imsort(1p)

imsort1p

Sort mail/news messages

Usage

imsort [OPTIONS] FOLDER [MSGS ...]

Overview

The imsort command sorts mail/news messages in a folder.

This command is provided by IM (Internet Message).

Options

-s, --src=FOLDER

Set source folder. Default value is "+inbox". "--src=+xxx" is equivalent to "+xxx".

-f, --field=STRING

Sort by the specified field. Default value is "date".

-m, --mode=STRING

Set sort mode to date, num, text or ml. Default value is "date".

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

Display the commands but do not actually execute them.

-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.