getmail − retrieve messages from one or more POP3, IMAP4, or SDPS mailboxes and deliver to a maildir, mboxrd-format mbox file, or external MDA
getmail [OPTION] ...
getmail can retrieve messages from POP3, IMAP4, and SDPS mailboxes. SSL-wrapped POP3 and IMAP are also supported. Single-user and domain (multi−drop) mailboxes are supported.
getmail has built-in support for delivering to maildirs, mboxrd-format mbox files, and external MDAs.
−−version
show program’s version number and exit
−h, −−help
show a short usage summary and exit
−gDIR, −−getmaildir=DIR
look in DIR for config/data files
−rFILE, −−rcfile=FILE
load configuration from FILE (may be given multiple times)
−−dump |
dump configuration and exit (debugging) |
−−trace
print extended trace information (extremely verbose)
The following options override any in the configuration file(s).
−v, −−verbose
operate more verbosely (can be given multiple times)
−q, −−quiet
do not print informational messages
−d, −−delete
delete messages from server after retrieving
−l, −−dont−delete
do not delete messages from server after retrieving
−a, −−all
retrieve all messages
−n, −−new
retrieve only unread messages
Written by Charles Cazabon.
Report bugs to <charlesc-getmail-bugs AT pyropus DOT ca>.
IMPORTANT: include the output of getmail [options] --dump with any bug report.
Copyright © 1998-2007 Charles Cazabon
This is free software; see the file COPYING for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
The full documentation for getmail is maintained in HTML and plaintext formats. See the included files for details.