n </td><td>number </td></tr><tr><td>%k </td><td>key id </td></tr><tr><td>%u </td><td>user id </td></tr><tr><td>%a </td><td>algorithm </td></tr><tr><td>%l </td><td>key length </td></tr><tr><td>%f </td><td>flags </td></tr><tr><td>%c </td><td>capabilities </td></tr><tr><td>%t </td><td>trust/validity of the key-uid association </td></tr><tr><td>%[<s>] </td><td>date of the key where <s> is an <code class="literal">strftime(3)</code> expression </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-export-command"></a>3.158. pgp_export_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to export a public key from the user's key ring. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.153. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-getkeys-command"></a>3.159. pgp_getkeys_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is invoked whenever mutt will need public key information. Of the sequences supported by <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.153. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a>, %r is the only <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequence used with this format. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-good-sign"></a>3.160. pgp_good_sign</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: regular expression<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> If you assign a text to this variable, then a PGP signature is only considered verified if the output from <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-verify-command" title="3.176. pgp_verify_command">$pgp_verify_command</a> contains the text. Use this variable if the exit code from the command is 0 even for bad signatures. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-ignore-subkeys"></a>3.161. pgp_ignore_subkeys</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Setting this variable will cause Mutt to ignore OpenPGP subkeys. Instead, the principal key will inherit the subkeys' capabilities. <span class="emphasis"><em>Unset</em></span> this if you want to play interesting key selection games. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-import-command"></a>3.162. pgp_import_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to import a key from a message into the user's public key ring. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.153. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-list-pubring-command"></a>3.163. pgp_list_pubring_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to list the public key ring's contents. The output format must be analogous to the one used by </p><pre class="screen"> gpg --list-keys --with-colons. </pre><p> This format is also generated by the <code class="literal">pgpring</code> utility which comes with mutt. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.153. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-list-secring-command"></a>3.164. pgp_list_secring_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to list the secret key ring's contents. The output format must be analogous to the one used by: </p><pre class="screen"> gpg --list-keys --with-colons. </pre><p> This format is also generated by the <code class="literal">pgpring</code> utility which comes with mutt. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.153. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-long-ids"></a>3.165. pgp_long_ids</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, use 64 bit PGP key IDs, if <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> use the normal 32 bit key IDs. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-mime-auto"></a>3.166. pgp_mime_auto</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: ask-yes</p></div><p> This option controls whether Mutt will prompt you for automatically sending a (signed/encrypted) message using PGP/MIME when inline (traditional) fails (for any reason). </p><p> Also note that using the old-style PGP message format is <span class="bold"><strong>strongly</strong></span> <span class="bold"><strong>deprecated</strong></span>. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-replyinline"></a>3.167. pgp_replyinline</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> Setting this variable will cause Mutt to always attempt to create an inline (traditional) message when replying to a message which is PGP encrypted/signed inline. This can be overridden by use of the pgp menu, when inline is not required. This option does not automatically detect if the (replied-to) message is inline; instead it relies on Mutt internals for previously checked/flagged messages. </p><p> Note that Mutt might automatically use PGP/MIME for messages which consist of more than a single MIME part. Mutt can be configured to ask before sending PGP/MIME messages when inline (traditional) would not work. </p><p> Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-mime-auto" title="3.166. pgp_mime_auto">$pgp_mime_auto</a> variable. </p><p> Also note that using the old-style PGP message format is <span class="bold"><strong>strongly</strong></span> <span class="bold"><strong>deprecated</strong></span>. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-retainable-sigs"></a>3.168. pgp_retainable_sigs</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, signed and encrypted messages will consist of nested <code class="literal">multipart/signed</code> and <code class="literal">multipart/encrypted</code> body parts. </p><p> This is useful for applications like encrypted and signed mailing lists, where the outer layer (<code class="literal">multipart/encrypted</code>) can be easily removed, while the inner <code class="literal">multipart/signed</code> part is retained. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-show-unusable"></a>3.169. pgp_show_unusable</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will display non-usable keys on the PGP key selection menu. This includes keys which have been revoked, have expired, or have been marked as <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">disabled</span>”</span> by the user. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-sign-as"></a>3.170. pgp_sign_as</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> If you have more than one key pair, this option allows you to specify which of your private keys to use. It is recommended that you use the keyid form to specify your key (e.g. <code class="literal">0x00112233</code>). (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-sign-command"></a>3.171. pgp_sign_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to create the detached PGP signature for a <code class="literal">multipart/signed</code> PGP/MIME body part. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.153. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-sort-keys"></a>3.172. pgp_sort_keys</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: sort order<br /> Default: address</p></div><p> Specifies how the entries in the pgp menu are sorted. The following are legal values: </p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>address </td><td>sort alphabetically by user id </td></tr><tr><td>keyid </td><td>sort alphabetically by key id </td></tr><tr><td>date </td><td>sort by key creation date </td></tr><tr><td>trust </td><td>sort by the trust of the key </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> If you prefer reverse order of the above values, prefix it with <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">reverse-</span>”</span>. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-strict-enc"></a>3.173. pgp_strict_enc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will automatically encode PGP/MIME signed messages as quoted-printable. Please note that unsetting this variable may lead to problems with non-verifyable PGP signatures, so only change this if you know what you are doing. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-timeout"></a>3.174. pgp_timeout</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 300</p></div><p> The number of seconds after which a cached passphrase will expire if not used. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-use-gpg-agent"></a>3.175. pgp_use_gpg_agent</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will use a possibly-running <code class="literal">gpg-agent(1)</code> process. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-verify-command"></a>3.176. pgp_verify_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to verify PGP signatures. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.153. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-verify-key-command"></a>3.177. pgp_verify_key_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to verify key information from the key selection menu. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pgp-decode-command" title="3.153. pgp_decode_command">$pgp_decode_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (PGP only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pipe-decode"></a>3.178. pipe_decode</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> Used in connection with the <code class="literal"><pipe-message></code> command. When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will pipe the messages without any preprocessing. When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will weed headers and will attempt to decode the messages first. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pipe-sep"></a>3.179. pipe_sep</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">\n</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> The separator to add between messages when piping a list of tagged messages to an external Unix command. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pipe-split"></a>3.180. pipe_split</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> Used in connection with the <code class="literal"><pipe-message></code> function following <code class="literal"><tag-prefix></code>. If this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, when piping a list of tagged messages Mutt will concatenate the messages and will pipe them all concatenated. When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will pipe the messages one by one. In both cases the messages are piped in the current sorted order, and the <a class="link" href="reference.html#pipe-sep" title="3.179. pipe_sep">$pipe_sep</a> separator is added after each message. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-auth-try-all"></a>3.181. pop_auth_try_all</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will try all available authentication methods. When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will only fall back to other authentication methods if the previous methods are unavailable. If a method is available but authentication fails, Mutt will not connect to the POP server. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-authenticators"></a>3.182. pop_authenticators</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This is a colon-delimited list of authentication methods mutt may attempt to use to log in to an POP server, in the order mutt should try them. Authentication methods are either <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">user</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">apop</span>”</span> or any SASL mechanism, e.g. <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">digest-md5</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">gssapi</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">cram-md5</span>”</span>. This option is case-insensitive. If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> (the default) mutt will try all available methods, in order from most-secure to least-secure. </p><p> Example: </p><pre class="screen"> set pop_authenticators="digest-md5:apop:user" </pre></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-checkinterval"></a>3.183. pop_checkinterval</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 60</p></div><p> This variable configures how often (in seconds) mutt should look for new mail in the currently selected mailbox if it is a POP mailbox. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-delete"></a>3.184. pop_delete</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: ask-no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will delete successfully downloaded messages from the POP server when using the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#fetch-mail"><fetch-mail></a></code> function. When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will download messages but also leave them on the POP server. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-host"></a>3.185. pop_host</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> The name of your POP server for the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#fetch-mail"><fetch-mail></a></code> function. You can also specify an alternative port, username and password, i.e.: </p><pre class="screen"> [pop[s]://][username[:password]@]popserver[:port] </pre><p> where <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">[...]</span>”</span> denotes an optional part. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-last"></a>3.186. pop_last</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will try to use the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">LAST</code></span>”</span> POP command for retrieving only unread messages from the POP server when using the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#fetch-mail"><fetch-mail></a></code> function. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-pass"></a>3.187. pop_pass</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Specifies the password for your POP account. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will prompt you for your password when you open a POP mailbox. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Warning</strong></span>: you should only use this option when you are on a fairly secure machine, because the superuser can read your muttrc even if you are the only one who can read the file. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-reconnect"></a>3.188. pop_reconnect</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: ask-yes</p></div><p> Controls whether or not Mutt will try to reconnect to the POP server if the connection is lost. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pop-user"></a>3.189. pop_user</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Your login name on the POP server. </p><p> This variable defaults to your user name on the local machine. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="post-indent-string"></a>3.190. post_indent_string</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Similar to the <a class="link" href="reference.html#attribution" title="3.16. attribution">$attribution</a> variable, Mutt will append this string after the inclusion of a message which is being replied to. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="postpone"></a>3.191. postpone</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: ask-yes</p></div><p> Controls whether or not messages are saved in the <a class="link" href="reference.html#postponed" title="3.192. postponed">$postponed</a> mailbox when you elect not to send immediately. </p><p> Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#recall" title="3.206. recall">$recall</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="postponed"></a>3.192. postponed</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/postponed</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> Mutt allows you to indefinitely <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="reference.html#postpone" title="3.191. postpone">postpone</a> sending a message</span>”</span> which you are editing. When you choose to postpone a message, Mutt saves it in the mailbox specified by this variable. </p><p> Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#postpone" title="3.191. postpone">$postpone</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="preconnect"></a>3.193. preconnect</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, a shell command to be executed if mutt fails to establish a connection to the server. This is useful for setting up secure connections, e.g. with <code class="literal">ssh(1)</code>. If the command returns a nonzero status, mutt gives up opening the server. Example: </p><pre class="screen"> set preconnect="ssh -f -q -L 1234:mailhost.net:143 mailhost.net \ sleep 20 < /dev/null > /dev/null" </pre><p> Mailbox <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">foo</span>”</span> on <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">mailhost.net</span>”</span> can now be reached as <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">{localhost:1234}foo</span>”</span>. </p><p> Note: For this example to work, you must be able to log in to the remote machine without having to enter a password. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="print"></a>3.194. print</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: ask-no</p></div><p> Controls whether or not Mutt really prints messages. This is set to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">ask-no</span>”</span> by default, because some people accidentally hit <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">p</span>”</span> often. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="print-command"></a>3.195. print_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">lpr</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This specifies the command pipe that should be used to print messages. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="print-decode"></a>3.196. print_decode</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Used in connection with the <code class="literal"><print-message></code> command. If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the message is decoded before it is passed to the external command specified by <a class="link" href="reference.html#print-command" title="3.195. print_command">$print_command</a>. If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, no processing will be applied to the message when printing it. The latter setting may be useful if you are using some advanced printer filter which is able to properly format e-mail messages for printing. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="print-split"></a>3.197. print_split</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> Used in connection with the <code class="literal"><print-message></code> command. If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the command specified by <a class="link" href="reference.html#print-command" title="3.195. print_command">$print_command</a> is executed once for each message which is to be printed. If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, the command specified by <a class="link" href="reference.html#print-command" title="3.195. print_command">$print_command</a> is executed only once, and all the messages are concatenated, with a form feed as the message separator. </p><p> Those who use the <code class="literal">enscript</code>(1) program's mail-printing mode will most likely want to <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> this option. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="prompt-after"></a>3.198. prompt_after</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If you use an <span class="emphasis"><em>external</em></span> <a class="link" href="reference.html#pager" title="3.144. pager">$pager</a>, setting this variable will cause Mutt to prompt you for a command when the pager exits rather than returning to the index menu. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will return to the index menu when the external pager exits. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="query-command"></a>3.199. query_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This specifies the command Mutt will use to make external address queries. The string may contain a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%s</span>”</span>, which will be substituted with the query string the user types. Mutt will add quotes around the string substituted for <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%s</span>”</span> automatically according to shell quoting rules, so you should avoid adding your own. If no <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%s</span>”</span> is found in the string, Mutt will append the user's query to the end of the string. See <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="advancedusage.html#query" title="6. External Address Queries">query</a></span>”</span> for more information. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="query-format"></a>3.200. query_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%4c %t %-25.25a %-25.25n %?e?(%e)?</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This variable describes the format of the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">query</span>”</span> menu. The following <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-style sequences are understood: </p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%a </td><td>destination address </td></tr><tr><td>%c </td><td>current entry number </td></tr><tr><td>%e </td><td>extra information * </td></tr><tr><td>%n </td><td>destination name </td></tr><tr><td>%t </td><td><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">*</span>”</span> if current entry is tagged, a space otherwise </td></tr><tr><td>%>X </td><td>right justify the rest of the string and pad with <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> </td></tr><tr><td>%|X </td><td>pad to the end of the line with <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> </td></tr><tr><td>%*X </td><td>soft-fill with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> as pad </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> For an explanation of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">soft-fill</span>”</span>, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.111. index_format">$index_format</a> documentation. </p><p> * = can be optionally printed if nonzero, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#status-format" title="3.278. status_format">$status_format</a> documentation. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="quit"></a>3.201. quit</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This variable controls whether <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">quit</span>”</span> and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">exit</span>”</span> actually quit from mutt. If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, they do quit, if it is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, they have no effect, and if it is set to <span class="emphasis"><em>ask-yes</em></span> or <span class="emphasis"><em>ask-no</em></span>, you are prompted for confirmation when you try to quit. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="quote-regexp"></a>3.202. quote_regexp</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: regular expression<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">^([ \t]*[|>:}#])+</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> A regular expression used in the internal pager to determine quoted sections of text in the body of a message. Quoted text may be filtered out using the <code class="literal"><toggle-quoted></code> command, or colored according to the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">color quoted</span>”</span> family of directives. </p><p> Higher levels of quoting may be colored differently (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">color quoted1</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">color quoted2</span>”</span>, etc.). The quoting level is determined by removing the last character from the matched text and recursively reapplying the regular expression until it fails to produce a match. </p><p> Match detection may be overridden by the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smileys" title="3.235. smileys">$smileys</a> regular expression. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="read-inc"></a>3.203. read_inc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 10</p></div><p> If set to a value greater than 0, Mutt will display which message it is currently on when reading a mailbox or when performing search actions such as search and limit. The message is printed after this many messages have been read or searched (e.g., if set to 25, Mutt will print a message when it is at message 25, and then again when it gets to message 50). This variable is meant to indicate progress when reading or searching large mailboxes which may take some time. When set to 0, only a single message will appear before the reading the mailbox. </p><p> Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#write-inc" title="3.307. write_inc">$write_inc</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#net-inc" title="3.143. net_inc">$net_inc</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#time-inc" title="3.286. time_inc">$time_inc</a> variables and the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="tuning.html" title="Chapter 8. Performance Tuning">tuning</a></span>”</span> section of the manual for performance considerations. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="read-only"></a>3.204. read_only</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, all folders are opened in read-only mode. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="realname"></a>3.205. realname</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This variable specifies what <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">real</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">personal</span>”</span> name should be used when sending messages. </p><p> By default, this is the GECOS field from <code class="literal">/etc/passwd</code>. Note that this variable will <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> be used when the user has set a real name in the <a class="link" href="reference.html#from" title="3.73. from">$from</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="recall"></a>3.206. recall</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: ask-yes</p></div><p> Controls whether or not Mutt recalls postponed messages when composing a new message. </p><p> <span class="emphasis"><em>Setting</em></span> this variable to is not generally useful, and thus not recommended. </p><p> Also see <a class="link" href="reference.html#postponed" title="3.192. postponed">$postponed</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="record"></a>3.207. record</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/sent</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This specifies the file into which your outgoing messages should be appended. (This is meant as the primary method for saving a copy of your messages, but another way to do this is using the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#my-hdr" title="15. User-Defined Headers">my_hdr</a></span>”</span> command to create a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Bcc:</span>”</span> field with your email address in it.) </p><p> The value of <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="reference.html#record" title="3.207. record">$record</a></em></span> is overridden by the <a class="link" href="reference.html#force-name" title="3.67. force_name">$force_name</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#save-name" title="3.219. save_name">$save_name</a> variables, and the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#fcc-hook" title="17. Specify Default Fcc: Mailbox When Composing">fcc-hook</a></span>”</span> command. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reply-regexp"></a>3.208. reply_regexp</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: regular expression<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">^(re([\[0-9\]+])*|aw):[ \t]*</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> A regular expression used to recognize reply messages when threading and replying. The default value corresponds to the English "Re:" and the German "Aw:". </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reply-self"></a>3.209. reply_self</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> and you are replying to a message sent by you, Mutt will assume that you want to reply to the recipients of that message rather than to yourself. </p><p> Also see the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></span>”</span> command. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reply-to"></a>3.210. reply_to</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: ask-yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, when replying to a message, Mutt will use the address listed in the Reply-to: header as the recipient of the reply. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, it will use the address in the From: header field instead. This option is useful for reading a mailing list that sets the Reply-To: header field to the list address and you want to send a private message to the author of a message. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="resolve"></a>3.211. resolve</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the cursor will be automatically advanced to the next (possibly undeleted) message whenever a command that modifies the current message is executed. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reverse-alias"></a>3.212. reverse_alias</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> This variable controls whether or not Mutt will display the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">personal</span>”</span> name from your aliases in the index menu if it finds an alias that matches the message's sender. For example, if you have the following alias: </p><pre class="screen"> alias juser abd30425@somewhere.net (Joe User) </pre><p> and then you receive mail which contains the following header: </p><pre class="screen"> From: abd30425@somewhere.net </pre><p> It would be displayed in the index menu as <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Joe User</span>”</span> instead of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">abd30425@somewhere.net.</span>”</span> This is useful when the person's e-mail address is not human friendly. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reverse-name"></a>3.213. reverse_name</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> It may sometimes arrive that you receive mail to a certain machine, move the messages to another machine, and reply to some the messages from there. If this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the default <span class="emphasis"><em>From:</em></span> line of the reply messages is built using the address where you received the messages you are replying to <span class="bold"><strong>if</strong></span> that address matches your <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></span>”</span>. If the variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, or the address that would be used doesn't match your <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></span>”</span>, the <span class="emphasis"><em>From:</em></span> line will use your address on the current machine. </p><p> Also see the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#alternates" title="11. Alternative Addresses">alternates</a></span>”</span> command. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="reverse-realname"></a>3.214. reverse_realname</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This variable fine-tunes the behavior of the <a class="link" href="reference.html#reverse-name" title="3.213. reverse_name">$reverse_name</a> feature. When it is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will use the address from incoming messages as-is, possibly including eventual real names. When it is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mutt will override any such real names with the setting of the <a class="link" href="reference.html#realname" title="3.205. realname">$realname</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="rfc2047-parameters"></a>3.215. rfc2047_parameters</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will decode RFC2047-encoded MIME parameters. You want to set this variable when mutt suggests you to save attachments to files named like: </p><pre class="screen"> =?iso-8859-1?Q?file=5F=E4=5F991116=2Ezip?= </pre><p> When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> interactively, the change won't be active until you change folders. </p><p> Note that this use of RFC2047's encoding is explicitly prohibited by the standard, but nevertheless encountered in the wild. </p><p> Also note that setting this parameter will <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> have the effect that mutt <span class="emphasis"><em>generates</em></span> this kind of encoding. Instead, mutt will unconditionally use the encoding specified in RFC2231. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="save-address"></a>3.216. save_address</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will take the sender's full address when choosing a default folder for saving a mail. If <a class="link" href="reference.html#save-name" title="3.219. save_name">$save_name</a> or <a class="link" href="reference.html#force-name" title="3.67. force_name">$force_name</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> too, the selection of the Fcc folder will be changed as well. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="save-empty"></a>3.217. save_empty</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mailboxes which contain no saved messages will be removed when closed (the exception is <a class="link" href="reference.html#spoolfile" title="3.265. spoolfile">$spoolfile</a> which is never removed). If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mailboxes are never removed. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> This only applies to mbox and MMDF folders, Mutt does not delete MH and Maildir directories. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="save-history"></a>3.218. save_history</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 0</p></div><p> This variable controls the size of the history (per category) saved in the <a class="link" href="reference.html#history-file" title="3.87. history_file">$history_file</a> file. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="save-name"></a>3.219. save_name</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> This variable controls how copies of outgoing messages are saved. When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, a check is made to see if a mailbox specified by the recipient address exists (this is done by searching for a mailbox in the <a class="link" href="reference.html#folder" title="3.64. folder">$folder</a> directory with the <span class="emphasis"><em>username</em></span> part of the recipient address). If the mailbox exists, the outgoing message will be saved to that mailbox, otherwise the message is saved to the <a class="link" href="reference.html#record" title="3.207. record">$record</a> mailbox. </p><p> Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#force-name" title="3.67. force_name">$force_name</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="score"></a>3.220. score</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, scoring is turned off. This can be useful to selectively disable scoring for certain folders when the <a class="link" href="reference.html#score-threshold-delete" title="3.221. score_threshold_delete">$score_threshold_delete</a> variable and related are used. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="score-threshold-delete"></a>3.221. score_threshold_delete</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: -1</p></div><p> Messages which have been assigned a score equal to or lower than the value of this variable are automatically marked for deletion by mutt. Since mutt scores are always greater than or equal to zero, the default setting of this variable will never mark a message for deletion. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="score-threshold-flag"></a>3.222. score_threshold_flag</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 9999</p></div><p> Messages which have been assigned a score greater than or equal to this variable's value are automatically marked "flagged". </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="score-threshold-read"></a>3.223. score_threshold_read</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: -1</p></div><p> Messages which have been assigned a score equal to or lower than the value of this variable are automatically marked as read by mutt. Since mutt scores are always greater than or equal to zero, the default setting of this variable will never mark a message read. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="search-context"></a>3.224. search_context</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 0</p></div><p> For the pager, this variable specifies the number of lines shown before search results. By default, search results will be top-aligned. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="send-charset"></a>3.225. send_charset</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">us-ascii:iso-8859-1:utf-8</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> A colon-delimited list of character sets for outgoing messages. Mutt will use the first character set into which the text can be converted exactly. If your <a class="link" href="reference.html#charset" title="3.25. charset">$charset</a> is not <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">iso-8859-1</span>”</span> and recipients may not understand <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">UTF-8</span>”</span>, it is advisable to include in the list an appropriate widely used standard character set (such as <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">iso-8859-2</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">koi8-r</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">iso-2022-jp</span>”</span>) either instead of or after <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">iso-8859-1</span>”</span>. </p><p> In case the text cannot be converted into one of these exactly, mutt uses <a class="link" href="reference.html#charset" title="3.25. charset">$charset</a> as a fallback. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sendmail"></a>3.226. sendmail</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">/usr/sbin/sendmail -oem -oi</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> Specifies the program and arguments used to deliver mail sent by Mutt. Mutt expects that the specified program interprets additional arguments as recipient addresses. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sendmail-wait"></a>3.227. sendmail_wait</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 0</p></div><p> Specifies the number of seconds to wait for the <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.226. sendmail">$sendmail</a> process to finish before giving up and putting delivery in the background. </p><p> Mutt interprets the value of this variable as follows: </p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>>0 </td><td>number of seconds to wait for sendmail to finish before continuing </td></tr><tr><td>0 </td><td>wait forever for sendmail to finish </td></tr><tr><td><0 </td><td>always put sendmail in the background without waiting </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> Note that if you specify a value other than 0, the output of the child process will be put in a temporary file. If there is some error, you will be informed as to where to find the output. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="shell"></a>3.228. shell</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Command to use when spawning a subshell. By default, the user's login shell from <code class="literal">/etc/passwd</code> is used. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sig-dashes"></a>3.229. sig_dashes</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, a line containing <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">-- </span>”</span> (note the trailing space) will be inserted before your <a class="link" href="reference.html#signature" title="3.231. signature">$signature</a>. It is <span class="bold"><strong>strongly</strong></span> recommended that you not <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span> this variable unless your signature contains just your name. The reason for this is because many software packages use <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">-- \n</span>”</span> to detect your signature. For example, Mutt has the ability to highlight the signature in a different color in the built-in pager. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sig-on-top"></a>3.230. sig_on_top</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the signature will be included before any quoted or forwarded text. It is <span class="bold"><strong>strongly</strong></span> recommended that you do not set this variable unless you really know what you are doing, and are prepared to take some heat from netiquette guardians. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="signature"></a>3.231. signature</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~/.signature</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> Specifies the filename of your signature, which is appended to all outgoing messages. If the filename ends with a pipe (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">|</span>”</span>), it is assumed that filename is a shell command and input should be read from its standard output. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="simple-search"></a>3.232. simple_search</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~f %s | ~s %s</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> Specifies how Mutt should expand a simple search into a real search pattern. A simple search is one that does not contain any of the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">~</span>”</span> pattern operators. See <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="advancedusage.html#patterns" title="3. Patterns: Searching, Limiting and Tagging">patterns</a></span>”</span> for more information on search patterns. </p><p> For example, if you simply type <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">joe</span>”</span> at a search or limit prompt, Mutt will automatically expand it to the value specified by this variable by replacing <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%s</span>”</span> with the supplied string. For the default value, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">joe</span>”</span> would be expanded to: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">~f joe | ~s joe</span>”</span>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sleep-time"></a>3.233. sleep_time</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 1</p></div><p> Specifies time, in seconds, to pause while displaying certain informational messages, while moving from folder to folder and after expunging messages from the current folder. The default is to pause one second, so a value of zero for this option suppresses the pause. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smart-wrap"></a>3.234. smart_wrap</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Controls the display of lines longer than the screen width in the internal pager. If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, long lines are wrapped at a word boundary. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, lines are simply wrapped at the screen edge. Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#markers" title="3.122. markers">$markers</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smileys"></a>3.235. smileys</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: regular expression<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">(>From )|(:[-^]?[][)(><}{|/DP])</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> The <span class="emphasis"><em>pager</em></span> uses this variable to catch some common false positives of <a class="link" href="reference.html#quote-regexp" title="3.202. quote_regexp">$quote_regexp</a>, most notably smileys and not consider a line quoted text if it also matches <a class="link" href="reference.html#smileys" title="3.235. smileys">$smileys</a>. This mostly happens at the beginning of a line. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-ask-cert-label"></a>3.236. smime_ask_cert_label</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This flag controls whether you want to be asked to enter a label for a certificate about to be added to the database or not. It is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> by default. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-ca-location"></a>3.237. smime_ca_location</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This variable contains the name of either a directory, or a file which contains trusted certificates for use with OpenSSL. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-certificates"></a>3.238. smime_certificates</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Since for S/MIME there is no pubring/secring as with PGP, mutt has to handle storage and retrieval of keys by itself. This is very basic right now, and keys and certificates are stored in two different directories, both named as the hash-value retrieved from OpenSSL. There is an index file which contains mailbox-address keyid pairs, and which can be manually edited. This option points to the location of the certificates. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-decrypt-command"></a>3.239. smime_decrypt_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This format string specifies a command which is used to decrypt <code class="literal">application/x-pkcs7-mime</code> attachments. </p><p> The OpenSSL command formats have their own set of <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences similar to PGP's: </p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%f </td><td>Expands to the name of a file containing a message. </td></tr><tr><td>%s </td><td>Expands to the name of a file containing the signature part of a <code class="literal">multipart/signed</code> attachment when verifying it. </td></tr><tr><td>%k </td><td>The key-pair specified with <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-default-key" title="3.241. smime_default_key">$smime_default_key</a> </td></tr><tr><td>%c </td><td>One or more certificate IDs. </td></tr><tr><td>%a </td><td>The algorithm used for encryption. </td></tr><tr><td>%C </td><td>CA location: Depending on whether <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-ca-location" title="3.237. smime_ca_location">$smime_ca_location</a> points to a directory or file, this expands to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">-CApath <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-ca-location" title="3.237. smime_ca_location">$smime_ca_location</a></span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">-CAfile <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-ca-location" title="3.237. smime_ca_location">$smime_ca_location</a></span>”</span>. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> For examples on how to configure these formats, see the <code class="literal">smime.rc</code> in the <code class="literal">samples/</code> subdirectory which has been installed on your system alongside the documentation. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-decrypt-use-default-key"></a>3.240. smime_decrypt_use_default_key</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> (default) this tells mutt to use the default key for decryption. Otherwise, if managing multiple certificate-key-pairs, mutt will try to use the mailbox-address to determine the key to use. It will ask you to supply a key, if it can't find one. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-default-key"></a>3.241. smime_default_key</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This is the default key-pair to use for signing. This must be set to the keyid (the hash-value that OpenSSL generates) to work properly (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-encrypt-command"></a>3.242. smime_encrypt_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to create encrypted S/MIME messages. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.239. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-encrypt-with"></a>3.243. smime_encrypt_with</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This sets the algorithm that should be used for encryption. Valid choices are <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">des</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">des3</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">rc2-40</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">rc2-64</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">rc2-128</span>”</span>. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">3des</span>”</span> (TripleDES) is used. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-get-cert-command"></a>3.244. smime_get_cert_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to extract X509 certificates from a PKCS7 structure. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.239. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-get-cert-email-command"></a>3.245. smime_get_cert_email_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to extract the mail address(es) used for storing X509 certificates, and for verification purposes (to check whether the certificate was issued for the sender's mailbox). </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.239. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-get-signer-cert-command"></a>3.246. smime_get_signer_cert_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to extract only the signers X509 certificate from a S/MIME signature, so that the certificate's owner may get compared to the email's <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">From:</span>”</span> field. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.239. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-import-cert-command"></a>3.247. smime_import_cert_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to import a certificate via smime_keys. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.239. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-is-default"></a>3.248. smime_is_default</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> The default behavior of mutt is to use PGP on all auto-sign/encryption operations. To override and to use OpenSSL instead this must be <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>. However, this has no effect while replying, since mutt will automatically select the same application that was used to sign/encrypt the original message. (Note that this variable can be overridden by unsetting <a class="link" href="reference.html#crypt-autosmime" title="3.39. crypt_autosmime">$crypt_autosmime</a>.) (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-keys"></a>3.249. smime_keys</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Since for S/MIME there is no pubring/secring as with PGP, mutt has to handle storage and retrieval of keys/certs by itself. This is very basic right now, and stores keys and certificates in two different directories, both named as the hash-value retrieved from OpenSSL. There is an index file which contains mailbox-address keyid pair, and which can be manually edited. This option points to the location of the private keys. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-pk7out-command"></a>3.250. smime_pk7out_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to extract PKCS7 structures of S/MIME signatures, in order to extract the public X509 certificate(s). </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.239. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-sign-command"></a>3.251. smime_sign_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to created S/MIME signatures of type <code class="literal">multipart/signed</code>, which can be read by all mail clients. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.239. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-sign-opaque-command"></a>3.252. smime_sign_opaque_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to created S/MIME signatures of type <code class="literal">application/x-pkcs7-signature</code>, which can only be handled by mail clients supporting the S/MIME extension. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.239. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-timeout"></a>3.253. smime_timeout</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 300</p></div><p> The number of seconds after which a cached passphrase will expire if not used. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-verify-command"></a>3.254. smime_verify_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to verify S/MIME signatures of type <code class="literal">multipart/signed</code>. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.239. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-verify-opaque-command"></a>3.255. smime_verify_opaque_command</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This command is used to verify S/MIME signatures of type <code class="literal">application/x-pkcs7-mime</code>. </p><p> This is a format string, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#smime-decrypt-command" title="3.239. smime_decrypt_command">$smime_decrypt_command</a> command for possible <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences. (S/MIME only) </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smtp-authenticators"></a>3.256. smtp_authenticators</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This is a colon-delimited list of authentication methods mutt may attempt to use to log in to an SMTP server, in the order mutt should try them. Authentication methods are any SASL mechanism, e.g. <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">digest-md5</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">gssapi</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">cram-md5</span>”</span>. This option is case-insensitive. If it is <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">unset</span>”</span> (the default) mutt will try all available methods, in order from most-secure to least-secure. </p><p> Example: </p><pre class="screen"> set smtp_authenticators="digest-md5:cram-md5" </pre></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smtp-pass"></a>3.257. smtp_pass</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Specifies the password for your SMTP account. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will prompt you for your password when you first send mail via SMTP. See <a class="link" href="reference.html#smtp-url" title="3.258. smtp_url">$smtp_url</a> to configure mutt to send mail via SMTP. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Warning</strong></span>: you should only use this option when you are on a fairly secure machine, because the superuser can read your muttrc even if you are the only one who can read the file. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smtp-url"></a>3.258. smtp_url</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Defines the SMTP smarthost where sent messages should relayed for delivery. This should take the form of an SMTP URL, e.g.: </p><pre class="screen"> smtp[s]://[user[:pass]@]host[:port] </pre><p> where <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">[...]</span>”</span> denotes an optional part. Setting this variable overrides the value of the <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.226. sendmail">$sendmail</a> variable. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sort"></a>3.259. sort</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: sort order<br /> Default: date</p></div><p> Specifies how to sort messages in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">index</span>”</span> menu. Valid values are: </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>date or date-sent </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>date-received </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>from </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>mailbox-order (unsorted) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>score </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>size </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>spam </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>subject </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>threads </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>to </p></li></ul></div><p> You may optionally use the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">reverse-</span>”</span> prefix to specify reverse sorting order (example: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">set sort=reverse-date-sent</code></span>”</span>). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sort-alias"></a>3.260. sort_alias</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: sort order<br /> Default: alias</p></div><p> Specifies how the entries in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">alias</span>”</span> menu are sorted. The following are legal values: </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>address (sort alphabetically by email address) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>alias (sort alphabetically by alias name) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>unsorted (leave in order specified in .muttrc) </p></li></ul></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sort-aux"></a>3.261. sort_aux</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: sort order<br /> Default: date</p></div><p> When sorting by threads, this variable controls how threads are sorted in relation to other threads, and how the branches of the thread trees are sorted. This can be set to any value that <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort" title="3.259. sort">$sort</a> can, except <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">threads</span>”</span> (in that case, mutt will just use <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">date-sent</span>”</span>). You can also specify the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">last-</span>”</span> prefix in addition to the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">reverse-</span>”</span> prefix, but <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">last-</span>”</span> must come after <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">reverse-</span>”</span>. The <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">last-</span>”</span> prefix causes messages to be sorted against its siblings by which has the last descendant, using the rest of <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort-aux" title="3.261. sort_aux">$sort_aux</a> as an ordering. For instance, </p><pre class="screen"> set sort_aux=last-date-received </pre><p> would mean that if a new message is received in a thread, that thread becomes the last one displayed (or the first, if you have <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">set sort=reverse-threads</code></span>”</span>.) </p><p> Note: For reversed <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort" title="3.259. sort">$sort</a> order <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort-aux" title="3.261. sort_aux">$sort_aux</a> is reversed again (which is not the right thing to do, but kept to not break any existing configuration setting). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sort-browser"></a>3.262. sort_browser</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: sort order<br /> Default: alpha</p></div><p> Specifies how to sort entries in the file browser. By default, the entries are sorted alphabetically. Valid values: </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>alpha (alphabetically) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>date </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>size </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>unsorted </p></li></ul></div><p> You may optionally use the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">reverse-</span>”</span> prefix to specify reverse sorting order (example: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">set sort_browser=reverse-date</code></span>”</span>). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="sort-re"></a>3.263. sort_re</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This variable is only useful when sorting by threads with <a class="link" href="reference.html#strict-threads" title="3.280. strict_threads">$strict_threads</a> <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>. In that case, it changes the heuristic mutt uses to thread messages by subject. With <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort-re" title="3.263. sort_re">$sort_re</a> <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will only attach a message as the child of another message by subject if the subject of the child message starts with a substring matching the setting of <a class="link" href="reference.html#reply-regexp" title="3.208. reply_regexp">$reply_regexp</a>. With <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort-re" title="3.263. sort_re">$sort_re</a> <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mutt will attach the message whether or not this is the case, as long as the non-<a class="link" href="reference.html#reply-regexp" title="3.208. reply_regexp">$reply_regexp</a> parts of both messages are identical. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="spam-separator"></a>3.264. spam_separator</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">,</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This variable controls what happens when multiple spam headers are matched: if <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, each successive header will overwrite any previous matches value for the spam label. If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, each successive match will append to the previous, using this variable's value as a separator. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="spoolfile"></a>3.265. spoolfile</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> If your spool mailbox is in a non-default place where Mutt cannot find it, you can specify its location with this variable. Mutt will initially set this variable to the value of the environment variable <code class="literal">$MAIL</code> or <code class="literal">$MAILDIR</code> if either is defined. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-ca-certificates-file"></a>3.266. ssl_ca_certificates_file</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> This variable specifies a file containing trusted CA certificates. Any server certificate that is signed with one of these CA certificates is also automatically accepted. </p><p> Example: </p><pre class="screen"> set ssl_ca_certificates_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt </pre></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-client-cert"></a>3.267. ssl_client_cert</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> The file containing a client certificate and its associated private key. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-force-tls"></a>3.268. ssl_force_tls</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If this variable is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will require that all connections to remote servers be encrypted. Furthermore it will attempt to negotiate TLS even if the server does not advertise the capability, since it would otherwise have to abort the connection anyway. This option supersedes <a class="link" href="reference.html#ssl-starttls" title="3.270. ssl_starttls">$ssl_starttls</a>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-min-dh-prime-bits"></a>3.269. ssl_min_dh_prime_bits</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 0</p></div><p> This variable specifies the minimum acceptable prime size (in bits) for use in any Diffie-Hellman key exchange. A value of 0 will use the default from the GNUTLS library. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-starttls"></a>3.270. ssl_starttls</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: quadoption<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> (the default), mutt will attempt to use <code class="literal">STARTTLS</code> on servers advertising the capability. When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mutt will not attempt to use <code class="literal">STARTTLS</code> regardless of the server's capabilities. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-use-sslv3"></a>3.271. ssl_use_sslv3</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This variable specifies whether to attempt to use SSLv3 in the SSL authentication process. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-use-tlsv1"></a>3.272. ssl_use_tlsv1</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This variable specifies whether to attempt to use TLSv1 in the SSL authentication process. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-use-tlsv1-1"></a>3.273. ssl_use_tlsv1_1</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This variable specifies whether to attempt to use TLSv1.1 in the SSL authentication process. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-use-tlsv1-2"></a>3.274. ssl_use_tlsv1_2</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> This variable specifies whether to attempt to use TLSv1.2 in the SSL authentication process. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-verify-dates"></a>3.275. ssl_verify_dates</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> (the default), mutt will not automatically accept a server certificate that is either not yet valid or already expired. You should only unset this for particular known hosts, using the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#account-hook" title="6. Managing Multiple Accounts"><account-hook></a></code> function. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="ssl-verify-host"></a>3.276. ssl_verify_host</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> (the default), mutt will not automatically accept a server certificate whose host name does not match the host used in your folder URL. You should only unset this for particular known hosts, using the <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#account-hook" title="6. Managing Multiple Accounts"><account-hook></a></code> function. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="status-chars"></a>3.277. status_chars</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">-*%A</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> Controls the characters used by the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%r</span>”</span> indicator in <a class="link" href="reference.html#status-format" title="3.278. status_format">$status_format</a>. The first character is used when the mailbox is unchanged. The second is used when the mailbox has been changed, and it needs to be resynchronized. The third is used if the mailbox is in read-only mode, or if the mailbox will not be written when exiting that mailbox (You can toggle whether to write changes to a mailbox with the <code class="literal"><toggle-write></code> operation, bound by default to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">%</span>”</span>). The fourth is used to indicate that the current folder has been opened in attach- message mode (Certain operations like composing a new mail, replying, forwarding, etc. are not permitted in this mode). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="status-format"></a>3.278. status_format</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">-%r-Mutt: %f [Msgs:%?M?%M/?%m%?n? New:%n?%?o? Old:%o?%?d? Del:%d?%?F? Flag:%F?%?t? Tag:%t?%?p? Post:%p?%?b? Inc:%b?%?l? %l?]---(%s/%S)-%>-(%P)---</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> Controls the format of the status line displayed in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">index</span>”</span> menu. This string is similar to <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.111. index_format">$index_format</a>, but has its own set of <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequences: </p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>%b </td><td>number of mailboxes with new mail * </td></tr><tr><td>%d </td><td>number of deleted messages * </td></tr><tr><td>%f </td><td>the full pathname of the current mailbox </td></tr><tr><td>%F </td><td>number of flagged messages * </td></tr><tr><td>%h </td><td>local hostname </td></tr><tr><td>%l </td><td>size (in bytes) of the current mailbox * </td></tr><tr><td>%L </td><td>size (in bytes) of the messages shown (i.e., which match the current limit) * </td></tr><tr><td>%m </td><td>the number of messages in the mailbox * </td></tr><tr><td>%M </td><td>the number of messages shown (i.e., which match the current limit) * </td></tr><tr><td>%n </td><td>number of new messages in the mailbox * </td></tr><tr><td>%o </td><td>number of old unread messages * </td></tr><tr><td>%p </td><td>number of postponed messages * </td></tr><tr><td>%P </td><td>percentage of the way through the index </td></tr><tr><td>%r </td><td>modified/read-only/won't-write/attach-message indicator, according to <a class="link" href="reference.html#status-chars" title="3.277. status_chars">$status_chars</a> </td></tr><tr><td>%s </td><td>current sorting mode (<a class="link" href="reference.html#sort" title="3.259. sort">$sort</a>) </td></tr><tr><td>%S </td><td>current aux sorting method (<a class="link" href="reference.html#sort-aux" title="3.261. sort_aux">$sort_aux</a>) </td></tr><tr><td>%t </td><td>number of tagged messages * </td></tr><tr><td>%u </td><td>number of unread messages * </td></tr><tr><td>%v </td><td>Mutt version string </td></tr><tr><td>%V </td><td>currently active limit pattern, if any * </td></tr><tr><td>%>X </td><td>right justify the rest of the string and pad with <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> </td></tr><tr><td>%|X </td><td>pad to the end of the line with <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> </td></tr><tr><td>%*X </td><td>soft-fill with character <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">X</span>”</span> as pad </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p> For an explanation of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">soft-fill</span>”</span>, see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#index-format" title="3.111. index_format">$index_format</a> documentation. </p><p> * = can be optionally printed if nonzero </p><p> Some of the above sequences can be used to optionally print a string if their value is nonzero. For example, you may only want to see the number of flagged messages if such messages exist, since zero is not particularly meaningful. To optionally print a string based upon one of the above sequences, the following construct is used: </p><p> <code class="literal">%?<sequence_char>?<optional_string>?</code> </p><p> where <span class="emphasis"><em>sequence_char</em></span> is a character from the table above, and <span class="emphasis"><em>optional_string</em></span> is the string you would like printed if <span class="emphasis"><em>sequence_char</em></span> is nonzero. <span class="emphasis"><em>optional_string</em></span> <span class="bold"><strong>may</strong></span> contain other sequences as well as normal text, but you may <span class="bold"><strong>not</strong></span> nest optional strings. </p><p> Here is an example illustrating how to optionally print the number of new messages in a mailbox: </p><p> <code class="literal">%?n?%n new messages.?</code> </p><p> You can also switch between two strings using the following construct: </p><p> <code class="literal">%?<sequence_char>?<if_string>&<else_string>?</code> </p><p> If the value of <span class="emphasis"><em>sequence_char</em></span> is non-zero, <span class="emphasis"><em>if_string</em></span> will be expanded, otherwise <span class="emphasis"><em>else_string</em></span> will be expanded. </p><p> You can force the result of any <code class="literal">printf(3)</code>-like sequence to be lowercase by prefixing the sequence character with an underscore (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">_</span>”</span>) sign. For example, if you want to display the local hostname in lowercase, you would use: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">%_h</code></span>”</span>. </p><p> If you prefix the sequence character with a colon (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">:</span>”</span>) character, mutt will replace any dots in the expansion by underscores. This might be helpful with IMAP folders that don't like dots in folder names. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="status-on-top"></a>3.279. status_on_top</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> Setting this variable causes the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">status bar</span>”</span> to be displayed on the first line of the screen rather than near the bottom. If <a class="link" href="reference.html#help" title="3.79. help">$help</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, too it'll be placed at the bottom. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="strict-threads"></a>3.280. strict_threads</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, threading will only make use of the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">In-Reply-To</span>”</span> and <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">References:</span>”</span> fields when you <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort" title="3.259. sort">$sort</a> by message threads. By default, messages with the same subject are grouped together in <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">pseudo threads.</span>”</span>. This may not always be desirable, such as in a personal mailbox where you might have several unrelated messages with the subjects like <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">hi</span>”</span> which will get grouped together. See also <a class="link" href="reference.html#sort-re" title="3.263. sort_re">$sort_re</a> for a less drastic way of controlling this behavior. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="suspend"></a>3.281. suspend</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mutt won't stop when the user presses the terminal's <span class="emphasis"><em>susp</em></span> key, usually <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">^Z</span>”</span>. This is useful if you run mutt inside an xterm using a command like <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">xterm -e mutt</code></span>”</span>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="text-flowed"></a>3.282. text_flowed</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will generate <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">format=flowed</span>”</span> bodies with a content type of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">text/plain; format=flowed</code></span>”</span>. This format is easier to handle for some mailing software, and generally just looks like ordinary text. To actually make use of this format's features, you'll need support in your editor. </p><p> Note that <a class="link" href="reference.html#indent-string" title="3.110. indent_string">$indent_string</a> is ignored when this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="thorough-search"></a>3.283. thorough_search</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Affects the <code class="literal">~b</code> and <code class="literal">~h</code> search operations described in section <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="advancedusage.html#patterns" title="3. Patterns: Searching, Limiting and Tagging">patterns</a></span>”</span>. If <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the headers and body/attachments of messages to be searched are decoded before searching. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, messages are searched as they appear in the folder. </p><p> Users searching attachments or for non-ASCII characters should <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span> this value because decoding also includes MIME parsing/decoding and possible character set conversions. Otherwise mutt will attempt to match against the raw message received (for example quoted-printable encoded or with encoded headers) which may lead to incorrect search results. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="thread-received"></a>3.284. thread_received</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt uses the date received rather than the date sent to thread messages by subject. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="tilde"></a>3.285. tilde</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, the internal-pager will pad blank lines to the bottom of the screen with a tilde (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">~</span>”</span>). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="time-inc"></a>3.286. time_inc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 0</p></div><p> Along with <a class="link" href="reference.html#read-inc" title="3.203. read_inc">$read_inc</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#write-inc" title="3.307. write_inc">$write_inc</a>, and <a class="link" href="reference.html#net-inc" title="3.143. net_inc">$net_inc</a>, this variable controls the frequency with which progress updates are displayed. It suppresses updates less than <a class="link" href="reference.html#time-inc" title="3.286. time_inc">$time_inc</a> milliseconds apart. This can improve throughput on systems with slow terminals, or when running mutt on a remote system. </p><p> Also see the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="tuning.html" title="Chapter 8. Performance Tuning">tuning</a></span>”</span> section of the manual for performance considerations. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="timeout"></a>3.287. timeout</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 600</p></div><p> When Mutt is waiting for user input either idling in menus or in an interactive prompt, Mutt would block until input is present. Depending on the context, this would prevent certain operations from working, like checking for new mail or keeping an IMAP connection alive. </p><p> This variable controls how many seconds Mutt will at most wait until it aborts waiting for input, performs these operations and continues to wait for input. </p><p> A value of zero or less will cause Mutt to never time out. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="tmpdir"></a>3.288. tmpdir</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> This variable allows you to specify where Mutt will place its temporary files needed for displaying and composing messages. If this variable is not set, the environment variable <code class="literal">$TMPDIR</code> is used. If <code class="literal">$TMPDIR</code> is not set then <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">/var/tmp</code></span>”</span> is used. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="to-chars"></a>3.289. to_chars</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal"> +TCFL</code></span>”</span></p></div><p> Controls the character used to indicate mail addressed to you. The first character is the one used when the mail is <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> addressed to your address. The second is used when you are the only recipient of the message. The third is when your address appears in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">To:</span>”</span> header field, but you are not the only recipient of the message. The fourth character is used when your address is specified in the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Cc:</span>”</span> header field, but you are not the only recipient. The fifth character is used to indicate mail that was sent by <span class="emphasis"><em>you</em></span>. The sixth character is used to indicate when a mail was sent to a mailing-list you subscribe to. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="tunnel"></a>3.290. tunnel</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: string<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Setting this variable will cause mutt to open a pipe to a command instead of a raw socket. You may be able to use this to set up preauthenticated connections to your IMAP/POP3/SMTP server. Example: </p><pre class="screen"> set tunnel="ssh -q mailhost.net /usr/local/libexec/imapd" </pre><p> Note: For this example to work you must be able to log in to the remote machine without having to enter a password. </p><p> When set, Mutt uses the tunnel for all remote connections. Please see <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="optionalfeatures.html#account-hook" title="6. Managing Multiple Accounts">account-hook</a></span>”</span> in the manual for how to use different tunnel commands per connection. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="uncollapse-jump"></a>3.291. uncollapse_jump</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will jump to the next unread message, if any, when the current thread is <span class="emphasis"><em>un</em></span>collapsed. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="use-8bitmime"></a>3.292. use_8bitmime</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Warning:</strong></span> do not set this variable unless you are using a version of sendmail which supports the <code class="literal">-B8BITMIME</code> flag (such as sendmail 8.8.x) or you may not be able to send mail. </p><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will invoke <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.226. sendmail">$sendmail</a> with the <code class="literal">-B8BITMIME</code> flag when sending 8-bit messages to enable ESMTP negotiation. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="use-domain"></a>3.293. use_domain</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will qualify all local addresses (ones without the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">@host</span>”</span> portion) with the value of <a class="link" href="reference.html#hostname" title="3.90. hostname">$hostname</a>. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, no addresses will be qualified. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="use-envelope-from"></a>3.294. use_envelope_from</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: no</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will set the <span class="emphasis"><em>envelope</em></span> sender of the message. If <a class="link" href="reference.html#envelope-from-address" title="3.59. envelope_from_address">$envelope_from_address</a> is <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, it will be used as the sender address. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, mutt will attempt to derive the sender from the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">From:</span>”</span> header. </p><p> Note that this information is passed to sendmail command using the <code class="literal">-f</code> command line switch. Therefore setting this option is not useful if the <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.226. sendmail">$sendmail</a> variable already contains <code class="literal">-f</code> or if the executable pointed to by <a class="link" href="reference.html#sendmail" title="3.226. sendmail">$sendmail</a> doesn't support the <code class="literal">-f</code> switch. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="use-from"></a>3.295. use_from</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will generate the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">From:</span>”</span> header field when sending messages. If <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, no <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">From:</span>”</span> header field will be generated unless the user explicitly sets one using the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="configuration.html#my-hdr" title="15. User-Defined Headers">my_hdr</a></span>”</span> command. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="use-idn"></a>3.296. use_idn</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will show you international domain names decoded. Note: You can use IDNs for addresses even if this is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>. This variable only affects decoding. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="use-ipv6"></a>3.297. use_ipv6</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will look for IPv6 addresses of hosts it tries to contact. If this option is <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will restrict itself to IPv4 addresses. Normally, the default should work. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="user-agent"></a>3.298. user_agent</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will add a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">User-Agent:</span>”</span> header to outgoing messages, indicating which version of mutt was used for composing them. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="visual"></a>3.299. visual</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: path<br /> Default: (empty)</p></div><p> Specifies the visual editor to invoke when the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><code class="literal">~v</code></span>”</span> command is given in the built-in editor. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="wait-key"></a>3.300. wait_key</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Controls whether Mutt will ask you to press a key after an external command has been invoked by these functions: <code class="literal"><shell-escape></code>, <code class="literal"><pipe-message></code>, <code class="literal"><pipe-entry></code>, <code class="literal"><print-message></code>, and <code class="literal"><print-entry></code> commands. </p><p> It is also used when viewing attachments with <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="mimesupport.html#auto-view" title="4. MIME Autoview">auto_view</a></span>”</span>, provided that the corresponding mailcap entry has a <span class="emphasis"><em>needsterminal</em></span> flag, and the external program is interactive. </p><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, Mutt will always ask for a key. When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, Mutt will wait for a key only if the external command returned a non-zero status. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="weed"></a>3.301. weed</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, mutt will weed headers when displaying, forwarding, printing, or replying to messages. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="wrap"></a>3.302. wrap</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 0</p></div><p> When set to a positive value, mutt will wrap text at <a class="link" href="reference.html#wrap" title="3.302. wrap">$wrap</a> characters. When set to a negative value, mutt will wrap text so that there are <a class="link" href="reference.html#wrap" title="3.302. wrap">$wrap</a> characters of empty space on the right side of the terminal. Setting it to zero makes mutt wrap at the terminal width. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="wrap-headers"></a>3.303. wrap_headers</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 78</p></div><p> This option specifies the number of characters to use for wrapping an outgoing message's headers. Allowed values are between 78 and 998 inclusive. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Note:</strong></span> This option usually shouldn't be changed. RFC5233 recommends a line length of 78 (the default), so <span class="bold"><strong>please only change this setting when you know what you're doing</strong></span>. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="wrap-search"></a>3.304. wrap_search</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Controls whether searches wrap around the end. </p><p> When <span class="emphasis"><em>set</em></span>, searches will wrap around the first (or last) item. When <span class="emphasis"><em>unset</em></span>, incremental searches will not wrap. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="wrapmargin"></a>3.305. wrapmargin</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 0</p></div><p> (DEPRECATED) Equivalent to setting <a class="link" href="reference.html#wrap" title="3.302. wrap">$wrap</a> with a negative value. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="write-bcc"></a>3.306. write_bcc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: boolean<br /> Default: yes</p></div><p> Controls whether mutt writes out the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Bcc:</span>”</span> header when preparing messages to be sent. Exim users may wish to unset this. If mutt is set to deliver directly via SMTP (see <a class="link" href="reference.html#smtp-url" title="3.258. smtp_url">$smtp_url</a>), this option does nothing: mutt will never write out the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Bcc:</span>”</span> header in this case. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="write-inc"></a>3.307. write_inc</h3></div></div></div><div class="literallayout"><p>Type: number<br /> Default: 10</p></div><p> When writing a mailbox, a message will be printed every <a class="link" href="reference.html#write-inc" title="3.307. write_inc">$write_inc</a> messages to indicate progress. If set to 0, only a single message will be displayed before writing a mailbox. </p><p> Also see the <a class="link" href="reference.html#read-inc" title="3.203. read_inc">$read_inc</a>, <a class="link" href="reference.html#net-inc" title="3.143. net_inc">$net_inc</a> and <a class="link" href="reference.html#time-inc" title="3.286. time_inc">$time_inc</a> variables and the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote"><a class="link" href="tuning.html" title="Chapter 8. Performance Tuning">tuning</a></span>”</span> section of the manual for performance considerations. </p></div></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="functions"></a>4. Functions</h2></div></div></div><p> The following is the list of available functions listed by the mapping in which they are available. The default key setting is given, and an explanation of what the function does. The key bindings of these functions can be changed with the <a class="link" href="configuration.html#bind" title="5. Changing the Default Key Bindings">bind</a> command. </p><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="generic-map"></a>4.1. Generic Menu</h3></div></div></div><p> The <span class="emphasis"><em>generic</em></span> menu is not a real menu, but specifies common functions (such as movement) available in all menus except for <span class="emphasis"><em>pager</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>editor</em></span>. Changing settings for this menu will affect the default bindings for all menus (except as noted). </p><div class="table"><a id="tab-generic-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.2. Default Generic Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Generic Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal"><top-page></code></td><td>H</td><td>move to the top of the page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-entry></code></td><td>j</td><td>move to the next entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-entry></code></td><td>k</td><td>move to the previous entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><bottom-page></code></td><td>L</td><td>move to the bottom of the page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><refresh></code></td><td>^L</td><td>clear and redraw the screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><middle-page></code></td><td>M</td><td>move to the middle of the page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><search-next></code></td><td>n</td><td>search for next match</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><exit></code></td><td>q</td><td>exit this menu</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><tag-entry></code></td><td>t</td><td>tag the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-page></code></td><td>z</td><td>move to the next page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-page></code></td><td>Z</td><td>move to the previous page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><last-entry></code></td><td>*</td><td>move to the last entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><first-entry></code></td><td>=</td><td>move to the first entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><enter-command></code></td><td>:</td><td>enter a muttrc command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-line></code></td><td>></td><td>scroll down one line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-line></code></td><td><</td><td>scroll up one line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><half-up></code></td><td>[</td><td>scroll up 1/2 page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><half-down></code></td><td>]</td><td>scroll down 1/2 page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><help></code></td><td>?</td><td>this screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><tag-prefix></code></td><td>;</td><td>apply next function to tagged messages</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><tag-prefix-cond></code></td><td> </td><td>apply next function ONLY to tagged messages</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><end-cond></code></td><td> </td><td>end of conditional execution (noop)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><shell-escape></code></td><td>!</td><td>invoke a command in a subshell</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><select-entry></code></td><td><Return></td><td>select the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><search></code></td><td>/</td><td>search for a regular expression</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><search-reverse></code></td><td>Esc /</td><td>search backwards for a regular expression</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><search-opposite></code></td><td> </td><td>search for next match in opposite direction</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><jump></code></td><td> </td><td>jump to an index number</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><current-top></code></td><td> </td><td>move entry to top of screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><current-middle></code></td><td> </td><td>move entry to middle of screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><current-bottom></code></td><td> </td><td>move entry to bottom of screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><what-key></code></td><td> </td><td>display the keycode for a key press</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="index-map"></a>4.2. Index Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-index-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.3. Default Index Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Index Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal"><create-alias></code></td><td>a</td><td>create an alias from a message sender</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><bounce-message></code></td><td>b</td><td>remail a message to another user</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><break-thread></code></td><td>#</td><td>break the thread in two</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><change-folder></code></td><td>c</td><td>open a different folder</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><change-folder-readonly></code></td><td>Esc c</td><td>open a different folder in read only mode</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-unread-mailbox></code></td><td> </td><td>open next mailbox with new mail</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><collapse-thread></code></td><td>Esc v</td><td>collapse/uncollapse current thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><collapse-all></code></td><td>Esc V</td><td>collapse/uncollapse all threads</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><copy-message></code></td><td>C</td><td>copy a message to a file/mailbox</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><decode-copy></code></td><td>Esc C</td><td>make decoded (text/plain) copy</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><decode-save></code></td><td>Esc s</td><td>make decoded copy (text/plain) and delete</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><delete-message></code></td><td>d</td><td>delete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><delete-pattern></code></td><td>D</td><td>delete messages matching a pattern</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><delete-thread></code></td><td>^D</td><td>delete all messages in thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><delete-subthread></code></td><td>Esc d</td><td>delete all messages in subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit></code></td><td>e</td><td>edit the raw message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-type></code></td><td>^E</td><td>edit attachment content type</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><forward-message></code></td><td>f</td><td>forward a message with comments</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><flag-message></code></td><td>F</td><td>toggle a message's 'important' flag</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><group-reply></code></td><td>g</td><td>reply to all recipients</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><fetch-mail></code></td><td>G</td><td>retrieve mail from POP server</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><imap-fetch-mail></code></td><td> </td><td>force retrieval of mail from IMAP server</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><imap-logout-all></code></td><td> </td><td>logout from all IMAP servers</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><display-toggle-weed></code></td><td>h</td><td>display message and toggle header weeding</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-undeleted></code></td><td>j</td><td>move to the next undeleted message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-undeleted></code></td><td>k</td><td>move to the previous undeleted message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><limit></code></td><td>l</td><td>show only messages matching a pattern</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><link-threads></code></td><td>&</td><td>link tagged message to the current one</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><list-reply></code></td><td>L</td><td>reply to specified mailing list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><mail></code></td><td>m</td><td>compose a new mail message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><toggle-new></code></td><td>N</td><td>toggle a message's 'new' flag</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><toggle-write></code></td><td>%</td><td>toggle whether the mailbox will be rewritten</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-thread></code></td><td>^N</td><td>jump to the next thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-subthread></code></td><td>Esc n</td><td>jump to the next subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><query></code></td><td>Q</td><td>query external program for addresses</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><quit></code></td><td>q</td><td>save changes to mailbox and quit</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><reply></code></td><td>r</td><td>reply to a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><show-limit></code></td><td>Esc l</td><td>show currently active limit pattern</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><sort-mailbox></code></td><td>o</td><td>sort messages</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><sort-reverse></code></td><td>O</td><td>sort messages in reverse order</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><print-message></code></td><td>p</td><td>print the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-thread></code></td><td>^P</td><td>jump to previous thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-subthread></code></td><td>Esc p</td><td>jump to previous subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><recall-message></code></td><td>R</td><td>recall a postponed message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><read-thread></code></td><td>^R</td><td>mark the current thread as read</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><read-subthread></code></td><td>Esc r</td><td>mark the current subthread as read</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><resend-message></code></td><td>Esc e</td><td>use the current message as a template for a new one</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><save-message></code></td><td>s</td><td>save message/attachment to a mailbox/file</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><tag-pattern></code></td><td>T</td><td>tag messages matching a pattern</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><tag-subthread></code></td><td> </td><td>tag the current subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><tag-thread></code></td><td>Esc t</td><td>tag the current thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><untag-pattern></code></td><td>^T</td><td>untag messages matching a pattern</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><undelete-message></code></td><td>u</td><td>undelete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><undelete-pattern></code></td><td>U</td><td>undelete messages matching a pattern</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><undelete-subthread></code></td><td>Esc u</td><td>undelete all messages in subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><undelete-thread></code></td><td>^U</td><td>undelete all messages in thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><view-attachments></code></td><td>v</td><td>show MIME attachments</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><show-version></code></td><td>V</td><td>show the Mutt version number and date</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><set-flag></code></td><td>w</td><td>set a status flag on a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><clear-flag></code></td><td>W</td><td>clear a status flag from a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><display-message></code></td><td><Return></td><td>display a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><buffy-list></code></td><td>.</td><td>list mailboxes with new mail</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><sync-mailbox></code></td><td>$</td><td>save changes to mailbox</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><display-address></code></td><td>@</td><td>display full address of sender</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><pipe-message></code></td><td>|</td><td>pipe message/attachment to a shell command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-new></code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the next new message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-new-then-unread></code></td><td><Tab></td><td>jump to the next new or unread message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-new></code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the previous new message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-new-then-unread></code></td><td>Esc <Tab></td><td>jump to the previous new or unread message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-unread></code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the next unread message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-unread></code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the previous unread message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><parent-message></code></td><td>P</td><td>jump to parent message in thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><extract-keys></code></td><td>^K</td><td>extract supported public keys</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><forget-passphrase></code></td><td>^F</td><td>wipe passphrase(s) from memory</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><check-traditional-pgp></code></td><td>Esc P</td><td>check for classic PGP</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><mail-key></code></td><td>Esc k</td><td>mail a PGP public key</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><decrypt-copy></code></td><td> </td><td>make decrypted copy</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><decrypt-save></code></td><td> </td><td>make decrypted copy and delete</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pager-map"></a>4.3. Pager Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-pager-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.4. Default Pager Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Pager Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal"><break-thread></code></td><td>#</td><td>break the thread in two</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><create-alias></code></td><td>a</td><td>create an alias from a message sender</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><bounce-message></code></td><td>b</td><td>remail a message to another user</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><change-folder></code></td><td>c</td><td>open a different folder</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><change-folder-readonly></code></td><td>Esc c</td><td>open a different folder in read only mode</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-unread-mailbox></code></td><td> </td><td>open next mailbox with new mail</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><copy-message></code></td><td>C</td><td>copy a message to a file/mailbox</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><decode-copy></code></td><td>Esc C</td><td>make decoded (text/plain) copy</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><delete-message></code></td><td>d</td><td>delete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><delete-thread></code></td><td>^D</td><td>delete all messages in thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><delete-subthread></code></td><td>Esc d</td><td>delete all messages in subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><set-flag></code></td><td>w</td><td>set a status flag on a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><clear-flag></code></td><td>W</td><td>clear a status flag from a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit></code></td><td>e</td><td>edit the raw message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-type></code></td><td>^E</td><td>edit attachment content type</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><forward-message></code></td><td>f</td><td>forward a message with comments</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><flag-message></code></td><td>F</td><td>toggle a message's 'important' flag</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><group-reply></code></td><td>g</td><td>reply to all recipients</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><imap-fetch-mail></code></td><td> </td><td>force retrieval of mail from IMAP server</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><imap-logout-all></code></td><td> </td><td>logout from all IMAP servers</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><display-toggle-weed></code></td><td>h</td><td>display message and toggle header weeding</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-undeleted></code></td><td>j</td><td>move to the next undeleted message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-entry></code></td><td>J</td><td>move to the next entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-undeleted></code></td><td>k</td><td>move to the previous undeleted message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-entry></code></td><td>K</td><td>move to the previous entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><link-threads></code></td><td>&</td><td>link tagged message to the current one</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><list-reply></code></td><td>L</td><td>reply to specified mailing list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><redraw-screen></code></td><td>^L</td><td>clear and redraw the screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><mail></code></td><td>m</td><td>compose a new mail message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><mark-as-new></code></td><td>N</td><td>toggle a message's 'new' flag</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><search-next></code></td><td>n</td><td>search for next match</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-thread></code></td><td>^N</td><td>jump to the next thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-subthread></code></td><td>Esc n</td><td>jump to the next subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><sort-mailbox></code></td><td>o</td><td>sort messages</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><sort-reverse></code></td><td>O</td><td>sort messages in reverse order</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><print-message></code></td><td>p</td><td>print the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-thread></code></td><td>^P</td><td>jump to previous thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-subthread></code></td><td>Esc p</td><td>jump to previous subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><quit></code></td><td>Q</td><td>save changes to mailbox and quit</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><exit></code></td><td>q</td><td>exit this menu</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><reply></code></td><td>r</td><td>reply to a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><recall-message></code></td><td>R</td><td>recall a postponed message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><read-thread></code></td><td>^R</td><td>mark the current thread as read</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><read-subthread></code></td><td>Esc r</td><td>mark the current subthread as read</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><resend-message></code></td><td>Esc e</td><td>use the current message as a template for a new one</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><save-message></code></td><td>s</td><td>save message/attachment to a mailbox/file</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><skip-quoted></code></td><td>S</td><td>skip beyond quoted text</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><decode-save></code></td><td>Esc s</td><td>make decoded copy (text/plain) and delete</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><tag-message></code></td><td>t</td><td>tag the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><toggle-quoted></code></td><td>T</td><td>toggle display of quoted text</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><undelete-message></code></td><td>u</td><td>undelete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><undelete-subthread></code></td><td>Esc u</td><td>undelete all messages in subthread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><undelete-thread></code></td><td>^U</td><td>undelete all messages in thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><view-attachments></code></td><td>v</td><td>show MIME attachments</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><show-version></code></td><td>V</td><td>show the Mutt version number and date</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><search-toggle></code></td><td>\\</td><td>toggle search pattern coloring</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><display-address></code></td><td>@</td><td>display full address of sender</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-new></code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the next new message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><pipe-message></code></td><td>|</td><td>pipe message/attachment to a shell command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><help></code></td><td>?</td><td>this screen</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-page></code></td><td><Space></td><td>move to the next page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-page></code></td><td>-</td><td>move to the previous page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><top></code></td><td>^</td><td>jump to the top of the message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><sync-mailbox></code></td><td>$</td><td>save changes to mailbox</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><shell-escape></code></td><td>!</td><td>invoke a command in a subshell</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><enter-command></code></td><td>:</td><td>enter a muttrc command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><buffy-list></code></td><td>.</td><td>list mailboxes with new mail</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><search></code></td><td>/</td><td>search for a regular expression</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><search-reverse></code></td><td>Esc /</td><td>search backwards for a regular expression</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><search-opposite></code></td><td> </td><td>search for next match in opposite direction</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-line></code></td><td><Return></td><td>scroll down one line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><jump></code></td><td> </td><td>jump to an index number</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><next-unread></code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the next unread message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-new></code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the previous new message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-unread></code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the previous unread message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><half-up></code></td><td> </td><td>scroll up 1/2 page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><half-down></code></td><td> </td><td>scroll down 1/2 page</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><previous-line></code></td><td> </td><td>scroll up one line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><bottom></code></td><td> </td><td>jump to the bottom of the message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><parent-message></code></td><td>P</td><td>jump to parent message in thread</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><check-traditional-pgp></code></td><td>Esc P</td><td>check for classic PGP</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><mail-key></code></td><td>Esc k</td><td>mail a PGP public key</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><extract-keys></code></td><td>^K</td><td>extract supported public keys</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><forget-passphrase></code></td><td>^F</td><td>wipe passphrase(s) from memory</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><decrypt-copy></code></td><td> </td><td>make decrypted copy</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><decrypt-save></code></td><td> </td><td>make decrypted copy and delete</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><what-key></code></td><td> </td><td>display the keycode for a key press</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="alias-map"></a>4.4. Alias Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-alias-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.5. Default Alias Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Alias Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal"><delete-entry></code></td><td>d</td><td>delete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><undelete-entry></code></td><td>u</td><td>undelete the current entry</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="query-map"></a>4.5. Query Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-query-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.6. Default Query Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Query Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal"><create-alias></code></td><td>a</td><td>create an alias from a message sender</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><mail></code></td><td>m</td><td>compose a new mail message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><query></code></td><td>Q</td><td>query external program for addresses</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><query-append></code></td><td>A</td><td>append new query results to current results</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="attachment-map"></a>4.6. Attachment Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-attachment-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.7. Default Attachment Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Attachment Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal"><bounce-message></code></td><td>b</td><td>remail a message to another user</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><display-toggle-weed></code></td><td>h</td><td>display message and toggle header weeding</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-type></code></td><td>^E</td><td>edit attachment content type</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><print-entry></code></td><td>p</td><td>print the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><save-entry></code></td><td>s</td><td>save message/attachment to a mailbox/file</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><pipe-entry></code></td><td>|</td><td>pipe message/attachment to a shell command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><view-mailcap></code></td><td>m</td><td>force viewing of attachment using mailcap</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><reply></code></td><td>r</td><td>reply to a message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><resend-message></code></td><td>Esc e</td><td>use the current message as a template for a new one</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><group-reply></code></td><td>g</td><td>reply to all recipients</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><list-reply></code></td><td>L</td><td>reply to specified mailing list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><forward-message></code></td><td>f</td><td>forward a message with comments</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><view-text></code></td><td>T</td><td>view attachment as text</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><view-attach></code></td><td><Return></td><td>view attachment using mailcap entry if necessary</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><delete-entry></code></td><td>d</td><td>delete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><undelete-entry></code></td><td>u</td><td>undelete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><collapse-parts></code></td><td>v</td><td>Toggle display of subparts</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><check-traditional-pgp></code></td><td>Esc P</td><td>check for classic PGP</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><extract-keys></code></td><td>^K</td><td>extract supported public keys</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><forget-passphrase></code></td><td>^F</td><td>wipe passphrase(s) from memory</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="compose-map"></a>4.7. Compose Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-compose-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.8. Default Compose Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Compose Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal"><attach-file></code></td><td>a</td><td>attach file(s) to this message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><attach-message></code></td><td>A</td><td>attach message(s) to this message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-bcc></code></td><td>b</td><td>edit the BCC list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-cc></code></td><td>c</td><td>edit the CC list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><copy-file></code></td><td>C</td><td>save message/attachment to a mailbox/file</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><detach-file></code></td><td>D</td><td>delete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><toggle-disposition></code></td><td>^D</td><td>toggle disposition between inline/attachment</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-description></code></td><td>d</td><td>edit attachment description</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-message></code></td><td>e</td><td>edit the message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-headers></code></td><td>E</td><td>edit the message with headers</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-file></code></td><td>^X e</td><td>edit the file to be attached</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-encoding></code></td><td>^E</td><td>edit attachment transfer-encoding</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-from></code></td><td>Esc f</td><td>edit the from field</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-fcc></code></td><td>f</td><td>enter a file to save a copy of this message in</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><filter-entry></code></td><td>F</td><td>filter attachment through a shell command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><get-attachment></code></td><td>G</td><td>get a temporary copy of an attachment</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><display-toggle-weed></code></td><td>h</td><td>display message and toggle header weeding</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><ispell></code></td><td>i</td><td>run ispell on the message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><print-entry></code></td><td>l</td><td>print the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-mime></code></td><td>m</td><td>edit attachment using mailcap entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><new-mime></code></td><td>n</td><td>compose new attachment using mailcap entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><postpone-message></code></td><td>P</td><td>save this message to send later</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-reply-to></code></td><td>r</td><td>edit the Reply-To field</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><rename-file></code></td><td>R</td><td>rename/move an attached file</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-subject></code></td><td>s</td><td>edit the subject of this message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-to></code></td><td>t</td><td>edit the TO list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><edit-type></code></td><td>^T</td><td>edit attachment content type</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><write-fcc></code></td><td>w</td><td>write the message to a folder</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><toggle-unlink></code></td><td>u</td><td>toggle whether to delete file after sending it</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><toggle-recode></code></td><td> </td><td>toggle recoding of this attachment</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><update-encoding></code></td><td>U</td><td>update an attachment's encoding info</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><view-attach></code></td><td><Return></td><td>view attachment using mailcap entry if necessary</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><send-message></code></td><td>y</td><td>send the message</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><pipe-entry></code></td><td>|</td><td>pipe message/attachment to a shell command</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><attach-key></code></td><td>Esc k</td><td>attach a PGP public key</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><pgp-menu></code></td><td>p</td><td>show PGP options</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><forget-passphrase></code></td><td>^F</td><td>wipe passphrase(s) from memory</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><smime-menu></code></td><td>S</td><td>show S/MIME options</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><mix></code></td><td>M</td><td>send the message through a mixmaster remailer chain</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="postpone-map"></a>4.8. Postpone Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-postpone-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.9. Default Postpone Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Postpone Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal"><delete-entry></code></td><td>d</td><td>delete the current entry</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><undelete-entry></code></td><td>u</td><td>undelete the current entry</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="browser-map"></a>4.9. Browser Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-browser-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.10. Default Browser Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Browser Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal"><change-dir></code></td><td>c</td><td>change directories</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><display-filename></code></td><td>@</td><td>display the currently selected file's name</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><enter-mask></code></td><td>m</td><td>enter a file mask</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><sort></code></td><td>o</td><td>sort messages</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><sort-reverse></code></td><td>O</td><td>sort messages in reverse order</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><select-new></code></td><td>N</td><td>select a new file in this directory</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><check-new></code></td><td> </td><td>check mailboxes for new mail</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><toggle-mailboxes></code></td><td><Tab></td><td>toggle whether to browse mailboxes or all files</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><view-file></code></td><td><Space></td><td>view file</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><buffy-list></code></td><td>.</td><td>list mailboxes with new mail</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><create-mailbox></code></td><td>C</td><td>create a new mailbox (IMAP only)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><delete-mailbox></code></td><td>d</td><td>delete the current mailbox (IMAP only)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><rename-mailbox></code></td><td>r</td><td>rename the current mailbox (IMAP only)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><subscribe></code></td><td>s</td><td>subscribe to current mailbox (IMAP only)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><unsubscribe></code></td><td>u</td><td>unsubscribe from current mailbox (IMAP only)</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><toggle-subscribed></code></td><td>T</td><td>toggle view all/subscribed mailboxes (IMAP only)</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="pgp-map"></a>4.10. Pgp Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-pgp-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.11. Default Pgp Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Pgp Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal"><verify-key></code></td><td>c</td><td>verify a PGP public key</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><view-name></code></td><td>%</td><td>view the key's user id</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="smime-map"></a>4.11. Smime Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-smime-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.12. Default Smime Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Smime Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal"><verify-key></code></td><td>c</td><td>verify a PGP public key</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><view-name></code></td><td>%</td><td>view the key's user id</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="mixmaster-map"></a>4.12. Mixmaster Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-mixmaster-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.13. Default Mixmaster Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Mixmaster Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal"><accept></code></td><td><Return></td><td>Accept the chain constructed</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><append></code></td><td>a</td><td>Append a remailer to the chain</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><insert></code></td><td>i</td><td>Insert a remailer into the chain</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><delete></code></td><td>d</td><td>Delete a remailer from the chain</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><chain-prev></code></td><td><Left></td><td>Select the previous element of the chain</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><chain-next></code></td><td><Right></td><td>Select the next element of the chain</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="editor-map"></a>4.13. Editor Menu</h3></div></div></div><div class="table"><a id="tab-editor-bindings"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 9.14. Default Editor Menu Bindings</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Default Editor Menu Bindings" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Function</th><th>Default key</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code class="literal"><bol></code></td><td>^A</td><td>jump to the beginning of the line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><backward-char></code></td><td>^B</td><td>move the cursor one character to the left</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><backward-word></code></td><td>Esc b</td><td>move the cursor to the beginning of the word</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><capitalize-word></code></td><td>Esc c</td><td>capitalize the word</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><downcase-word></code></td><td>Esc l</td><td>convert the word to lower case</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><upcase-word></code></td><td>Esc u</td><td>convert the word to upper case</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><delete-char></code></td><td>^D</td><td>delete the char under the cursor</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><eol></code></td><td>^E</td><td>jump to the end of the line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><forward-char></code></td><td>^F</td><td>move the cursor one character to the right</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><forward-word></code></td><td>Esc f</td><td>move the cursor to the end of the word</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><backspace></code></td><td><Backspace></td><td>delete the char in front of the cursor</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><kill-eol></code></td><td>^K</td><td>delete chars from cursor to end of line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><kill-eow></code></td><td>Esc d</td><td>delete chars from the cursor to the end of the word</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><kill-line></code></td><td>^U</td><td>delete all chars on the line</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><quote-char></code></td><td>^V</td><td>quote the next typed key</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><kill-word></code></td><td>^W</td><td>delete the word in front of the cursor</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><complete></code></td><td><Tab></td><td>complete filename or alias</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><complete-query></code></td><td>^T</td><td>complete address with query</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><buffy-cycle></code></td><td><Space></td><td>cycle among incoming mailboxes</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><history-up></code></td><td> </td><td>scroll up through the history list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><history-down></code></td><td> </td><td>scroll down through the history list</td></tr><tr><td><code class="literal"><transpose-chars></code></td><td> </td><td>transpose character under cursor with previous</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="tuning.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="miscellany.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter 8. 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