Unix in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

Name

mutt

Synopsis

    mutt [reading-options]
    mutt [sending-options] address ...

mutt is a screen-oriented Mail User Agent (MUA) program, for reading and sending mail. Its design is derived from that of several earlier MUA programs, including Berkeley Mail, ELM, and MUSH: hence the name.

URL: http://www.mutt.org/.

Options

-a file

Attach file to the message using MIME.

-b address

Send a blind carbon copy (BCC) to address.

-c address

Send a carbon copy (CC) to address.

-e command

Run command after reading the configuration files.

-f file

Use file as the mailbox to read messages from.

-F muttrcfile

Read muttrcfile for initialization, instead of $HOME/.muttrc.

-h

Print an option summary and exit.

-H draftfile

Read an initial message header and body from draftfile when sending a message.

-i file

Include the contents of file into a message.

-m type

Use mailbox type type. Possible values are mbox, MMDF, MH, and Maildir.

-n

Do not read the sytsem configuration file /etc/Muttrc.

-p

Continue a postponed message.

-R

Process a mailbox in read-only mode.

-s text

Use text as the subject of the message.

-v

Print version and compile-time option information, and exit.

-x

Emulate the mailx compose mode.

-y

At startup, list all mailboxes specified with the mailboxes command.

-z

When used with -f, do not start if the mailbox is empty.

-Z

Process the first mailbox specified with the mailboxes command that contains new mail. If there are none, exit immediately.