imtar(1p)

imtar1p

Archiving utility for mail/news messages

Usage

imtar [OPTIONS] [FOLDER] [MSGS]

Overview

The imtar command is an archiving utility for mail/news messages.

Messages are converted into a single MMDF file ("^A^A^A^A" + MSG + "^A^A^A^A", "^A^A^A^A" + MSG + "^A^A^A^A", ...). You can extract messages by the imget command.

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".

-d, --dst=STRING

Destination MMDF file. Default value is "./msgbox".

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

No operation. Show what will happen.

-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.