imget(1p)

imget1p

Get mail/news messages

Usage

imget [OPTIONS]

Overview

The imget command incorporates messages from mail/news servers.

This command is provided by IM (Internet Message).

Options

-s, --src=STRING

Message source: 'local[:path_of_mailbox]', 'pop[/APOP|/RPOP|/POP][:user][@host]', 'imap[[/AUTH|/LOGIN]|%folder[//AUTH|//LOGIN]][:user][@host]', 'nntp:group[@host]', or 'stdin'.

-d, --dst=STRING

Message destination: "+folder" or "=locally.saved.news".

-n, --noscan={on,off}

No scan listings.

-o, --scaninboxonly={on,off}

Do not show scanned-lines if InboxFolder != dst.

-f, --form=STRING

Scan format. Default value is "%+5n %m%d %-14A %S || %b".

-b, --buffer={on,off}

Make output data buffered.

-j, --jissafe={on,off}

Safe manner for JIS. Default value is "on".

-w, --width=NUM

Width of result for scan listings. Default value is 80.

-l, --lock=STRING

Local mailbox locking style (none, flock, file). Default value is "flock".

-r, --rpath=STRING

Conversion of UNIX From line into Return-Path: (append, ignore, replace). Default value is "append".

-k, --keep=NUM

Preserve messages. Default value is 0.

(POP: in days; 0=delete immediately, -1=preserve forever)

(otherwise: 0=delete immediately, non0=preserve forever)

-p, --protokeep=STRING

Protocol type to use for keeping messages on POP (UIDL, LAST, STATUS, MSGID). Timed out deletion is not supported with LAST. Default value is "UIDL".

-u, --usecl={on,off}

Use value of Content-Length header for delimitation. (effective only if source of messages is local).

-c, --count=NUM

Number of messages to be gotten in a process (NNTP).

-m, --mode=STRING

Processing mode: "get", "from" or "check". Default value is "get".

-a, --assoc=STRING

Association list: dst1=src1;dst2=src2;... This overrides --dst and --src options.

-x, --mimedecodequoted={on,off}

Decode broken mime-encoded strings.

-S, --sshserver=SERVER

SSH port relay server.

-q, --quiet={on,off}

Do not show any messages.

-v, --verbose={on,off}

Print verbose messages when running.

--debug=DEBUG_OPTION

Print debug messages when running.

-h, --help

Display help message and exit.

--version

Output version information and exit.

Releases

11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 8 times.

  1. 3.1
  2. 4.0
  3. 5.0
  4. 6.0
  5. 7
  6. 8
  7. 9
  8. 10
  9. 11–13

From im 1:153-4 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.