  The Mutt E-Mail Client
  by Michael Elkins <me@cs.hmc.edu>
  v0.92.13, 30 June 1998

  ``All mail clients suck.  This one just sucks less.'' -me, circa 1995

  11..  IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn

  MMuutttt is a small but very powerful text-based MIME mail client.  Mutt
  is highly configurable, and is well suited to the mail power user with
  advanced features like key bindings, keyboard macros, mail threading,
  regular expression searches and a powerful pattern matching language
  for selecting groups of messages.


  11..11..  MMuutttt HHoommee PPaaggee

  http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~me/mutt/index.html


  11..22..  MMaaiilliinngg LLiissttss

  To subscribe to one of the following mailing lists, send a message
  with the word _s_u_b_s_c_r_i_b_e in the subject to list-name_-
  _r_e_q_u_e_s_t@cs.hmc.edu.


  +o  mutt-announce@cs.hmc.edu -- low traffic list for announcements

  +o  mutt-users@cs.hmc.edu -- help, bug reports and feature requests

  +o  mutt-dev@cs.hmc.edu -- development mailing list

  NNoottee:: all messages posted to _m_u_t_t_-_a_n_n_o_u_n_c_e are automatically forwarded
  to _m_u_t_t_-_u_s_e_r_s, so you do not need to be subscribed to both lists.


  11..33..  SSooffttwwaarree DDiissttrriibbuuttiioonn SSiitteess


  +o  ftp://ftp.cs.hmc.edu/pub/me/mutt/


  11..44..  IIRRCC

  Visit channel _#_m_u_t_t on DALnet (www.dal.net) to chat with other people
  interested in Mutt.


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  See the newsgroup comp.mail.mutt.


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  Mutt is Copyright (C) 1996-8 Michael R. Elkins <me@cs.hmc.edu>

  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
  your option) any later version.

  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  General Public License for more details.

  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.


  22..  GGeettttiinngg SSttaarrtteedd


  This section is intended as a brief overview of how to use Mutt.
  There are many other features which are described elsewhere in the
  manual.  There is even more information available in the Mutt FAQ and
  various web pages.  See the Mutt Page for more details.

  The keybindings described in this section are the defaults as
  distributed.  Your local system administrator may have altered the
  defaults for your site.  You can always type ``?'' in any menu to
  display the current bindings.

  The first thing you need to do is invoke mutt, simply by typing mutt
  at the command line.  There are various command-line options, see
  either the mutt man page or the ``reference''.


  22..11..  MMoovviinngg AArroouunndd iinn MMeennuuss


  Information is presented in menus, very similar to ELM.  Here is a
  table showing the common keys used to navigate menus in Mutt.



       j or Down       next-entry      move to the next entry
       k or Up         previous-entry  move to the previous entry
       z or PageDn     page-down       go to the next page
       Z or PageUp     page-up         go to the previous page
       = or Home       first-entry     jump to the first entry
       * or End        last-entry      jump to the last entry
       q               quit            exit the current menu
       ?               help            list all keybindings for the current menu





  22..22..  EEddiittiinngg IInnppuutt FFiieellddss

  Mutt has a builtin line editor which is used as the primary way to
  input textual data such as email addresses or filenames.  The keys
  used to move around while editing are very similar to those of Emacs.















  ^A or <Home>    bol             move to the start of the line
  ^B or <Left>    backward-char   move back one char
  ^D or <Delete>  delete-char     delete the char under the cursor
  ^E or <End>     eol             move to the end of the line
  ^F or <Right>   forward-char    move forward one char
  ^K              kill-eol        delete to the end of the line
  ^U              kill-line       delete entire line
  ^W              kill-word       kill the word in front of the cursor
  <Up>            history-up      recall previous string from history
  <Down>          history-down    recall next string from history
  <BackSpace>     backspace       kill the char in front of the cursor
  ^G              n/a             abort
  <Tab>           n/a             complete filename (only when prompting for a file)
  <Return>        n/a             finish editing




  You can remap the _e_d_i_t_o_r functions using the ``bind'' command.  For
  example, to make the _D_e_l_e_t_e key delete the character in front of the
  cursor rather than under, you could use

  bind editor delete backspace


  22..33..  RReeaaddiinngg MMaaiill -- TThhee IInnddeexx aanndd PPaaggeerr


  Similar to many other mail clients, there are two modes in which mail
  is read in Mutt.  The first is the index of messages in the mailbox,
  which is called the ``index'' in Mutt.  The second mode is the display
  of the message contents.  This is called the ``pager.''

  The next few sections describe the functions provided in each of these
  modes.


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  c               change to a different mailbox
  ESC c           change to a folder in read-only mode
  C               copy the current message to another mailbox
  ESC C           decode a message and copy it to a folder
  ESC s           decode a message and save it to a folder
  D               delete messages matching a pattern
  d               delete the current message
  F               mark as important
  l               show messages matching a pattern
  N               mark message as new
  o               change the current sort method
  O               reverse sort the mailbox
  q               save changes and exit
  s               save-message
  t               toggle the tag on a message
  ESC t           toggle tag on entire message thread
  u               undelete-message
  v               view-attachments
  x               abort changes and exit
  <Return>        display-message
  <Tab>           jump to the next new message
  @               show the author's full e-mail address
  $               save changes to mailbox
  /               search
  ESC /           search-reverse
  ^L              clear and redraw the screen
  ^T              tag messages matching a pattern
  ^U              undelete messages matching a pattern





  22..33..11..11..  SSttaattuuss FFllaaggss


  In addition to who sent the message and the subject, a short summary
  of the disposition of each message is printed beside the message
  number.  Zero or more of the following ``flags'' may appear, which
  mean:




       D       message is deleted
       K       contains a PGP public key
       M       requires mailcap to view
       N       message is new
       O       message is old
       P       message is PGP encrypted
       r       message has been replied to
       S       message is PGP signed
       !       message is flagged
       *       message is tagged




  Some of the status flags can be turned on or off using

  +o  sseett--ffllaagg (default: w)

  +o  cclleeaarr--ffllaagg (default: W)



  Furthermore, the following flags reflect who the message is addressed
  to.  They can be customized with the ``$to_chars'' variable.




       +       message is to you and you only
       T       message is to you, but also to or cc'ed to others
       C       message is cc'ed to you
       F       message is from you





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  By default, Mutt uses its builtin pager to display the body of
  messages.  The pager is very similar to the Unix program _l_e_s_s though
  not nearly as featureful.



       <Return>        go down one line
       <Space>         display the next page (or next message if at the end of a message)
       -               go back to the previous page
       n               display the next message
       ?               show keybindings
       /               search for a regular expression (pattern)
       \              toggle search pattern coloring




  In addition, many of the functions from the _i_n_d_e_x are available in the
  pager, such as _d_e_l_e_t_e_-_m_e_s_s_a_g_e or _c_o_p_y_-_m_e_s_s_a_g_e (this is one advantage
  over using an external pager to view messages).

  Also, the internal pager supports a couple other advanced features.
  For one, it will accept and translate the ``standard'' nroff sequences
  for bold and underline. These sequences are a series of either the
  letter, backspace (^H), the letter again for bold or the letter,
  backspace, ``_'' for denoting underline. Mutt will attempt to display
  these in bold and underline respectively if your terminal supports
  them. If not, you can use the bold and underline ``color'' objects to
  specify a color or mono attribute for them.

  Additionally, the internal pager supports the ANSI escape sequences
  for character attributes.  Mutt translates them into the correct color
  and character settings.  The sequences Mutt supports are:















  ESC [ Ps;Ps;Ps;...;Ps m
  where Ps =
  0    All Attributes Off
  1    Bold on
  4    Underline on
  5    Blink on
  7    Reverse video on
  3x   Foreground color is x
  4x   Background color is x

  Colors are
  0    black
  1    red
  2    green
  3    yellow
  4    blue
  5    magenta
  6    cyan
  7    white




  Mutt uses these attributes for handling text/enriched messages, and
  they can also be used by an external ``autoview'' script for
  highlighting purposes.  NNoottee:: If you change the colors for your
  display, for example by changing the color associated with color2 for
  your xterm, then that color will be used instead of green.


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  When the mailbox is ``sorted'' by _t_h_r_e_a_d_s, there are a few additional
  functions available in the _i_n_d_e_x and _p_a_g_e_r modes.



       ^D      delete-thread           delete all messages in the current thread
       ^U      undelete-thread         undelete all messages in the current thread
       ^N      next-thread             jump to the start of the next thread
       ^P      previous-thread         jump to the start of the previous thread
       ^R      read-thread             mark the current thread as read
       ESC d   delete-subthread        delete all messages in the current subthread
       ESC u   undelete-subthread      undelete all messages in the current subthread
       ESC n   next-subthread          jump to the start of the next subthread
       ESC p   previous-subthread      jump to the start of the previous subthread
       ESC r   read-subthread          mark the current subthread as read
       ESC t   tag-thread              toggle the tag on the current thread




  See also: ``$strict_threads''.


  22..33..44..  MMiisscceellllaanneeoouuss FFuunnccttiioonnss

  ccrreeaattee--aalliiaass (default: a)

  Creates a new alias based upon the current message (or prompts for a
  new one).  Once editing is complete, an ``alias'' command is added to
  the file specified by the ``$alias_file'' variable for future use.
  NNoottee:: Specifying an ``$alias_file'' does not add the aliases specified
  there-in, you must also ``source'' the file.


  ddiissppllaayy--hheeaaddeerrss (default: h)

  Toggles the weeding of message header fields specified by ``ignore''
  commands.


  eenntteerr--ccoommmmaanndd (default: ``:'')

  This command is used to execute any command you would normally put in
  a configuration file.  A common use is to check the settings of
  variables, or in conjunction with ``macros'' to change settings on the
  fly.


  eexxttrraacctt--kkeeyyss (default: ESC k)

  This command extracts PGP public keys from the current or tagged
  message(s) and adds them to your ``$pgp_v2_pubring'' or
  ``$pgp_v5_pubring'' depending on ``$pgp_key_version''.


  ffoorrggeett--ppaasssspphhrraassee (default: ^F)

  This command wipes the PGP passphrase from memory. It is useful, if
  you misspelled the passphrase.


  lliisstt--rreeppllyy (default: L)

  Reply to the current or tagged message(s) by extracting any addresses
  which match the addresses given by the ``lists'' command.  Using this
  when replying to messages posted to mailing lists help avoid duplicate
  copies being sent to the author of the message you are replying to.

  ppiippee--mmeessssaaggee (default: |)

  Asks for an external Unix command and pipes the current or tagged
  message(s) to it.  The variables ``$pipe_decode'', ``$pipe_split'',
  ``$pipe_sep'' and ``$wait_key'' control the exact behaviour of this
  function.

  sshheellll--eessccaappee (default: !)

  Asks for an external Unix command and executes it.  The ``$wait_key''
  can be used to control whether Mutt will wait for a key to be pressed
  when the command returns (presumably to let the user read the output
  of the command), based on the return status of the named command.

  ttooggggllee--qquuootteedd (default: T)

  The _p_a_g_e_r uses the ``$quote_regexp'' variable to detect quoted text
  when displaying the body of the message.  This function toggles the
  display of the quoted material in the message.  It is particularly
  useful when are interested in just the response and there is a large
  amount of quoted text in the way.

  sskkiipp--qquuootteedd (default: S)

  This function will go to the next line of non-quoted text which come
  after a line of quoted text in the internal pager.


  22..44..  SSeennddiinngg MMaaiill



  The following bindings are available in the _i_n_d_e_x for sending
  messages.



       m       compose         compose a new message
       r       reply           reply to sender
       g       group-reply     reply to all recipients
       L       list-reply      reply to mailing list address
       f       forward         forward message
       b       bounce          bounce (remail) message
       ESC k   mail-key        mail a PGP public key to someone




  Bouncing a message sends the message as is to the recipient you
  specify.  Forwarding a message allows you to add comments or modify
  the message you are forwarding.  Bouncing a message uses the
  ``sendmail'' command to send a copy of a message to recipients as if
  they were original recipients of the message.  See also
  ``$mime_forward''.

  Mutt will then enter the _c_o_m_p_o_s_e menu and prompt you for the
  recipients to place on the ``To:'' header field.  Next, it will ask
  you for the ``Subject:'' field for the message, providing a default if
  you are replying to or forwarding a message.  See also ``$askcc'',
  ``$askbcc'', ``$autoedit'', and ``$fast_reply'' for changing how Mutt
  asks these questions.

  Mutt will then automatically start your ``$editor'' on the message
  body.  If the ``$edit_headers'' variable is set, the headers will be
  at the top of the message in your editor.  Any messages you are
  replying to will be added in sort order to the message, with
  appropriate ``$attribution'', ``$indent_string'' and
  ``$post_indent_string''.  When forwarding a message, if the
  ``$mime_forward'' variable is unset, a copy of the forwarded message
  will be included.  If you have specified a ``$signature'', it will be
  appended to the message.

  Once you have finished editing the body of your mail message, you are
  returned to the _c_o_m_p_o_s_e menu.  The following options are available:



       a       attach-file             attach a file
       ESC k   attach-key              attach a PGP public key
       d       edit-description        edit description on attachment
       D       detach-file             detach a file
       T       edit-to                 edit the To field
       c       edit-cc                 edit the Cc field
       b       edit-bcc                edit the Bcc field
       y       send-message            send the message
       s       edit-subject            edit the Subject
       f       edit-fcc                specify an ``Fcc'' mailbox
       p       pgp-menu                select PGP options (``i'' version only)
       P       postpone-message        postpone this message until later
       q       quit                    quit (abort) sending the message
       i       ispell                  check spelling (if available on your system)
       ^F      forget-passphrase       whipe PGP passphrase from memory






  22..44..11..  EEddiittiinngg tthhee mmeessssaaggee hheeaaddeerr

  When editing the header of your outgoing message, there are a couple
  of special features available.

  If you specify
  Fcc: _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e
  Mutt will pick up _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e just as if you had used the _e_d_i_t_-_f_c_c
  function in the _c_o_m_p_o_s_e menu.

  You can also attach files to your message by specifying
  Attach: _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e  [ _d_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n ]
  where _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e is the file to attach and _d_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n is an optional
  string to use as the description of the attached file.

  When replying to messages, if you remove the _I_n_-_R_e_p_l_y_-_T_o_: field from
  the header field, Mutt will not generate a _R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s_: field, which
  allows you to create a new message thread.

  If you want to use PGP, you can specify

  Pgp: [ E | S | S<id> ]

  ``E'' encrypts, ``S'' signs and ``S<id>'' signs with the given key,
  setting ``$pgp_sign_as'' permanently.

  Also see ``edit_headers''.


  22..55..  PPoossttppoonniinngg MMaaiill


  At times it is desirable to delay sending a message that you have
  already begun to compose.  When the _p_o_s_t_p_o_n_e_-_m_e_s_s_a_g_e function is used
  in the _c_o_m_p_o_s_e menu, the body of your message and attachments are
  stored in the mailbox specified by the ``$postponed'' variable.  This
  means that you can recall the message even if you exit Mutt and then
  restart it at a later time.

  Once a message is postponed, there are several ways to resume it.
  From the command line you can use the ``-p'' option, or if you _c_o_m_p_o_s_e
  a new message from the _i_n_d_e_x or _p_a_g_e_r you will be prompted if
  postponed messages exist.  If multiple messages are currently
  postponed, the _p_o_s_t_p_o_n_e_d menu will pop up and you can select which
  message you would like to resume.

  NNoottee:: If you postpone a reply to a message, the reply setting of the
  message is only updated when you actually finish the message and send
  it.  Also, you must be in the same folder with the message you replied
  to for the status of the message to be updated.

  See also the ``$postpone'' quad-option.


  33..  CCoonnffiigguurraattiioonn


  While the default configuration (or ``preferences'') make Mutt usable
  right out of the box, it is often desirable to tailor Mutt to suit
  your own tastes.  When Mutt is first invoked, it will attempt to read
  the ``system'' configuration file (defaults set by your local system
  administrator), unless the ``-n'' ``command line'' option is
  specified.  This file is typically /usr/local/share/Muttrc or
  /usr/local/lib/Muttrc.  Next, it looks for a file in your home
  directory named .muttrc.  In this file is where you place ``commands''
  to configure Mutt.
  In addition, mutt supports version specific configuration files that
  are parsed instead of the default files as explained above.  For
  instance, if your system has a Muttrc-0.88 file in the system
  configuration directory, and you are running version 0.88 of mutt,
  this file will be sourced instead of the Muttrc file.  The same is
  true of the user configuration file, if you have a file .muttrc-0.88.6
  in your home directory, when you run mutt version 0.88.6, it will
  source this file instead of the default .muttrc file.  The version
  number is the same which is visible using the ``-v'' ``command line''
  switch or using the show-version key (default: V) from the index menu.


  33..11..  SSyynnttaaxx ooff IInniittiiaalliizzaattiioonn FFiilleess


  An initialization file consists of a series of ``commands''.  Each
  line of the file may contain one or more commands.  When multiple
  commands are used, they must be separated by a semicolon (;).


               set realname='Mutt user' ; ignore x-




  The hash mark, or pound sign (``#''), is used as a ``comment'' charac-
  ter. You can use it to annotate your initialization file. All text
  after the comment character to the end of the line is ignored. For
  example,



       my_hdr X-Disclaimer: Why are you listening to me? # This is a comment




  Single quotes (') and double quotes (") can be used to quote strings
  which contain spaces or other special characters.  The difference
  between the two types of quotes is similar to that of many popular
  shell programs, namely that a single quote is used to specify a
  literal string (one that is not interpreted for shell variables or
  quoting with a backslash [see next paragraph]), while double quotes
  indicate a string for which should be evaluated.  For example,
  backtics are evaluated inside of double quotes, but nnoott for single
  quotes.

  \ quotes the next character, just as in shells such as bash and zsh.
  For example, if want to put quotes ``"'' inside of a string, you can
  use ``\'' to force the next character to be a literal instead of
  interpreted character.


       set realname="Michael \"MuttDude\" Elkins"




  ``\\'' means to insert a literal ``\'' into the line.  ``\n'' and
  ``\r'' have their usual C meanings of linefeed and carriage-return,
  respectively.

  A \ at the end of a line can be used to split commands over multiple
  lines, provided that the split points don't appear in the middle of
  command names.

  It is also possible to substitute the output of a Unix command in an
  initialization file.  This is accomplished by enclosing the command in
  backquotes (``).  For example,


       my_hdr X-Operating-System: `uname -a`




  The output of the Unix command ``uname -a'' will be substituted before
  the line is parsed.  Note that since initialization files are line
  oriented, only the first line of output from the Unix command will be
  substituted.

  For a complete list of the commands understood by mutt, see the
  ``command reference''.


  33..22..  DDeeffiinniinngg//UUssiinngg aalliiaasseess


  Usage: alias _k_e_y _a_d_d_r_e_s_s [ , _a_d_d_r_e_s_s, ... ]

  It's usually very cumbersome to remember or type out the address of
  someone you are communicating with.  Mutt allows you to create
  ``aliases'' which map a short string to a full address.

  NNoottee:: if you want to create an alias for a group (by specifying more
  than one address), you mmuusstt separate the addresses with a comma
  (``,'').

  To remove an alias or aliases:

  unalias _a_d_d_r [ _a_d_d_r _._._. ]



       alias muttdude me@cs.hmc.edu (Michael Elkins)
       alias theguys manny, moe, jack




  Unlike other mailers, Mutt doesn't require aliases to be defined in a
  special file.  The alias command can appear anywhere in a
  configuration file, as long as this file is ``sourced''.
  Consequently, you can have multiple alias files, or you can have all
  aliases defined in your muttrc.

  On the other hand, the ``create-alias'' function can use only one
  file, the one pointed to by the ``$alias_file'' variable (which is
  ~/.muttrc by default). This file is not special either, in the sense
  that Mutt will happily append aliases to any file, but in order for
  the new aliases to take effect you need to explicitly ``source'' this
  file too.

  For example:



       source /usr/local/share/Mutt.aliases
       source ~/.mail_aliases
       set alias_file=~/.mail_aliases


  To use aliases, you merely use the alias at any place in mutt where
  mutt prompts for addresses, such as the _T_o_: or _C_c_: prompt.  You can
  also enter aliases in your editor at the appropriate headers if you
  have the ``$edit_headers'' variable set.

  In addition, at the various address prompts, you can use the tab
  character to expand a partial alias to the full alias.  If there are
  multiple matches, mutt will bring up a menu with the matching aliases.
  In order to be presented with the full list of aliases, you must hit
  tab with out a partial alias, such as at the beginning of the prompt
  or after a comma denoting multiple addresses.

  In the alias menu, you can select as many aliases as you want with the
  _s_e_l_e_c_t_-_e_n_t_r_y key (default: RET), and use the _e_x_i_t key (default: q) to
  return to the address prompt.


  33..33..  CChhaannggiinngg tthhee ddeeffaauulltt kkeeyy bbiinnddiinnggss

  Usage: bind _m_a_p _k_e_y _f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n

  This command allows you to change the default key bindings (operation
  invoked when pressing a key).

  _m_a_p specifies in which menu the binding belongs.  The currently
  defined maps are:


  +o  generic

  +o  alias

  +o  attach

  +o  browser

  +o  editor

  +o  index

  +o  compose

  +o  pager

  +o  pgp

  _k_e_y is the key (or key sequence) you wish to bind.  To specify a
  control character, use the sequence _\_C_x, where _x is the letter of the
  control character (for example, to specify control-A use ``\Ca'').
  Note that the case of _x as well as _\_C is ignored, so that _\_C_A_, _\_C_a_,
  _\_c_A and _\_c_a are all equivalent.  An alternative form is to specify the
  key as a three digit octal number prefixed with a ``\'' (for example
  _\_1_7_7 is equivalent to _\_c_?).

  In addition, _k_e_y may consist of:











  \t             tab
  \r             carriage return
  \n             newline
  \e             escape
  <up>            up arrow
  <down>          down arrow
  <left>          left arrow
  <right>         right arrow
  <pageup>        Page Up
  <pagedown>      Page Down
  <backspace>     Backspace
  <delete>        Delete
  <insert>        Insert
  <enter>         Enter
  <home>          Home
  <end>           End
  f1              function key 1
  f10             function key 10




  _k_e_y does not need to be enclosed in quotes unless it contains a space
  (`` '').

  _f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n specifies which action to take when _k_e_y is pressed.  For a
  complete list of functions, see the ``reference''.  The special
  function noop unbinds the specify key sequence.


  33..44..  SSeettttiinngg vvaarriiaabblleess bbaasseedd uuppoonn mmaaiillbbooxx

  Usage: folder-hook [!]_p_a_t_t_e_r_n _c_o_m_m_a_n_d

  It is often desirable to change settings based on which mailbox you
  are reading.  The folder-hook command provides a method by which you
  can execute any configuration command.  _p_a_t_t_e_r_n is a regular
  expression specifying in which mailboxes to execute _c_o_m_m_a_n_d before
  loading.  If a mailbox matches multiple folder-hook's, they are
  executed in the order given in the muttrc.

  NNoottee:: if you use the ``!'' shortcut for ``$spoolfile'' at the
  beginning of the pattern, you must place it inside of double or single
  quotes in order to distinguish it from the logical _n_o_t operator for
  the expression.

  Note that the settings are _n_o_t restored when you leave the mailbox.
  For example, a command action to perform is to change the sorting
  method based upon the mailbox being read:



       folder-hook mutt set sort=threads




  However, the sorting method is not restored to its previous value when
  reading a different mailbox.  To specify a _d_e_f_a_u_l_t command, use the
  pattern ``.'':




       folder-hook . set sort=date-sent

  33..55..  KKeeyybbooaarrdd mmaaccrrooss

  Usage: macro _m_e_n_u _k_e_y _s_e_q_u_e_n_c_e

  Macros are useful when you would like a single key to perform a series
  of actions.  When you press _k_e_y in menu _m_e_n_u, Mutt will behave as if
  you had typed _s_e_q_u_e_n_c_e.  So if you have a common sequence of commands
  you type, you can create a macro to execute those commands with a
  single key.

  _k_e_y and _s_e_q_u_e_n_c_e are expanded by the same rules as the ``key
  bindings'', with the addition that control characters in _s_e_q_u_e_n_c_e can
  also be specified as _^_x.  In order to get a caret (``^'') you need to
  use _^_^.

  NNoottee:: Macro definitions (if any) listed in the help screen(s), are
  silently truncated at the screen width, and are not wrapped.


  33..66..  UUssiinngg ccoolloorr aanndd mmoonnoo vviiddeeoo aattttrriibbuutteess

  Usage: color _o_b_j_e_c_t _f_o_r_e_g_r_o_u_n_d _b_a_c_k_g_r_o_u_n_d [ _r_e_g_e_x_p ]
  Usage: color index _f_o_r_e_g_r_o_u_n_d _b_a_c_k_g_r_o_u_n_d [ _p_a_t_t_e_r_n ]
  Usage: uncolor index _p_a_t_t_e_r_n [ _p_a_t_t_e_r_n ...  ]

  If your terminal supports color, you can spice up Mutt by creating
  your own color scheme.  To define the color of an object (type of
  information), you must specify both a foreground color aanndd a
  background color (it is not possible to only specify one or the
  other).

  _o_b_j_e_c_t can be one of:


  +o  attachment

  +o  body (match _r_e_g_e_x_p in the body of messages)

  +o  bold (hiliting bold patterns in the body of messages)

  +o  error (error messages printed by Mutt)

  +o  header (match _r_e_g_e_x_p in the message header)

  +o  hdrdefault (default color of the message header in the pager)

  +o  index (match _p_a_t_t_e_r_n in the message index)

  +o  indicator (arrow or bar used to indicate the current item in a
     menu)

  +o  markers (the ``+'' markers at the beginning of wrapped lines in the
     pager)

  +o  message (informational messages)

  +o  normal

  +o  quoted (text matching ``$quote_regexp'' in the body of a message)

  +o  quoted1, quoted2, ..., quotedNN (higher levels of quoting)

  +o  search (hiliting of words in the pager)

  +o  signature

  +o  status (mode lines used to display info about the mailbox or
     message)

  +o  tilde (the ``~'' used to pad blank lines in the pager)

  +o  tree (thread tree drawn in the message index and attachment menu)

  +o  underline (hiliting underlined patterns in the body of messages)

  _f_o_r_e_g_r_o_u_n_d and _b_a_c_k_g_r_o_u_n_d can be one of the following:


  +o  white

  +o  black

  +o  green

  +o  magenta

  +o  blue

  +o  cyan

  +o  yellow

  +o  red

  +o  default

  +o  color_x

  _f_o_r_e_g_r_o_u_n_d can optionally be prefixed with the keyword bright to make
  the foreground color boldfaced (e.g., brightred).

  If your terminal supports it, the special keyword _d_e_f_a_u_l_t can be used
  as a transparent color.  The value _b_r_i_g_h_t_d_e_f_a_u_l_t is also valid.  If
  Mutt is linked against the _S_-_L_a_n_g library, you also need to set the
  _C_O_L_O_R_F_G_B_G environment variable to the default colors of your terminal
  for this to work; for example (for Bourne-like shells):



       set COLORFGBG="green;black"
       export COLORFGBG




  NNoottee:: The _S_-_L_a_n_g library requires you to use the _l_i_g_h_t_g_r_a_y and _b_r_o_w_n
  keywords instead of _w_h_i_t_e and _y_e_l_l_o_w when setting this variable.

  NNoottee:: The uncolor command can be applied to the index object only.  It
  removes entries from the list. You mmuusstt specify the same pattern
  specified in the color command for it to be removed.  The pattern
  ``*'' is a special token which means to clear the color index list of
  all entries.

  Mutt also recognizes the keywords _c_o_l_o_r_0, _c_o_l_o_r_1, ..., _c_o_l_o_rNN--11 (NN
  being the number of colors supported by your terminal).  This is
  useful when you remap the colors for your display (for example by
  changing the color associated with _c_o_l_o_r_2 for your xterm), since color
  names may then lose their normal meaning.

  If your terminal does not support color, it is still possible change
  the video attributes through the use of the ``mono'' command:
  Usage: mono _<_o_b_j_e_c_t_> _<_a_t_t_r_i_b_u_t_e_> [ _r_e_g_e_x_p ]

  where _a_t_t_r_i_b_u_t_e is one of the following:


  +o  none

  +o  bold

  +o  underline

  +o  reverse

  +o  standout


  33..77..  IIggnnoorriinngg ((wweeeeddiinngg)) uunnwwaanntteedd mmeessssaaggee hheeaaddeerrss

  Usage: [un]ignore _p_a_t_t_e_r_n [ _p_a_t_t_e_r_n ... ]

  Messages often have many header fields added by automatic processing
  systems, or which may not seem useful to display on the screen.  This
  command allows you to specify header fields which you don't normally
  want to see.

  You do not need to specify the full header field name.  For example,
  ``ignore content-'' will ignore all header fields that begin with the
  pattern ``content-''.

  To remove a previously added token from the list, use the ``unignore''
  command.  Note that if you do ``ignore x-'' it is not possible to
  ``unignore x-mailer,'' for example.  The ``unignore'' command does nnoott
  make Mutt display headers with the given pattern.

  ``unignore *'' will remove all tokens from the ignore list.

  For example:


       # Sven's draconian header weeding
       ignore *
       unignore from date subject to cc
       unignore organization organisation x-mailer: x-newsreader: x-mailing-list:
       unignore posted-to:





  33..88..  MMaaiilliinngg lliissttss

  Usage: [un]lists _a_d_d_r_e_s_s [ _a_d_d_r_e_s_s ... ]

  Mutt has a few nice features for ``handling mailing lists''.  In order
  to take advantage of them, you must specify which addresses belong to
  mailing lists.

  It is important to note that you should nneevveerr specify the domain name
  ( the part after the ``@'') with the lists command.  You should only
  specify the ``mailbox'' portion of the address (the part before the
  ``@'').  For example, if you've subscribed to the Mutt mailing list,
  you will receive mail addressed to _m_u_t_t_-_u_s_e_r_s_@_c_s_._h_m_c_._e_d_u.  So, to tell
  Mutt that this is a mailing list, you would add ``lists mutt-users''
  to your initialization file.


  The ``unlists'' command is to remove a token from the list of mailing-
  lists.  Use ``unlists *'' to remove all tokens.


  33..99..  UUssiinngg MMuullttiippllee ssppooooll mmaaiillbbooxxeess

  Usage: mbox-hook [!]_p_a_t_t_e_r_n _m_a_i_l_b_o_x

  This command is used to move read messages from a specified mailbox to
  a different mailbox automatically when you quit or change folders.
  _p_a_t_t_e_r_n is a regular expression specifying the mailbox to treat as a
  ``spool'' mailbox and _m_a_i_l_b_o_x specifies where mail should be saved
  when read.

  Unlike some of the other _h_o_o_k commands, only the _f_i_r_s_t matching
  pattern is used (it is not possible to save read mail in more than a
  single mailbox).


  33..1100..  DDeeffiinniinngg mmaaiillbbooxxeess wwhhiicchh rreecceeiivvee mmaaiill

  Usage: mailboxes [!]_f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e [ _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e ... ]

  This command specifies folders which can receive mail and which will
  be checked for new messages.  By default, the main menu status bar
  displays how many of these folders have new messages.

  When changing folders, pressing _s_p_a_c_e will cycle through folders with
  new mail.

  Pressing TAB in the directory browser will bring up a menu showing the
  files specified by the mailboxes command, and indicate which contain
  new messages.  Mutt will automatically enter this mode when invoked
  from the command line with the -y option.

  NNoottee:: new mail is detected by comparing the last modification time to
  the last access time.  Utilities like biff or frm or any other program
  which accesses the mailbox might cause Mutt to never detect new mail
  for that mailbox if they do not properly reset the access time.


  NNoottee:: the filenames in the mailboxes command are resolved when the
  command is executed, so if these names contain ``shortcut characters''
  (such as ``='' and ``!''), any variable definition that affect these
  characters (like ``$folder'' and ``$spool'') should be executed before
  the mailboxes command.


  33..1111..  UUsseerr ddeeffiinneedd hheeaaddeerrss

  Usage:
  my_hdr _s_t_r_i_n_g
  unmy_hdr _f_i_e_l_d [ _f_i_e_l_d ... ]

  The ``my_hdr'' command allows you to create your own header fields
  which will be added to every message you send.

  For example, if you would like to add an ``Organization:'' header
  field to all of your outgoing messages, you can put the command


       my_hdr Organization: A Really Big Company, Anytown, USA


  in your .muttrc.

  NNoottee::  space characters are _n_o_t allowed between the keyword and the
  colon (``:'').  The standard for electronic mail (RFC822) says that
  space is illegal there, so Mutt enforces the rule.

  If you would like to add a header field to a single message, you
  should either set the ``edit_headers'' variable, or use the _e_d_i_t_-
  _h_e_a_d_e_r_s function (default: ``E'') in the send-menu so that you can
  edit the header of your message along with the body.

  To remove user defined header fields, use the ``unmy_hdr'' command.
  You may specify an asterisk (``*'') to remove all header fields, or
  the fields to remove.  For example, to remove all ``To'' and ``Cc''
  header fields, you could use:


       unmy_hdr to cc



  33..1122..  DDeeffiinniinngg tthhee oorrddeerr ooff hheeaaddeerrss wwhheenn vviieewwiinngg mmeessssaaggeess

  Usage: hdr_order _h_e_a_d_e_r_1 _h_e_a_d_e_r_2 _h_e_a_d_e_r_3

  With this command, you can specify an order in which mutt will attempt
  to present headers to you when viewing messages.



       hdr_order From Date: From: To: Cc: Subject:





  33..1133..  SSppeecciiffyy ddeeffaauulltt ssaavvee ffiilleennaammee

  Usage: save-hook [!]_r_e_g_e_x_p _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e

  This command is used to override the default filename used when saving
  messages.  _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e will be used as the default filename if the
  message is _F_r_o_m_: an address matching _r_e_g_e_x_p or if you are the author
  and the message is addressed _t_o_: something matching _r_e_g_e_x_p.

  See ``matching messages'' for information on the exact format of
  _r_e_g_e_x_p.

  Examples:



       save-hook me@(turing\\.)?cs\\.hmc\\.edu$ +elkins
       save-hook aol\\.com$ +spam




  Also see the ``fcc-save-hook'' command.


  33..1144..  SSppeecciiffyy ddeeffaauulltt FFcccc:: mmaaiillbbooxx wwhheenn ccoommppoossiinngg

  Usage: fcc-hook [!]_r_e_g_e_x_p _m_a_i_l_b_o_x

  This command is used to save outgoing mail in a mailbox other than
  ``$record''.  Mutt searches the initial list of message recipients for
  the first matching _r_e_g_e_x_p and uses _m_a_i_l_b_o_x as the default Fcc:
  mailbox.  If no match is found the message will be saved to
  ``$record'' mailbox.

  See ``matching messages'' for information on the exact format of
  _r_e_g_e_x_p.

  Example: fcc-hook aol.com$ +spammers

  The above will save a copy of all messages going to the aol.com domain
  to the `+spammers' mailbox by default.  Also see the ``fcc-save-hook''
  command.


  33..1155..  SSppeecciiffyy ddeeffaauulltt ssaavvee ffiilleennaammee aanndd ddeeffaauulltt FFcccc:: mmaaiillbbooxx aatt oonnccee

  Usage: fcc-save-hook [!]_r_e_g_e_x_p _m_a_i_l_b_o_x

  This command is a shortcut, equivalent to doing both a ``fcc-hook''
  and a ``save-hook'' with its arguments.


  33..1166..  CChhaannggee sseettttiinnggss bbaasseedd uuppoonn mmeessssaaggee rreecciippiieennttss

  Usage: send-hook [!]_r_e_g_e_x_p _c_o_m_m_a_n_d

  This command can be used to execute arbitrary configuration commands
  based upon recipients of the message.  _r_e_g_e_x_p is a regular expression
  matching the desired address.  _c_o_m_m_a_n_d is executed when _r_e_g_e_x_p matches
  recipients of the message.  When multiple matches occur, commands are
  executed in the order they are specified in the muttrc.

  See ``matching messages'' for information on the exact format of
  _r_e_g_e_x_p.

  Example: send-hook mutt "set mime_forward signature=''"

  Another typical use for this command is to change the values of the
  ``$attribution'', ``$signature'' and ``$locale'' variables in order to
  change the language of the attributions and signatures based upon the
  recipients.

  NNoottee:: the send-hook's are only executed ONCE after getting the initial
  list of recipients.  Adding a recipient after replying or editing the
  message will NOT cause any send-hook to be executed.


  33..1177..  AAddddiinngg kkeeyy sseeqquueenncceess ttoo tthhee kkeeyybbooaarrdd bbuuffffeerr

  Usage: push _s_t_r_i_n_g

  This command adds the named string to the keyboard buffer.  You may
  use it to automatically run a sequence of commands at startup, or when
  entering certain folders.


  33..1188..  MMeessssaaggee SSccoorriinngg

  Usage: score _p_a_t_t_e_r_n _v_a_l_u_e
  Usage: unscore _p_a_t_t_e_r_n [ _p_a_t_t_e_r_n ... ]

  The score commands adds _v_a_l_u_e to a message's score if _p_a_t_t_e_r_n matches
  it.  _p_a_t_t_e_r_n is a string in the format described in the ``searching''
  section.  _v_a_l_u_e is a positive or negative integer.  A message's final
  score is the sum total of all matching score entries.  However, you
  may optionally prefix _v_a_l_u_e with an equal sign (=) to cause evaluation
  to stop at a particular entry if there is a match.  Negative final
  scores are rounded up to 0.

  The unscore command removes score entries from the list.  You mmuusstt
  specify the same pattern specified in the score command for it to be
  removed.  The pattern ``*'' is a special token which means to clear
  the list of all score entries.


  33..1199..  SSeettttiinngg vvaarriiaabblleess

  Usage: set [no|inv]_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e[=_v_a_l_u_e] [ _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e ... ]
  Usage: toggle _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e [_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e ... ]
  Usage: unset _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e [_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e ... ]
  Usage: reset _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e [_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e ... ]

  This command is used to set (and unset) ``configuration variables''.
  There are four basic types of variables: boolean, number, string and
  quadoption.  _b_o_o_l_e_a_n variables can be _s_e_t (true) or _u_n_s_e_t (false).
  _n_u_m_b_e_r variables can be assigned a positive integer value.

  _s_t_r_i_n_g variables consist of any number of printable characters.
  _s_t_r_i_n_g_s must be enclosed in quotes if they contain spaces or tabs.
  You may also use the ``C'' escape sequences \\nn and \\tt for newline and
  tab, respectively.

  _q_u_a_d_o_p_t_i_o_n variables are used to control whether or not to be prompted
  for certain actions, or to specify a default action.  A value of _y_e_s
  will cause the action to be carried out automatically as if you had
  answered yes to the question.  Similarly, a value of _n_o will cause the
  the action to be carried out as if you had answered ``no.''  A value
  of _a_s_k_-_y_e_s will cause a prompt with a default answer of ``yes'' and
  _a_s_k_-_n_o will provide a default answer of ``no.''

  Prefixing a variable with ``no'' will unset it.  Example: set
  noaskbcc.

  For _b_o_o_l_e_a_n variables, you may optionally prefix the variable name
  with inv to toggle the value (on or off).  This is useful when writing
  macros.  Example: set invsmart_wrap.

  The toggle command automatically prepends the inv prefix to all
  specified variables.

  The unset command automatically prepends the no prefix to all
  specified variables.

  Using the enter-command function in the _i_n_d_e_x menu, you can query the
  value of a variable by prefixing the name of the variable with a
  question mark:



       set ?allow_8bit




  The question mark is actually only required for boolean variables.

  The reset command resets all given variables to the compile time
  defaults (hopefully mentioned in this manual). If you use the command
  set and prefix the variable with ``&'' this has the same behavior as
  the reset command.

  With the reset command there exists the special variable ``all'',
  which allows you to reset all variables to their system defaults.
  33..2200..  RReeaaddiinngg iinniittiiaalliizzaattiioonn ccoommmmaannddss ffrroomm aannootthheerr ffiillee

  Usage: source _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e

  This command allows the inclusion of initialization commands from
  other files.  For example, I place all of my aliases in
  ~/.mail_aliases so that I can make my ~/.muttrc readable and keep my
  aliases private.

  If the filename begins with a tilde (``~''), it will be expanded to
  the path of your home directory.

  If the filename ends with a vertical bar (|), then _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e is
  considered to be an executable program from which to read input (eg.
  source ~bin/myscript|/.


  44..  AAddvvaanncceedd UUssaaggee

  44..11..  SSeeaarrcchhiinngg aanndd RReegguullaarr EExxpprreessssiioonnss

  All text patterns for searching and matching in Mutt must be specified
  as regular expressions (regexp) in the ``POSIX extended'' syntax
  (which is more or less the syntax used by egrep and GNU awk).  For
  your convenience, we have included below a brief description of this
  syntax.

  The search is case sensitive if the pattern contains at least one
  upper case letter, and case insensitive otherwise. Note that ``\''
  must be quoted if used for a regular expression in an initialization
  command: ``\\''.  For more information, see the section on
  ``searching'' below.


  44..11..11..  RReegguullaarr EExxpprreessssiioonnss

  A regular expression is a pattern that describes a set of strings.
  Regular expressions are constructed analogously to arithmetic
  expressions, by using various operators to combine smaller
  expressions.

  The fundamental building blocks are the regular expressions that match
  a single character.  Most characters, including all letters and
  digits, are regular expressions that match themselves.  Any
  metacharacter with special meaning may be quoted by preceding it with
  a backslash.

  The period ``.'' matches any single character.  The caret ``^'' and
  the dollar sign ``$'' are metacharacters that respectively match the
  empty string at the beginning and end of a line.

  A list of characters enclosed by ``['' and ``]'' matches any single
  character in that list; if the first character of the list is a caret
  ``^'' then it matches any character nnoott in the list.  For example, the
  regular expression [[00112233445566778899]] matches any single digit.  A range of
  ASCII characters may be specified by giving the first and last
  characters, separated by a hyphen ``-''.  Most metacharacters lose
  their special meaning inside lists.  To include a literal ``]'' place
  it first in the list.  Similarly, to include a literal ``^'' place it
  anywhere but first.  Finally, to include a literal hyphen ``-'' place
  it last.

  Certain named classes of characters are predefined.  Character classes
  consist of ``[:'', a keyword denoting the class, and ``:]''.  The
  following classes are defined by the POSIX standard:

     [[::aallnnuumm::]]
        Alphanumeric characters.

     [[::aallpphhaa::]]
        Alphabetic characters.

     [[::bbllaannkk::]]
        Space or tab characters.

     [[::ccnnttrrll::]]
        Control characters.

     [[::ddiiggiitt::]]
        Numeric characters.

     [[::ggrraapphh::]]
        Characters that are both printable and visible.  (A space is
        printable, but not visible, while an ``a'' is both.)

     [[::lloowweerr::]]
        Lower-case alphabetic characters.

     [[::pprriinntt::]]
        Printable characters (characters that are not control
        characters.)

     [[::ppuunncctt::]]
        Punctuation characters (characters that are not letter, digits,
        control characters, or space characters).

     [[::ssppaaccee::]]
        Space characters (such as space, tab and formfeed, to name a
        few).

     [[::uuppppeerr::]]
        Upper-case alphabetic characters.

     [[::xxddiiggiitt::]]
        Characters that are hexadecimal digits.

  A character class is only valid in a regular expression inside the
  brackets of a character list.  Note that the brackets in these class
  names are part of the symbolic names, and must be included in addition
  to the brackets delimiting the bracket list.  For example, [[[[::ddiiggiitt::]]]]
  is equivalent to [[00--99]].

  Two additional special sequences can appear in character lists.  These
  apply to non-ASCII character sets, which can have single symbols
  (called collating elements) that are represented with more than one
  character, as well as several characters that are equivalent for
  collating or sorting purposes:


     CCoollllaattiinngg SSyymmbboollss
        A collating symbols is a multi-character collating element
        enclosed in ``[.'' and ``.]''.  For example, if ``ch'' is a
        collating element, then [[[[..cchh..]]]] is a regexp that matches this
        collating element, while [[cchh]] is a regexp that matches either
        ``c'' or ``h''.

     EEqquuiivvaalleennccee CCllaasssseess
        An equivalence class is a locale-specific name for a list of
        characters that are equivalent. The name is enclosed in ``[=''
        and ``=]''.  For example, the name ``e'' might be used to
        represent all of ``e'' ``e'' and ``e''.  In this case, [[[[==ee==]]]]
        is a regexp that matches any of ``e'', ``e'' and ``e''.
  A regular expression matching a single character may be followed by
  one of several repetition operators:


     ??  The preceding item is optional and matched at most once.

     **  The preceding item will be matched zero or more times.

     ++  The preceding item will be matched one or more times.

     {{nn}}
        The preceding item is matched exactly _n times.

     {{nn,,}}
        The preceding item is matched _n or more times.

     {{,,mm}}
        The preceding item is matched at most _m times.

     {{nn,,mm}}
        The preceding item is matched at least _n times, but no more than
        _m times.

  Two regular expressions may be concatenated; the resulting regular
  expression matches any string formed by concatenating two substrings
  that respectively match the concatenated subexpressions.

  Two regular expressions may be joined by the infix operator ``|''; the
  resulting regular expression matches any string matching either
  subexpression.

  Repetition takes precedence over concatenation, which in turn takes
  precedence over alternation.  A whole subexpression may be enclosed in
  parentheses to override these precedence rules.

  NNoottee:: If you compile Mutt with the GNU _r_x package, the following
  operators may also be used in regular expressions:


     \\yy Matches the empty string at either the beginning or the end of a
        word.

     \\BB Matches the empty string within a word.

     \\<< Matches the empty string at the beginning of a word.

     \\>> Matches the empty string at the end of a word.

     \\ww Matches any word-constituent character (letter, digit, or
        underscore).

     \\WW Matches any character that is not word-constituent.

     \\`` Matches the empty string at the beginning of a buffer (string).

     \\'' Matches the empty string at the end of a buffer.

  Please note however that these operators are not defined by POSIX, so
  they may or may not be available in stock libraries on various
  systems.


  44..11..22..  SSeeaarrcchhiinngg

  Many of Mutt's commands allow you to specify a pattern to match
  (limit, tag-pattern, delete-pattern, etc.).  There are several ways to
  select messages:



       ~A              all messages
       ~b PATTERN      messages which contain PATTERN in the message body
       ~B PATTERN      messages which contain PATTERN in the whole message
       ~c USER         messages carbon-copied to USER
       ~C PATTERN      message is either to: or cc: PATTERN
       ~D              deleted messages
       ~d [MIN]-[MAX]  messages with ``date-sent'' in a Date range
       ~E              expired messages
       ~e PATTERN      message which contains PATTERN in the ``Sender'' field
       ~F              flagged messages
       ~f USER         messages originating from USER
       ~h PATTERN      messages which contain PATTERN in the message header
       ~i ID           message which match ID in the ``Message-ID'' field
       ~L PATTERN      message is either originated or received by PATTERN
       ~l              message is addressed to a known mailing list
       ~m [MIN]-[MAX]  message in the range MIN to MAX
       ~n [MIN]-[MAX]  messages with a score in the range MIN to MAX
       ~N              new messages
       ~O              old messages
       ~p              message is addressed to you (consults $alternates)
       ~P              message is from you (consults $alternates)
       ~Q              messages which have been replied to
       ~R              read messages
       ~r [MIN]-[MAX]  messages with ``date-received'' in a Date range
       ~S              superseded messages
       ~s SUBJECT      messages having SUBJECT in the ``Subject'' field.
       ~T              tagged messages
       ~t USER         messages addressed to USER
       ~U              unread messages
       ~x PATTERN      messages which contain PATTERN in the `References' field
       ~z [MIN]-[MAX]  messages with a size in the range MIN to MAX




  Where PATTERN, USER, ID, and SUBJECT are ``regular expressions''.


  44..11..33..  CCoommpplleexx SSeeaarrcchheess


  Logical AND is performed by specifying more than one criterion.  For
  example:



       ~t mutt ~f elkins




  would select messages which contain the word ``mutt'' in the list of
  recipients aanndd that have the word ``elkins'' in the ``From'' header
  field.

  Mutt also recognizes the following operators to create more complex
  search patterns:


  +o  ! -- logical NOT operator


  +o  | -- logical OR operator

  +o  () -- logical grouping operator

  Here is an example illustrating a complex search pattern.  This
  pattern will select all messages which do not contain ``mutt'' in the
  ``To'' or ``Cc'' field and which are from ``elkins''.



       !(~t mutt|~c mutt) ~f elkins





  44..11..44..  SSeeaarrcchhiinngg bbyy DDaattee

  Mutt supports two types of dates, _a_b_s_o_l_u_t_e and _r_e_l_a_t_i_v_e.

  AAbbssoolluuttee.  Dates mmuusstt be in DD/MM/YY format (month and year are
  optional, defaulting to the current month and year).  An example of a
  valid range of dates is:



       Limit to messages matching: ~d 20/1/95-31/10




  If you omit the minimum (first) date, and just specify ``-DD/MM/YY'',
  all messages _b_e_f_o_r_e the given date will be selected.  If you omit the
  maximum (second) date, and specify ``DD/MM/YY-'', all messages _a_f_t_e_r
  the given date will be selected.  If you specify a single date with no
  dash (``-''), only messages sent on the given date will be selected.

  RReellaattiivvee.  This type of date is relative to the current date, and may
  be specified as:

  +o  >_o_f_f_s_e_t (messages older than _o_f_f_s_e_t units)

  +o  <_o_f_f_s_e_t (messages newer than _o_f_f_s_e_t units)

  +o  =_o_f_f_s_e_t (messages exactly _o_f_f_s_e_t units old)

  _o_f_f_s_e_t is specified as a positive number with one of the following
  units:

  y       years
  m       months
  w       weeks
  d       days



  Example: to select messages less than 1 month old, you would use


       Limit to messages matching: ~d <1m




  NNoottee:: all dates used when searching are relative to the llooccaall time
  zone, so unless you change the setting of your ``$index_format'' to
  include a %[...] format, these are nnoott the dates shown in the main
  index.


  44..22..  UUssiinngg TTaaggss


  Sometimes it is desirable to perform an operation on a group of
  messages all at once rather than one at a time.  An example might be
  to save messages to a mailing list to a separate folder, or to delete
  all messages with a given subject.  To tag all messages matching a
  pattern, use the tag-pattern function, which is bound to ``control-T''
  by default.  Or you can select individual messages by hand using the
  ``tag-message'' function, which is bound to ``t'' by default.  See
  ``searching'' for Mutt's searching syntax.

  Once you have tagged the desired messages, you can use the ``tag-
  prefix'' operator, which is the ``;'' (semicolon) key by default.
  When the ``tag-prefix'' operator is used, the nneexxtt operation will be
  applied to all tagged messages if that operation can be used in that
  manner.  If the ``$auto_tag'' variable is set, the next operation
  applies to the tagged messages automatically, without requiring the
  ``tag-prefix''.


  44..33..  UUssiinngg HHooookkss

  A _h_o_o_k is a concept borrowed from the EMACS editor which allows you to
  execute arbitrary commands before performing some operation.  For
  example, you may wish to tailor your configuration based upon which
  mailbox you are reading, or to whom you are sending mail.  In the Mutt
  world, a _h_o_o_k consists of a ``regular expression'' along with a
  configuration option/command.  See

  +o  ``folder-hook''

  +o  ``send-hook''

  +o  ``save-hook''

  +o  ``mbox-hook''

  +o  ``fcc-hook''

  +o  ``fcc-save-hook''

     for specific details on each type of _h_o_o_k available.


  44..33..11..  MMeessssaaggee MMaattcchhiinngg iinn HHooookkss

  Hooks that act upon messages (send-hook, save-hook, fcc-hook) are
  evaluated in a slightly different manner.  For the other types of
  hooks, a ``regular expression''.  But in dealing with messages a finer
  grain of control is needed for matching since for different purposes
  you want to match different criteria.

  Mutt allows the use of the ``search pattern'' language for matching
  messages in hook commands.  This works in exactly the same way as it
  would when _l_i_m_i_t_i_n_g or _s_e_a_r_c_h_i_n_g the mailbox, except that you are
  restricted to those operators which match information from the
  envelope of the message (i.e.  from, to, cc, date, subject, etc.).

  For example, if you wanted to set your return address based upon
  sending mail to a specific address, you could do something like:

  send-hook '~t ^me@cs\.hmc\.edu$' 'my_hdr From: Mutt User <user@host>'




  which would execute the given command when sending mail to
  _m_e_@_c_s_._h_m_c_._e_d_u.

  However, it is not required that you write the pattern to match using
  the full searching language.  You can still specify a simple _r_e_g_u_l_a_r
  _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n like the other hooks, in which case Mutt will translate
  your pattern into the full language, using the translation specified
  by the ``$dfault_hook'' variable.  The pattern is translated at the
  time the hook is declared, so the value of ``$dfault_hook'' that is in
  effect at that time will be used.


  44..44..  EExxtteerrnnaall AAddddrreessss QQuueerriieess

  Mutt supports connecting to external directory databases such as LDAP,
  ph/qi, bbdb, or NIS through a wrapper script which connects to mutt
  using a simple interface.  Using the ``$query_command'' variable, you
  specify the wrapper command to use.  For example:



       set query_command = "mutt_ldap_query.pl '%s'"




  The wrapper script should accept the query on the command-line.  It
  should return a one line message, than each matching response on a
  single line, each line containing a tab separated address then name
  then some other optional information.  On error, or if there are no
  matching addresses, return a non-zero exit code and a one line error
  message.

  An example multiple response output:


       Searching database ... 20 entries ... 3 matching:
       me@cs.hmc.edu   Michael Elkins  mutt dude
       blong@fiction.net       Brandon Long    mutt and more
       roessler@guug.de        Thomas Roessler mutt pgp




  There are two mechanisms for accessing the query function of mutt.
  One is to do a query from the index menu using the query function
  (default: Q).  This will prompt for a query, then bring up the query
  menu which will list the matching responses.  From the query menu, you
  can select addresses to create aliases, or to mail.  You can tag
  multiple messages to mail, start a new query, or have a new query
  appended to the current responses.

  The other mechanism for accessing the query function is for address
  completion, similar to the alias completion.  In any prompt for
  address entry, you can use the complete-query function (default: ^T)
  to run a query based on the current address you have typed.  Like
  aliases, mutt will look for what you have typed back to the last space
  or comma.  If there is a single response for that query, mutt will
  expand the address in place.  If there are multiple responses, mutt
  will activate the query menu.  At the query menu, you can select one
  or more addresses to be added to the prompt.
  44..55..  MMaaiillbbooxx FFoorrmmaattss

  Mutt supports reading and writing of four different mailbox formats:
  mbox, MMDF, MH and Maildir.  The mailbox type is autodetected, so
  there is no need to use a flag for different mailbox types.  When
  creating new mailboxes, Mutt uses the default specified with the
  ``$mbox_type'' variable.

  mmbbooxx.  This is the most widely used mailbox format for UNIX.  All
  messages are stored in a single file.  Each message has a line of the
  form:



       From me@cs.hmc.edu Fri, 11 Apr 1997 11:44:56 PST




  to denote the start of a new message (this is often referred to as the
  ``From_'' line).

  MMMMDDFF.  This is a variant of the _m_b_o_x format.  Each message is
  surrounded by lines containing ``^A^A^A^A'' (four control-A's).

  MMHH. A radical departure from _m_b_o_x and _M_M_D_F, a mailbox consists of a
  directory and each message is stored in a separate file.  The filename
  indicates the message number (however, this is may not correspond to
  the message number Mutt displays). Deleted messages are renamed with a
  comma (,) prepended to the filename. NNoottee:: Mutt detects this type of
  mailbox by looking for either .mh_sequences or .xmhcache (needed to
  distinguish normal directories from MH mailboxes). Mutt does not
  update these files, yet.

  MMaaiillddiirr.  The newest of the mailbox formats, used by the Qmail MTA (a
  replacement for sendmail).  Similar to _M_H, except that it adds three
  subdirectories of the mailbox: _t_m_p, _n_e_w and _c_u_r.  Filenames for the
  messages are chosen in such a way they are unique, even when two
  programs are writing the mailbox over NFS, which means that no file
  locking is needed.


  44..66..  MMaaiillbbooxx SShhoorrttccuuttss

  There are a number of built in shortcuts which refer to specific
  mailboxes.  These shortcuts can be used anywhere you are prompted for
  a file or mailbox path.


  +o  ! -- refers to your ``$spool'' (incoming) mailbox

  +o  > -- refers to your ``$mbox'' file

  +o  < -- refers to your ``$record'' file

  +o  - -- refers to the file you've last visited

  +o  ~ -- refers to your home directory

  +o  = or + -- refers to your ``$folder'' directory

  +o  @_a_l_i_a_s -- refers to the ``default save folder'' as determined by
     the address of the alias



  44..77..  HHaannddlliinngg MMaaiilliinngg LLiissttss


  Mutt has a few configuration options that make dealing with large
  amounts of mail easier.  The first thing you must do is to let Mutt
  know what addresses you consider to be mailing lists (technically this
  does not have to be a mailing list, but that is what it is most often
  used for).  This is accomplished through the use of the ``lists''
  command in your muttrc.

  Now that Mutt knows what your mailing lists are, it can do several
  things, the first of which is the ability to show the list name in the
  _i_n_d_e_x menu display.  This is useful to distinguish between personal
  and list mail in the same mailbox.  In the ``$index_format'' variable,
  the escape ``%L'' will return the string ``To <list>'' when ``list''
  appears in the ``To'' field, and ``Cc <list>'' when it appears in the
  ``Cc'' field (otherwise it returns the name of the author).

  Often times the ``To'' and ``Cc'' fields in mailing list messages tend
  to get quite large. Most people do not bother to remove the author of
  the message they are reply to from the list, resulting in two or more
  copies being sent to that person.  The ``list-reply'' function, which
  by default is bound to ``L'' in the _i_n_d_e_x menu and _p_a_g_e_r, helps reduce
  the clutter by only replying to the mailing list addresses instead of
  all recipients.

  The other method some mailing list admins use is to generate a
  ``Reply-To'' field which points back to the mailing list address
  rather than the author of the message.  This can create problems when
  trying to reply directly to the author in private, since most mail
  clients will automatically reply to the address given in the ``Reply-
  To'' field.  Mutt uses the ``$reply_to'' variable to help decide which
  address to use.  If set, you will be prompted as to whether or not you
  would like to use the address given in the ``Reply-To'' field, or
  reply directly to the address given in the ``From'' field.  When
  unset, the ``Reply-To'' field will be used when present.

  Lastly, Mutt has the ability to ``sort'' the mailbox into ``threads''.
  A thread is a group of messages which all relate to the same subject.
  This is usually organized into a tree-like structure where a message
  and all of its replies are represented graphically.  If you've ever
  used a threaded news client, this is the same concept.  It makes
  dealing with large volume mailing lists easier because you can easily
  delete uninteresting threads and quickly find topics of value.


  44..88..  DDeelliivveerryy SSttaattuuss NNoottiiffiiccaattiioonn ((DDSSNN)) SSuuppppoorrtt

  RFC1894 defines a set of MIME content types for relaying information
  about the status of electronic mail messages.  These can be thought of
  as ``return receipts.'' Berkeley sendmail 8.8.x currently has some
  command line options in which the mail client can make requests as to
  what type of status messages should be returned.

  To support this, there are two variables. ``$dsn_notify'' is used to
  request receipts for different results (such as failed message,
  message delivered, etc.).  ``$dsn_return'' requests how much of your
  message should be returned with the receipt (headers or full message).
  Refer to the man page on sendmail for more details on DSN.


  44..99..  PPOOPP33 SSuuppppoorrtt ((OOPPTTIIOONNAALL))


  If Mutt was compiled with POP3 support (by running the _c_o_n_f_i_g_u_r_e
  script with the _-_-_e_n_a_b_l_e_-_p_o_p flag), it has the ability to fetch your
  mail from a remote server for local browsing.  When you invoke the
  _f_e_t_c_h_-_m_a_i_l function (default: G), Mutt attempts to connect to
  ``pop_host'' and authenticate by logging in as ``pop_user''.  After
  the connection is established, you will be prompted for your password
  on the remote system.

  Once you have been authenticated, Mutt will fetch all your new mail
  and place it in the local ``spoolfile''.  After this point, Mutt runs
  exactly as if the mail had always been local.

  NNoottee:: The POP3 support is there only for convenience, and it's rather
  limited.  If you need more functionality you should consider using a
  specialized program, such as fetchmail


  44..1100..  IIMMAAPP SSuuppppoorrtt ((OOPPTTIIOONNAALL))


  If Mutt was compiled with IMAP support (by running the _c_o_n_f_i_g_u_r_e
  script with the _-_-_e_n_a_b_l_e_-_i_m_a_p flag), it has the ability to work with
  folders located on a remote imap server.

  You can access the remote inbox by selecting the folder
  {imapserver}inbox, where imapserver is the name of the IMAP server and
  inbox is the special name for your spool mailbox on the IMAP server.
  If you want to access another mail folder at the IMAP server, you
  should use {imapserver}path/to/folder where path/to/folder is the path
  of the folder you want to access relative to your home directory.

  NNoottee:: The IMAP support is in a very early state and quite unstable at
  the moment. If you need a more stable way to access your IMAP folder,
  consider using a specialized program, such as fetchmail.


  55..  MMuutttt''ss MMIIMMEE SSuuppppoorrtt

  Quite a bit of effort has been made to make Mutt the premier text-mode
  MIME MUA.  Every effort has been made to provide the functionality
  that the discerning MIME user requires, and the conformance to the
  standards wherever possible.  When configuring Mutt for MIME, there
  are two extra types of configuration files which Mutt uses.  One is
  the mime.types file, which contains the mapping of file extensions to
  IANA MIME types.  The other is the mailcap file, which specifies the
  external commands to use for handling specific MIME types.


  55..11..  UUssiinngg MMIIMMEE iinn MMuutttt

  There are three areas/menus in Mutt which deal with MIME, they are the
  pager (while viewing a message), the attachment menu and the compose
  menu.


  55..11..11..  VViieewwiinngg MMIIMMEE mmeessssaaggeess iinn tthhee ppaaggeerr

  When you select a message from the index and view it in the pager,
  Mutt decodes the message to a text representation.  Mutt internally
  supports a number of MIME types, including text/plain, text/enriched,
  message/rfc822, and message/news.  In addition, the export controlled
  version of Mutt recognizes a variety of PGP MIME types, including
  PGP/MIME and application/pgp.

  Mutt will denote attachments with a couple lines describing them.
  These lines are of the form:


  [-- Attachment #1: Description --]
  [-- Type: text/plain, Encoding: 7bit, Size: 10000 --]




  Where the Description is the description or filename given for the
  attachment, and the Encoding is one of 7bit/8bit/quoted-print-
  able/base64/binary.

  If Mutt cannot deal with a MIME type, it will display a message like:


       [-- image/gif is unsupported (use 'v' to view this part) --]





  55..11..22..  TThhee AAttttaacchhmmeenntt MMeennuu

  The default binding for view-attachments is `v', which displays the
  attachment menu for a message.  The attachment menu displays a list of
  the attachments in a message.  From the attachment menu, you can save,
  print, pipe, delete, and view attachments.  You can apply these
  operations to a group of attachments at once, by tagging the
  attachments and by using the ``tag-prefix'' operator.  You can also
  reply to the current message from this menu, and only the current
  attachment (or the attachments tagged) will be quoted in your reply.
  You can view attachments as text, or view them using the mailcap
  viewer definition.  See the help on the attachment menu for more
  information.


  55..11..33..  TThhee CCoommppoossee MMeennuu

  The compose menu is the menu you see before you send a message.  It
  allows you to edit the recipient list, the subject, and other aspects
  of your message.  It also contains a list of the attachments of your
  message, including the main body.  From this menu, you can print,
  copy, filter, pipe, edit, compose, review, and rename an attachment or
  a list of tagged attachments.  You can also modifying the attachment
  information, notably the type, encoding and description.

  Attachments appear as follows:

  -   1 [text/plain, 7bit, 1K]             /tmp/mutt-euler-8082-0 <no description>
      2 [applica/x-gunzip, base64, 422K]   ~/src/mutt-0.85.tar.gz <no description>



  The '-' denotes that Mutt will delete the file after sending the
  message.  It can be toggled with the toggle-unlink command (default:
  u).  The next field is the MIME content-type, and can be changed with
  the edit-type command (default: ^T).  The next field is the encoding
  for the attachment, which allows a binary message to be encoded for
  transmission on 7bit links.  It can be changed with the edit-encoding
  command (default: ^E).  The next field is the size of the attachment,
  rounded to kilobytes or megabytes.  The next field is the filename,
  which can be changed with the rename-file command (default: R).  The
  final field is the description of the attachment, and can be changed
  with the edit-description command (default: d).




  55..22..  MMIIMMEE TTyyppee ccoonnffiigguurraattiioonn wwiitthh mmiimmee..ttyyppeess

  When you add an attachment to your mail message, Mutt searches your
  personal mime.types file at ${HOME}/.mime.types, and then the system
  mime.types file at SHAREDIR/mime.types.  SHAREDIR is defined at
  compilation time, and can be determined by typing mutt -v from the
  command line.

  The mime.types file consist of lines containing a MIME type and a
  space separated list of extensions.  For example:


       application/postscript          ps eps
       application/pgp                 pgp
       audio/x-aiff                    aif aifc aiff




  A sample mime.types file comes with the Mutt distribution, and should
  contain most of the MIME types you are likely to use.

  If Mutt can not determine the mime type by the extension of the file
  you attach, it will look at the file.  If the file is free of binary
  information, Mutt will assume that the file is plain text, and mark it
  as text/plain.  If the file contains binary information, then Mutt
  will mark it as application/octect-stream.  You can change the MIME
  type that Mutt assigns to an attachment by using the edit-type command
  from the compose menu (default: ^T).  When typing in the MIME type,
  Mutt requires that major type be one of the 5 types: application,
  text, image, video, or audio.  If you attempt to use a different major
  type, Mutt will abort the change.


  55..33..  MMIIMMEE VViieewweerr ccoonnffiigguurraattiioonn wwiitthh mmaaiillccaapp

  Mutt supports RFC 1524 MIME Configuration, in particular the Unix
  specific format specified in Appendix A of RFC 1524.  This file format
  is commonly referred to as the mailcap format.  Many MIME compliant
  programs utilize the mailcap format, allowing you to specify handling
  for all MIME types in one place for all programs.  Programs known to
  use this format include Netscape, XMosaic, lynx and metamail.

  In order to handle various MIME types that Mutt can not handle
  internally, Mutt parses a series of external configuration files to
  find an external handler.  The default search string for these files
  is a colon delimited list set to


       ${HOME}/.mailcap:SHAREDIR/mailcap:/etc/mailcap:/usr/etc/mailcap:/usr/local/etc/mailcap




  where $HOME is your home directory and SHAREDIR is the shared direc-
  tory defined at compile time (visible from mutt -v).

  In particular, the metamail distribution will install a mailcap file,
  usually as /usr/local/etc/mailcap, which contains some baseline
  entries.


  55..33..11..  TThhee BBaassiiccss ooff tthhee mmaaiillccaapp ffiillee

  A mailcap file consists of a series of lines which are comments,
  blank, or definitions.
  A comment line consists of a # character followed by anything you
  want.

  A blank line is blank.

  A definition line consists of a content type, a view command, and any
  number of optional fields.  Each field of a definition line is divided
  by a semicolon ';' character.

  The content type is specified in the MIME standard type/subtype
  method.  For example, text/plain, text/html, image/gif, etc.  In
  addition, the mailcap format includes two formats for wildcards, one
  using the special '*' subtype, the other is the implicit wild, where
  you only include the major type.  For example, image/*, or video, will
  match all image types and video types, respectively.

  The view command is a Unix command for viewing the type specified.
  There are two different types of commands supported. The default is to
  send the body of the MIME message to the command on stdin. You can
  change this behaviour by using %s as a parameter to your view command.
  This will cause Mutt to save the body of the MIME message to a
  temporary file, and then call the view command with the %s replaced by
  the name of the temporary file. In both cases, Mutt will turn over the
  terminal to the view program until the program quits, at which time
  Mutt will remove the temporary file if it exists.

  So, in the simplest form, you can send a text/plain message to the
  external pager more on stdin:


       text/plain; more




  Or, you could send the message as a file:


       text/plain; more %s




  Perhaps you would like to use lynx to interactively view a text/html
  message:


       text/html; lynx "%s"




  In this case, lynx does not support viewing a file from stdin, so you
  must use the %s syntax.  NNoottee:: _S_o_m_e _o_l_d_e_r _v_e_r_s_i_o_n_s _o_f _l_y_n_x _c_o_n_t_a_i_n _a
  _b_u_g _w_h_e_r_e _t_h_e_y _w_i_l_l _c_h_e_c_k _t_h_e _m_a_i_l_c_a_p _f_i_l_e _f_o_r _a _v_i_e_w_e_r _f_o_r _t_e_x_t_/_h_t_m_l_.
  _T_h_e_y _w_i_l_l _f_i_n_d _t_h_e _l_i_n_e _w_h_i_c_h _c_a_l_l_s _l_y_n_x_, _a_n_d _r_u_n _i_t_.  _T_h_i_s _c_a_u_s_e_s
  _l_y_n_x _t_o _c_o_n_t_i_n_u_o_u_s_l_y _s_p_a_w_n _i_t_s_e_l_f _t_o _v_i_e_w _t_h_e _o_b_j_e_c_t_.

  On the other hand, maybe you don't want to use lynx interactively, you
  just want to have it convert the text/html to text/plain, then you can
  use:


       text/html; lynx -dump "%s" | more


  Perhaps you wish to use lynx to view text/html files, and a pager on
  all other text formats, then you would use the following:


       text/html; lynx "%s"
       text/*; more




  This is the simplest form of a mailcap file.


  55..33..22..  AAddvvaanncceedd mmaaiillccaapp UUssaaggee



  55..33..22..11..  OOppttiioonnaall FFiieellddss

  In addition to the required content-type and view command fields, you
  can add semi-colon ';' separated fields to set flags and other
  options.  Mutt recognizes the following optional fields:

     ccooppiioouussoouuttppuutt
        This flag tells Mutt that the command passes possibly large
        amounts of text on stdout.  This causes Mutt to invoke a pager
        (either the internal pager or the external pager defined by the
        pager variable) on the output of the view command.  Without this
        flag, Mutt assumes that the command is interactive.  One could
        use this to replace the pipe to more in the lynx -dump example
        in the Basic section:


          text/html; lynx -dump %s ; copiousoutput




     This will cause lynx to format the text/html output as text/plain
     and Mutt will use your standard pager to display the results.

     nneeeeddsstteerrmmiinnaall
        Mutt uses this flag when viewing attachments with ``autoview'',
        in order to decide whether it should honor the setting of the
        ``$wait_key'' variable or not.  When an attachment is viewed
        using an interactive program, and the corresponding mailcap
        entry has a _n_e_e_d_s_t_e_r_m_i_n_a_l flag, Mutt will use ``$wait_key'' and
        the exit status of the program to decide if it will ask you to
        press a key after the external program has exited.  In all other
        situations it will not prompt you for a key.

     ccoommppoossee==<<ccoommmmaanndd>>
        This flag specifies the command to use to create a new
        attachment of a specific MIME type.  Mutt supports this from the
        compose menu.

     ccoommppoosseettyyppeedd==<<ccoommmmaanndd>>
        This flag specifies the command to use to create a new
        attachment of a specific MIME type.  This command differs from
        the compose command in that mutt will expect standard MIME
        headers on the data.  This can be used to specify parameters,
        filename, description, etc. for a new attachment.   Mutt
        supports this from the compose menu.

     pprriinntt==<<ccoommmmaanndd>>
        This flag specifies the command to use to print a specific MIME
        type.  Mutt supports this from the attachment and compose menus.

     eeddiitt==<<ccoommmmaanndd>>
        This flag specifies the command to use to edit a specific MIME
        type.  Mutt supports this from the compose menu, and also uses
        it to compose new attachments.  Mutt will default to the defined
        editor for text attachments.

     nnaammeetteemmppllaattee==<<tteemmppllaattee>>
        This field specifies the format for the file denoted by %s in
        the command fields.  Certain programs will require a certain
        file extension, for instance, to correctly view a file.  For
        instance, lynx will only interpret a file as text/html if the
        file ends in .html.  So, you would specify lynx as a text/html
        viewer with a line in the mailcap file like:


          text/html; lynx %s; nametemplate=%s.html




     tteesstt==<<ccoommmmaanndd>>
        This field specifies a command to run to test whether this
        mailcap entry should be used.  The command is defined with the
        command expansion rules defined in the next section.  If the
        command returns 0, then the test passed, and Mutt uses this
        entry.  If the command returns non-zero, then the test failed,
        and Mutt continues searching for the right entry.  NNoottee:: _t_h_e
        _c_o_n_t_e_n_t_-_t_y_p_e _m_u_s_t _m_a_t_c_h _b_e_f_o_r_e _M_u_t_t _p_e_r_f_o_r_m_s _t_h_e _t_e_s_t_.  For
        example:


          text/html; netscape -remote 'openURL(%s)' ; test=RunningX
          text/html; lynx %s




     In this example, Mutt will run the program RunningX which will
     return 0 if the X Window manager is running, and non-zero if it
     isn't.  If RunningX returns 0, then Mutt will call netscape to dis-
     play the text/html object.  If RunningX doesn't return 0, then Mutt
     will go on to the next entry and use lynx to display the text/html
     object.


  55..33..22..22..  SSeeaarrcchh OOrrddeerr

  When searching for an entry in the mailcap file, Mutt will search for
  the most useful entry for its purpose.  For instance, if you are
  attempting to print an image/gif, and you have the following entries
  in your mailcap file, Mutt will search for an entry with the print
  command:


       image/*;        xv %s
       image/gif;      ; print= anytopnm %s | pnmtops | lpr; \
                       nametemplate=%s.gif




  Mutt will skip the image/* entry and use the image/gif entry with the
  print command.

  In addition, you can use this with ``Autoview'' to denote two commands
  for viewing an attachment, one to be viewed automatically, the other
  to be viewed interactively from the attachment menu.  In addition, you
  can then use the test feature to determine which viewer to use
  interactively depending on your environment.


       text/html;      netscape -remote 'openURL(%s)' ; test=RunningX
       text/html;      lynx %s; nametemplate=%s.html
       text/html;      lynx -dump %s; nametemplate=%s.html; copiousoutput




  For ``Autoview'', Mutt will choose the third entry because of the
  copiousoutput tag.  For interactive viewing, Mutt will run the program
  RunningX to determine if it should use the first entry.  If the pro-
  gram returns non-zero, Mutt will use the second entry for interactive
  viewing.


  55..33..22..33..  CCoommmmaanndd EExxppaannssiioonn

  The various commands defined in the mailcap files are passed to the
  /bin/sh shell using the system() function.  Before the command is
  passed to /bin/sh -c, it is parsed to expand various special
  parameters with information from Mutt.  The keywords Mutt expands are:

     %%ss As seen in the basic mailcap section, this variable is expanded
        to a filename specified by the calling program.  This file
        contains the body of the message to view/print/edit or where the
        composing program should place the results of composition.  In
        addition, the use of this keyword causes Mutt to not pass the
        body of the message to the view/print/edit program on stdin.

     %%tt Mutt will expand %t to the text representation of the content
        type of the message in the same form as the first parameter of
        the mailcap definition line, ie text/html or image/gif.

     %%{{<<ppaarraammeetteerr>>}}
        Mutt will expand this to the value of the specified parameter
        from the Content-Type: line of the mail message.  For instance,
        if Your mail message contains:


          Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1




     then Mutt will expand %{charset} to iso-8859-1.  The default meta-
     mail mailcap file uses this feature to test the charset to spawn an
     xterm using the right charset to view the message.

        This will be replaced by a %

  Mutt does not currently support the %F and %n keywords specified in
  RFC 1524.  The main purpose of these parameters is for multipart mes-
  sages, which is handled internally by Mutt.


  55..33..33..  EExxaammppllee mmaaiillccaapp ffiilleess

  This mailcap file is fairly simple and standard:


  ______________________________________________________________________
  # I'm always running X :)
  video/*;        xanim %s > /dev/null
  image/*;        xv %s > /dev/null

  # I'm always running netscape (if my computer had more memory, maybe)
  text/html;      netscape -remote 'openURL(%s)'
  ______________________________________________________________________



  This mailcap file shows quite a number of examples:


  ______________________________________________________________________
  # Use xanim to view all videos   Xanim produces a header on startup,
  # send that to /dev/null so I don't see it
  video/*;        xanim %s > /dev/null

  # Send html to a running netscape by remote
  text/html;      netscape -remote 'openURL(%s)'; test=RunningNetscape

  # If I'm not running netscape but I am running X, start netscape on the
  # object
  text/html;      netscape %s; test=RunningX

  # Else use lynx to view it as text
  text/html;      lynx %s

  # This version would convert the text/html to text/plain
  text/html;      lynx -dump %s; copiousoutput

  # enriched.sh converts text/enriched to text/html and then uses
  # lynx -dump to convert it to text/plain
  text/enriched;  enriched.sh ; copiousoutput

  # I use enscript to print text in two columns to a page
  text/*;         more %s; print=enscript -2Gr %s

  # Netscape adds a flag to tell itself to view jpegs internally
  image/jpeg;xv %s; x-mozilla-flags=internal

  # Use xv to view images if I'm running X
  # In addition, this uses the \ to extend the line and set my editor
  # for images
  image/*;xv %s; test=RunningX; \
          edit=xpaint %s

  # Convert images to text using the netpbm tools
  image/*;  (anytopnm %s | pnmscale -xysize 80 46 | ppmtopgm | pgmtopbm |
  pbmtoascii -1x2 ) 2>&1 ; copiousoutput

  # Send excel spreadsheets to my NT box
  application/ms-excel; open.pl %s
  ______________________________________________________________________




  55..44..  MMIIMMEE AAuuttoovviieeww

  In addition to explicitly telling Mutt to view an attachment with the
  MIME viewer defined in the mailcap file, Mutt has support for
  automatically viewing MIME attachments while in the pager.


  To work, you must define a viewer in the mailcap file which uses the
  copiousoutput option to denote that it is non-interactive.  Usually,
  you also use the entry to convert the attachment to a text
  representation which you can view in the pager.

  You then use the auto_view muttrc command to list the content-types
  that you wish to view automatically.

  For instance, if you set auto_view to:


       auto_view text/html text/enriched application/x-gunzip application/postscript image/gif application/x-tar-gz




  Mutt could use the following mailcap entries to automatically view
  attachments of these types.


       text/html;      lynx -dump %s; copiousoutput; nametemplate=%s.html
       text/enriched;  enriched.sh  ; copiousoutput
       image/*;        anytopnm %s | pnmscale -xsize 80 -ysize 50 | ppmtopgm | pgmtopbm | pbmtoascii ; copiousoutput
       application/x-gunzip;   gzcat; copiousoutput
       application/x-tar-gz; gunzip -c %s | tar -tf - ; copiousoutput
       application/postscript; ps2ascii %s; copiousoutput





  55..55..  MMIIMMEE MMuullttiippaarrtt//AAlltteerrnnaattiivvee

  Mutt has some heuristics for determining which attachment of a
  multipart/alternative type to display.  First, mutt will check the
  alternative_order list to determine if one of the available types is
  preferred.  The alternative_order list consists of a number of
  mimetypes in order, including support for implicit and explicit
  wildcards, for example:


       alternative_order text/enriched text/plain text application/postscript image/*




  Next, mutt will check if any of the types have a defined
  ``auto_view'', and use that.  Failing that, Mutt will look for any
  text type.  As a last attempt, mutt will look for any type it knows
  how to handle.


  66..  RReeffeerreennccee

  66..11..  CCoommmmaanndd lliinnee ooppttiioonnss

  Running mutt with no arguments will make Mutt attempt to read your
  spool mailbox.  However, it is possible to read other mailboxes and to
  send messages from the command line as well.







  -a      attach a file to a message
  -c      specify a carbon-copy (Cc) address
  -e      specify a config command to be run after initilization files are read
  -F      specify an alternate file to read initialization commands
  -f      specify a mailbox to load
  -h      print help on command line options
  -H      specify a draft file from which to read a header and body
  -i      specify a file to include in a message composition
  -n      do not read the system Muttrc
  -m      specify a default mailbox type
  -p      recall a postponed message
  -R      open mailbox in read-only mode
  -s      specify a subject (enclose in quotes if it contains spaces)
  -v      show version number and compile-time definitions
  -x      simulate the mailx(1) compose mode
  -y      show a menu containing the files specified by the mailboxes command
  -z      exit immediately if there are no messages in the mailbox
  -Z      open the first folder with new message,exit immediately if none




  To read messages in a mailbox

  mutt [ -nz ] [ -F _m_u_t_t_r_c ] [ -m _t_y_p_e ] [ -f _m_a_i_l_b_o_x ]

  To compose a new message

  mutt [ -n ] [ -F _m_u_t_t_r_c ] [ -a _f_i_l_e ] [ -c _a_d_d_r_e_s_s ] [ -i _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e ] [
  -s _s_u_b_j_e_c_t ] _a_d_d_r_e_s_s [ _a_d_d_r_e_s_s ... ]

  Mutt also supports a ``batch'' mode to send prepared messages.  Simply
  redirect input from the file you wish to send.  For example,

  mutt -s "data set for run #2" professor@bigschool.edu < ~/run2.dat

  This command will send a message to ``professor@bigschool.edu'' with a
  subject of ``data set for run #2''.  In the body of the message will
  be the contents of the file ``~/run2.dat''.


  66..22..  CCoonnffiigguurraattiioonn CCoommmmaannddss

  The following are the commands understood by mutt.


  +o  ``alias'' _k_e_y _a_d_d_r_e_s_s [ , _a_d_d_r_e_s_s, ... ]

  +o  ``unalias'' _k_e_y _a_d_d_r_e_s_s [ , _a_d_d_r_e_s_s, ... ]

  +o  ``alternative_order'' _m_i_m_e_t_y_p_e [ _m_i_m_e_t_y_p_e ... ]

  +o  ``auto_view'' _m_i_m_e_t_y_p_e [ _m_i_m_e_t_y_p_e ... ]

  +o  ``bind'' _m_a_p _k_e_y _f_u_n_c_t_i_o_n

  +o  ``color'' _o_b_j_e_c_t _f_o_r_e_g_r_o_u_n_d _b_a_c_k_g_r_o_u_n_d [ _r_e_g_e_x_p ]

  +o  ``folder-hook'' _p_a_t_t_e_r_n _c_o_m_m_a_n_d

  +o  ``ignore'' _p_a_t_t_e_r_n [ _p_a_t_t_e_r_n ... ]

  +o  ``unignore'' _p_a_t_t_e_r_n [ _p_a_t_t_e_r_n ... ]

  +o  ``hdr_order'' _h_e_a_d_e_r [ _h_e_a_d_e_r ... ]

  +o  ``lists'' _a_d_d_r_e_s_s [ _a_d_d_r_e_s_s ... ]

  +o  ``unlists'' _a_d_d_r_e_s_s [ _a_d_d_r_e_s_s ... ]

  +o  ``macro'' _m_e_n_u _k_e_y _s_e_q_u_e_n_c_e

  +o  ``mailboxes'' _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e [ _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e ... ]

  +o  ``mono'' _o_b_j_e_c_t _a_t_t_r_i_b_u_t_e [ _r_e_g_e_x_p ]

  +o  ``mbox-hook'' _p_a_t_t_e_r_n _m_a_i_l_b_o_x

  +o  ``my_hdr'' _s_t_r_i_n_g

  +o  ``unmy_hdr'' _f_i_e_l_d [ _f_i_e_l_d ... ]

  +o  ``push'' _s_t_r_i_n_g

  +o  ``save-hook'' _r_e_g_e_x_p _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e

  +o  ``send-hook'' _r_e_g_e_x_p _c_o_m_m_a_n_d

  +o  ``set'' [no|inv]_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e[=_v_a_l_u_e] [ _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e ... ]

  +o  ``toggle'' _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e [_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e ... ]

  +o  ``unset'' _v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e [_v_a_r_i_a_b_l_e ... ]

  +o  ``source'' _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e


  66..33..  CCoonnffiigguurraattiioonn vvaarriiaabblleess



  66..33..11..  aabboorrtt__nnoossuubbjjeecctt

  Type: quadoption
  Default: ask-yes

  If set to _y_e_s, when composing messages and no subject is given at the
  subject prompt, composition will be aborted.  If set to _n_o, composing
  messages with no subject given at the subject prompt will never be
  aborted.


  66..33..22..  aabboorrtt__uunnmmooddiiffiieedd

  Type: quadoption
  Default: yes

  If set to _y_e_s, composition will automatically abort after editing the
  message body if no changes are made to the file (this check only
  happens after the _f_i_r_s_t edit of the file).  When set to _n_o,
  composition will never be aborted.


  66..33..33..  aalliiaass__ffiillee

  Type: string
  Default: ~/.muttrc

  The default file in which to save aliases created by the ``create-
  alias'' function.


  NNoottee:: Mutt will not automatically source this file; you must
  explicitly use the ``source'' command for it to be executed.


  66..33..44..  aalliiaass__ffoorrmmaatt

  Type: string
  Default: "%2n %t %-10a   %r"

  Specifies the format of the data displayed for the `alias' menu.  The
  following printf(3)-style sequences are available.


  %a      alias name
  %n      index number
  %r      address which alias expands to
  %t      character which indicates if the alias is tagged for inclusion (*/ )




  66..33..55..  aallllooww__88bbiitt

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  Controls whether 8-bit data is converted to 7-bit using either Quoted-
  Printable or Base64 encoding when sending mail.


  66..33..66..  aalltteerrnnaatteess

  Type: string
  Default: none

  A regexp that allows you to specify _a_l_t_e_r_n_a_t_e addresses where you
  receive mail.  This affects Mutt's idea about messages from you and
  addressed to you.


  66..33..77..  aarrrrooww__ccuurrssoorr

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  When set, an arrow (``->'') will be used to indicate the current entry
  in menus instead of hiliting the whole line.  On slow network or modem
  links this will make response faster because there is less that has to
  be redrawn on the screen when moving to the next or previous entries
  in the menu.


  66..33..88..  aasscciiii__cchhaarrss

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  If set, Mutt will use plain ASCII characters when displaying thread
  and attachment trees, instead of the default _A_C_S characters.


  66..33..99..  aasskkbbcccc

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  If set, Mutt will prompt you for blind-carbon-copy (Bcc) recipients
  before editing an outgoing message.


  66..33..1100..  aasskkcccc

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  If set, Mutt will prompt you for carbon-copy (Cc) recipients before
  editing the body of an outgoing message.


  66..33..1111..  aattttrriibbuuttiioonn

  Type: format string
  Default: "On %d, %n wrote:"

  This is the string that will precede a message which has been included
  in a reply.  For a full listing of defined escape sequences see the
  section on ``$index_format''.


  66..33..1122..  aauuttooeeddiitt

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  When set, Mutt will skip the initial send-menu and allow you to
  immediately begin editing the body of your message when replying to
  another message.  The send-menu may still be accessed once you have
  finished editing the body of your message.

  If the ``$edit_headers'' variable is also set, the initial prompts in
  the send-menu are always skipped, even when composing a new message.


  66..33..1133..  aauuttoo__ttaagg

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  When set, functions in the _i_n_d_e_x menu which affect a message will be
  applied to all tagged messages (if there are any).  When unset, you
  must first use the tag-prefix function (default: ";") to make the next
  function apply to all tagged messages.


  66..33..1144..  bbeeeepp

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  When this variable is set, mutt will beep when an error occurs.


  66..33..1155..  bbeeeepp__nneeww

  Type boolean
  Default: unset

  When this variable is set, mutt will beep whenever it prints a message
  notifying you of new mail.  This is independent of the setting of the
  ``beep'' variable.


  66..33..1166..  cchhaarrsseett

  Type: string
  Default: iso-8859-1

  Character set your terminal uses to display and enter textual data.
  This information is required to properly label outgoing messages which
  contain 8-bit characters so that receiving parties can display your
  messages in the correct character set.


  66..33..1177..  cchheecckk__nneeww

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  NNoottee:: this option only affects _m_a_i_l_d_i_r and _M_H style mailboxes.

  When _s_e_t, Mutt will check for new mail delivered while the mailbox is
  open.  Especially with MH mailboxes, this operation can take quite
  some time since it involves scanning the directory and checking each
  file to see if it has already been looked at.  If _c_h_e_c_k___n_e_w is _u_n_s_e_t,
  no check for new mail is performed while the mailbox is open.


  66..33..1188..  ccoonnffiirrmmaappppeenndd

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  When set, Mutt will prompt for confirmation when appending messages to
  an existing mailbox.


  66..33..1199..  ccoonnffiirrmmccrreeaattee

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  When set, Mutt will prompt for confirmation when saving messages to a
  mailbox which does not yet exist before creating it.


  66..33..2200..  ccooppyy

  Type: quadoption
  Default: yes

  This variable controls whether or not copies of your outgoing messages
  will be saved for later references.  Also see ``record'',
  ``save_name'', ``force_name'' and ``fcc-hook''.


  66..33..2211..  ddaattee__ffoorrmmaatt

  Type: string
  Default: "!%a, %b %d, %Y at %I:%M:%S%p %Z"

  This variable controls the format of the date printed by the ``%d''
  sequence in ``$index_format''.  This is passed to the _s_t_r_f_t_i_m_e call to
  process the date. See the man page for _s_t_r_f_t_i_m_e_(_3_) for the proper
  syntax.

  Unless the first character in the string is a bang (``!''), the month
  and week day names are expanded according to the locale specified in
  the variable ``locale''. If the first character in the string is a
  bang, the bang is discarded, and the month and week day names in the
  rest of the string are expanded in the _C locale (that is in US
  English).


  66..33..2222..  ddeeffaauulltt__hhooookk

  Type: string
  Default: "~f %s | (~P (~c %s | ~t %s))"

  This variable controls how send-hooks, save-hooks, and fcc-hooks will
  be interpreted if they are specified with only a simple regexp,
  instead of a matching pattern.  The hooks are expanded when they are
  declared, so a hook will be interpreted according to the value of this
  variable at the time the hook is declared.  The default value matches
  if the message is either from a user matching the regular expression
  given, or if it is from you (if the from address matches
  ``alternates'') and is to or cc'ed to a user matching the given
  regular expression.


  66..33..2233..  ddeelleettee

  Type: quadoption
  Default: ask-yes

  Controls whether or not messages are really deleted when closing or
  synchronizing a mailbox.  If set to _y_e_s, messages marked for deleting
  will automatically be purged without prompting.  If set to _n_o,
  messages marked for deletion will be kept in the mailbox.


  66..33..2244..  ddeelleettee__ffoorrmmaatt

  Type: string
  Default: "[-- Attachment from %u deleted on %<%D> --]"

  This variable controls the format of the message used to replace an
  attachment when the attachment is deleted.  It uses the same format
  sequences as the ``$index_format'' variable.


  66..33..2255..  ddssnn__nnoottiiffyy

  Type: string
  Default: none

  NNoottee:: you should not enable this unless you are using Sendmail 8.8.x
  or greater.

  This variable sets the request for when notification is returned.  The
  string consists of a comma separated list (no spaces!) of one or more
  of the following: _n_e_v_e_r, to never request notification, _f_a_i_l_u_r_e, to
  request notification on transmission failure, _d_e_l_a_y, to be notified of
  message delays, _s_u_c_c_e_s_s, to be notified of successful transmission.

  Example: set dsn_notify="failure,delay"


  66..33..2266..  ddssnn__rreettuurrnn

  Type: string Default: none

  NNoottee:: you should not enable this unless you are using Sendmail 8.8.x
  or greater.

  This variable controls how much of your message is returned in DSN
  messages.  It may be set to either _h_d_r_s to return just the message
  header, or _f_u_l_l to return the full message.

  Example: set dsn_return=hdrs


  66..33..2277..  eeddiitt__hheeaaddeerrss

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  This option allows you to edit the header of your outgoing messages
  along with the body of your message.


  66..33..2288..  eeddiittoorr

  Type: String
  Default: value of environment variable $VISUAL, $EDITOR, or "vi"

  This variable specifies which editor to use when composing messages.


  66..33..2299..  eessccaappee

  Type: string
  Default: ~

  Escape character to use for functions in the builtin editor.


  66..33..3300..  ffaasstt__rreeppllyy

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  When set, the initial prompt for recipients and subject are skipped
  when replying to messages, and the initial prompt for subject is
  skipped when forwarding messages.

  NNoottee:: this variable has no effect when the ``$autoedit'' variable is
  set.


  66..33..3311..  ffcccc__aattttaacchh

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  This variable controls whether or not attachments on outgoing messages
  are saved along with the main body of your message.


  66..33..3322..  ffoollddeerr

  Type: String
  Default: ~/Mail

  Specifies the default location of your mailboxes.  A `+' or `=' at the
  beginning of a pathname will be expanded to the value of this
  variable.  Note that if you change this variable from the default
  value you need to make sure that the assignment occurs _b_e_f_o_r_e you use
  `+' or `=' for any other variables since expansion takes place during
  the `set' command.

  66..33..3333..  ffoollddeerr__ffoorrmmaatt

  Type: format string
  Default: "%N %F %2l %-8.8u %-8.8g %8s %d %f"

  This variable allows you to customize the file browser display to your
  personal taste.  This string is similar to ``$index_format'', but has
  its own set of printf()-like sequences:



       %d      date/time folder was last modified
       %f      filename
       %F      file permissions
       %g      group name (or numeric gid, if missing)
       %l      number of hard links
       %N      N if folder has new mail, blank otherwise
       %s      size in bytes
       %u      owner name (or numeric uid, if missing)

       %>X     right justify the rest of the string and pad with character "X"
       %|X     pad to the end of the line with character "X"





  66..33..3344..  ffoolllloowwuupp__ttoo

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  Controls whether or not the _M_a_i_l_-_F_o_l_l_o_w_u_p_-_T_o header field is generated
  when sending mail.  When _s_e_t, Mutt will generate this field when you
  are replying to a known mailing ``lists''.

  The purpose of this field is to prevent you from receiving duplicate
  copies of replies to messages which you send by specifying that you
  will receive a copy of the message if it is addressed to the mailing
  list (and thus there is no need to also include your address in a
  group reply).


  66..33..3355..  ffoorrccee__nnaammee

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  This variable is similar to ``$save_name'', except that Mutt will
  store a copy of your outgoing message by the username of the address
  you are sending to even if that mailbox does not exist.

  Also see the ``$record'' variable.


  66..33..3366..  ffoorrwwaarrdd__ddeeccooddee

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  Controls the decoding of complex MIME messages into text/plain when
  forwarding a message and the message header is also RFC2047 decoded.
  This variable is only used, if ``mime_forward'' is _u_n_s_e_t, otherwise
  ``mime_forward_decode'' is used instead.


  66..33..3377..  ffoorrwwaarrdd__ffoorrmmaatt

  Type: format string
  Default: "[%a: %s]"

  This variable controls the default subject when forwarding a message.
  It uses the same format sequences as the ``$index_format'' variable.


  66..33..3388..  ffoorrwwaarrdd__qquuoottee

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  When _s_e_t forwarded messages included in the main body of the message
  (when ``mime_forward'' is _u_n_s_e_t) will be quoted using
  ``indent_string''.


  66..33..3399..  hhddrrss

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  When unset, the header fields normally added by the ``my_hdr'' command
  are not created.  This variable _m_u_s_t be unset before composing a new
  message or replying in order to take effect.  If set, the user defined
  header fields are added to every new message.


  66..33..4400..  hheeaaddeerr

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  When set, this variable causes Mutt to include the _f_u_l_l header of the
  message you are replying to into the edit buffer.


  66..33..4411..  hheellpp

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  When set, help lines describing the bindings for the major functions
  provided by each menu are displayed on the first line of the screen.

  NNoottee:: The binding will not be displayed correctly if the function is
  bound to a sequence rather than a single keystroke.  Also, the help
  line may not be updated if a binding is changed while Mutt is running.
  Since this variable is primarily aimed at new users, neither of these
  should present a major problem.


  66..33..4422..  hhiissttoorryy

  Type: number
  Default: 10

  This variable controls the size (in number of strings remembered) of
  the string history buffer. The buffer is cleared each time the
  variable is set.




  66..33..4433..  hhoossttnnaammee

  Type: string
  Default: varies

  Specifies the hostname to use after the ``@'' in local e-mail
  addresses.  This overrides the compile time definition obtained from
  /etc/resolv.conf.


  66..33..4444..  iiggnnoorree__lliisstt__rreeppllyy__ttoo

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  Affects the behaviour of the _r_e_p_l_y function when replying to messages
  from mailing lists.  When set, if the ``Reply-To:'' field is set to
  the same value as the ``To:'' field, Mutt assumes that the ``Reply-
  To:'' field was set by the mailing list to automate responses to the
  list, and will ignore this field.  To direct a response to the mailing
  list when this option is set, use the _l_i_s_t_-_r_e_p_l_y function; _g_r_o_u_p_-_r_e_p_l_y
  will reply to both the sender and the list.


  66..33..4455..  iimmaapp__cchheecckkiinntteerrvvaall

  Type: number
  Default: 0

  This variable configures how often (in seconds) IMAP should look for
  new mail.


  66..33..4466..  iimmaapp__ppaassss

  Type: string
  Default: unset

  Specifies the password for your IMAP account.  If unset, Mutt will
  prompt you for your password when you invoke the fetch-mail function.
  WWaarrnniinngg: you should only use this option when you are on a fairly
  secure machine, because the superuser can read your muttrc even if you
  are the only one who can read the file.


  66..33..4477..  iimmaapp__uusseerr

  Type: string
  Default: login name on local system

  Your login name on the IMAP server.


  66..33..4488..  iinn__rreeppllyy__ttoo

  Type: format string
  Default: "%i; from \"%n\" on %{!%a, %b %d, %Y at %I:%M:%S%p}"

  This specifies the format of the In-Reply-To: header field added when
  replying to a message. For a full listing of defined escape sequences
  see the section on ``$index_format''.





  66..33..4499..  iinncclluuddee

  Type: quadoption
  Default: ask-yes

  Controls whether or not a copy of the message(s) you are replying to
  is included in your reply.


  66..33..5500..  iinnddeenntt__ssttrriinngg

  Type: format string
  Default: "> "

  Specifies the string to prepend to each line of text quoted in a
  message to which you are replying.  You are strongly encouraged not to
  change this value, as it tends to agitate the more fanatical netizens.


  66..33..5511..  iinnddeexx__ffoorrmmaatt

  Type: format string
  Default: "%4C %Z %{%b %d} %-15.15L (%4l) %s"

  This variable allows you to customize the message index display to
  your personal taste.

  ``Format strings'' are similar to the strings used in the ``C''
  function printf to format output (see the man page for more detail).
  The following sequences are defined in Mutt:




































  %a      address of the author
  %b      filename of the original message folder (think mailBox)
  %B      the list to which the letter was sent, or else the folder name (%b).
  %c      number of characters (bytes) in the message
  %C      current message number
  %d      date and time of the message in the format specified by
          ``date_format''
  %f      entire From: line (address + real name)
  %F      author name, or recipient name if the message is from you
  %i      message-id of the current message
  %l      number of lines in the message
  %L      list-from function
  %m      total number of message in the mailbox
  %N      message score
  %n      author's real name (or address if missing)
  %O       (_O_riginal save folder)  Where mutt would formerly have stashed the
          message: list name or recipient name if no list
  %s      subject of the message
  %S      status of the message (N/D/d/!/*/r)
  %t      `to:' field (recipients)
  %T      the appropriate character from the $to_chars string
  %u      user (login) name of the author
  %Z      message status flags

  %{fmt}  the date and time of the message is converted to sender's
          time zone, and ``fmt'' is expanded by the system call
          ``strftime''; a leading bang disables locales
  %[fmt]  the date and time of the message is converted to the local
          time zone, and ``fmt'' is expanded by the system call
          ``strftime''; a leading bang disables locales
  %(fmt)  the local date and time when the message was received.
          ``fmt'' is expanded by the system call ``strftime'';
          a leading bang disables locales
  %<fmt>  the current local time. ``fmt'' is expanded by the system
          call ``strftime''; a leading bang disables locales.

  %>X     right justify the rest of the string and pad with character "X"
  %|X     pad to the end of the line with character "X"




  See also: ``$to_chars''.


  66..33..5522..  iissppeellll

  Type: string
  Default: "ispell"

  How to invoke ispell (GNU's spell-checking software).


  66..33..5533..  llooccaallee

  Type: string
  Default: "C"

  The locale used by _s_t_r_f_t_i_m_e_(_3_) to format dates. Legal values are the
  strings your system accepts for the locale variable _L_C___T_I_M_E.


  66..33..5544..  mmaaiillccaapp__ppaatthh

  Type: string
  Default: $MAILCAPS or
  ~/.mailcap:/usr/local/share/mailcap:/etc/mailcap:/usr/etc/mailcap:/usr/local/etc/mailcap

  This variable specifies which files to consult when attempting to
  display MIME bodies not directly supported by Mutt.


  66..33..5555..  mmaaiill__cchheecckk

  Type: number
  Default: 5

  This variable configures how often (in seconds) mutt should look for
  new mail.


  66..33..5566..  mmaarrkk__oolldd

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  Controls whether or not Mutt makes the distinction between _n_e_w
  messages and _o_l_d uunnrreeaadd messages.  By default, Mutt will mark new
  messages as old if you exit a mailbox without reading them.  The next
  time you start Mutt, the messages will show up with an "O" next to
  them in the index menu, indicating that they are old.  In order to
  make Mutt treat all unread messages as new only, you can unset this
  variable.


  66..33..5577..  mmaarrkkeerrss

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  Controls the display of wrapped lines in the internal pager. If set, a
  ``+'' marker is displayed at the beginning of wrapped lines. Also see
  the ``$smart_wrap'' variable.


  66..33..5588..  mmaasskk

  Type: string
  Default: "^(\.\.$|[^.])"

  A regular expression used in the file browser. Files whose names don't
  match this mask will not be shown.


  66..33..5599..  mmbbooxx

  Type: String
  Default: +inbox

  This specifies the folder into which read mail in your ``spoolfile''
  folder will be appended.


  66..33..6600..  mmbbooxx__ttyyppee

  Type: String
  Default: mbox

  The default mailbox type used when creating new folders. May be any of
  mbox, MMDF, MH and Maildir.


  66..33..6611..  mmeettoooo

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  If unset, Mutt will remove your address from the list of recipients
  when replying to a message.  If you are replying to a message sent by
  you, Mutt will also assume that you want to reply to the recipients of
  that message rather than to yourself.


  66..33..6622..  mmeennuu__ssccrroollll

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  When _s_e_t, menus will be scrolled up or down one line when you attempt
  to move across a screen boundary.  If _u_n_s_e_t, the screen is cleared and
  the next or previous page of the menu is displayed (useful for slow
  links to avoid many redraws).


  66..33..6633..  mmeettaa__kkeeyy

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  If set, forces Mutt to interpret keystrokes with the high bit (bit 8)
  set as if the user had pressed the ESC key and whatever key remains
  after having the high bit removed.  For example, if the key pressed
  has an ASCII value of 0xf4, then this is treated as if the user had
  pressed ESC then ``x''.  This is because the result of removing the
  high bit from ``0xf4'' is ``0x74'', which is the ASCII character
  ``x''.


  66..33..6644..  mmiimmee__ffoorrwwaarrdd

  Type: quadoption
  Default: unset

  When set, the message you are forwarding will be attached as a
  separate MIME part instead of included in the main body of the
  message.  This is useful for forwarding MIME messages so the receiver
  can properly view the message as it was delivered to you. If you like
  to switch between MIME and not MIME from mail to mail, set this
  variable to ask-no or ask-yes.

  Also see ``forward_decode'' and ``mime_forward_decode''.


  66..33..6655..  mmiimmee__ffoorrwwaarrdd__ddeeccooddee

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  Controls the decoding of complex MIME messages into text/plain when
  forwarding a message while ``mime_forward'' is _s_e_t. Otherwise
  ``forward_decode'' is used instead.


  66..33..6666..  mmoovvee

  Type: quadoption
  Default: ask-no

  Controls whether you will be asked to confirm moving read messages
  from your spool mailbox to your ``$mbox'' mailbox, or as a result of a
  ``mbox-hook'' command.


  66..33..6677..  mmeessssaaggee__ffoorrmmaatt

  Type: format string
  Default: "%s"

  This is the string displayed in the ``attachment'' menu for
  attachments of type _m_e_s_s_a_g_e_/_r_f_c_8_2_2.  For a full listing of defined
  escape sequences see the section on ``index_format''.


  66..33..6688..  ppaaggeerr

  Type: string
  Default: builtin

  This variable specifies which pager you would like to use to view
  messages.  builtin means to use the builtin pager, otherwise this
  variable should specify the pathname of the external pager you would
  like to use.


  66..33..6699..  ppaaggeerr__ccoonntteexxtt

  Type: number
  Default: 0

  This variable controls the number of lines of context that are given
  when displaying the next or previous page in the internal pager.  By
  default, Mutt will display the line after the last one on the screen
  at the top of the next page (0 lines of context).


  66..33..7700..  ppaaggeerr__ffoorrmmaatt

  Type: format string
  Default: "-%S- %C/%m: %-20.20n   %s"

  This variable controls the format of the one-line message ``status''
  displayed before each message in either the internal or an external
  pager.  The valid sequences are listed in the ``index_format''
  section.


  66..33..7711..  ppaaggeerr__iinnddeexx__lliinneess

  Type: number
  Default: 0

  Determines the number of lines of a mini-index which is shown when in
  the pager.  The current message, unless near the top or bottom of the
  folder, will be roughly one third of the way down this mini-index,
  giving the reader the context of a few messages before and after the
  message.  This is useful, for example, to determine how many messages
  remain to be read in the current thread.  One of the lines is reserved
  for the status bar from the index, so a _p_a_g_e_r___i_n_d_e_x___l_i_n_e_s of 6 will
  only show 5 lines of the actual index.  A value of 0 results in no
  index being shown.  If the number of messages in the current folder is
  less than _p_a_g_e_r___i_n_d_e_x___l_i_n_e_s, then the index will only use as many
  lines as it needs.


  66..33..7722..  ppaaggeerr__ssttoopp

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  When set, the internal-pager will nnoott move to the next message when
  you are at the end of a message and invoke the _n_e_x_t_-_p_a_g_e function.


  66..33..7733..  ppggpp__aauuttooeennccrryypptt

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  Setting this variable will cause Mutt to always attempt to PGP/MIME
  encrypt outgoing messages.  This is probably only useful in connection
  to the _s_e_n_d_-_h_o_o_k command.  It can be overridden by use of the _p_g_p_-
  _m_e_n_u, when encryption is not required or signing is requested as well.


  66..33..7744..  ppggpp__aauuttoossiiggnn

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  Setting this variable will cause Mutt to always attempt to PGP/MIME
  sign outgoing messages.  This can be overridden by use of the _p_g_p_-
  _m_e_n_u, when signing is not required or encryption is requested as well.


  66..33..7755..  ppggpp__ddeeffaauulltt__vveerrssiioonn

  Type: string
  Default: pgp2 (or pgp5, if PGP 2.* is not installed, or gpg, if none
  of them is installed)

  Set this to pgp2 (PGP 2.*), pgp5 (PGP 5.*), or gpg (GNU privacy
  guard), depending on the version that you primarily use. This variable
  is not directly used, but it is the default for the variables
  ``$pgp_receive_version'', ``$pgp_send_version'', and
  ``$pgp_key_version''.


  66..33..7766..  ppggpp__eennccrryyppttsseellff

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  If set, the PGP _+_e_n_c_r_y_p_t_t_o_s_e_l_f flag is used when encrypting messages.


  66..33..7777..  ppggpp__ggppgg

  Type: string
  Default: system dependent

  This variable allows you to override the compile time definition of
  where the gpg (GNU Privacy Guard) binary resides on your system.


  66..33..7788..  ppggpp__kkeeyy__vveerrssiioonn

  Type: string
  Default: ``default''


  This variable determines which PGP version is used for key ring
  operations like extracting keys from messages and extracting keys from
  your keyring. If you set this to default, the default defined in
  ``$pgp_default_version'' is used. Set this to pgp2 (PGP 2.*), pgp5
  (PGP 5.*), or gpg (GNU privacy guard) if you want to use a different
  PGP version for key operations.


  66..33..7799..  ppggpp__lloonngg__iiddss

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  If set, use 64 bit PGP key IDs. Unset uses the normal 32 bit Key IDs.


  66..33..8800..  ppggpp__rreecceeiivvee__vveerrssiioonn

  Type: string
  Default: ``default''

  This variable determines which PGP version is used for decrypting
  messages and verifying signatures. If you set this to default, the
  default defined in ``$pgp_default_version'' will be used. Set this to
  pgp2 (PGP 2.*), pgp5 (PGP 5.*), or gpg (GNU privacy guard) if you want
  to use a different PGP version for receiving operations.


  66..33..8811..  ppggpp__rreeppllyyeennccrryypptt

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  If set, automatically PGP encrypt replies to messages which are
  encrypted.


  66..33..8822..  ppggpp__rreeppllyyssiiggnn

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  If set, automatically PGP sign replies to messages which are signed.

  NNoottee:: this does not work on messages, that are encrypted aanndd signed!


  66..33..8833..  ppggpp__sseenndd__vveerrssiioonn

  Type: string
  Default: ``default''

  This variable determines which PGP version is used for composing new
  messages like encrypting and signing. If you set this to default, the
  default defined in ``$pgp_default_version'' will be used. Set this to
  pgp2 (PGP 2.*), pgp5 (PGP 5.*), or gpg (GNU privacy guard) if you want
  to use a different PGP version for sending operations.


  66..33..8844..  ppggpp__ssiiggnn__aass

  Type: string
  Default: unset

  If you have more than one key pair, this option allows you to specify
  which of your private keys to use.  It is recommended that you use the
  keyid form to specify your key (e.g., ``0xABCDEFGH'').


  66..33..8855..  ppggpp__ssiiggnn__mmiiccaallgg

  Type: string
  Default: pgp-md5

  This variable contains the default message integrity check algorithm.
  Valid values are ``pgp-md5'', ``pgp-sha1'', and ``pgp-rmd160''. If you
  select a signing key using the sign as option on the compose menu,
  mutt will automagically figure out the correct value to insert here,
  but it does not know about the user's default key.

  So if you are using an RSA key for signing, set this variable to
  ``pgp-md5'', if you use a PGP 5 DSS key for signing, say ``pgp-sha1''
  here. The value of this variable will show up in the micalg parameter
  of MIME headers when creating RFC 2015 signatures.


  66..33..8866..  ppggpp__ssttrriicctt__eenncc

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  If set, Mutt will automatically encode PGP/MIME signed messages as
  _q_u_o_t_e_d_-_p_r_i_n_t_a_b_l_e.  Please note that unsetting this variable may lead
  to problems with non-verifyable PGP signatures, so only change this if
  you know what you are doing.


  66..33..8877..  ppggpp__ttiimmeeoouutt

  Type: number
  Default: 300

  The number of seconds after which a cached passphrase will expire if
  not used.


  66..33..8888..  ppggpp__vv22

  Type: string
  Default: system dependent

  This variable allows you to override the compile time definition of
  where the PGP 2.* binary resides on your system.


  66..33..8899..  ppggpp__vv22__llaanngguuaaggee

  Type: string
  Default: en

  Sets the language, which PGP 2.* should use. If you use language.txt
  from the mutt doc directory, you can try the languages "mutt"
  (English) or "muttde" (German) to reduce the noise produced by pgp.


  66..33..9900..  ppggpp__vv22__ppuubbrriinngg

  Type: string
  Default: $PGPPATH/pubring.pgp or ~/.pgp/pubring.pgp if $PGPPATH isn't
  set.


  Points to the PGP 2.* public keyring.


  66..33..9911..  ppggpp__vv22__sseeccrriinngg

  Type: string
  Default: $PGPPATH/secring.pgp or ~/.pgp/secring.pgp if $PGPPATH isn't
  set.

  Points to the PGP 2.* secret keyring.


  66..33..9922..  ppggpp__vv55

  Type: string
  Default: system dependent

  This variable allows you to override the compile time definition of
  where the PGP 5.* binary resides on your system.


  66..33..9933..  ppggpp__vv55__llaanngguuaaggee

  Type: string
  Default: en

  Sets the language, which PGP 5.* should use. If you use language50.txt
  from the mutt doc directory, you can try the languages "mutt"
  (English) to reduce the noise produced by pgp.


  66..33..9944..  ppggpp__vv55__ppuubbrriinngg

  Type: string
  Default: $PGPPATH/pubring.pkr or ~/.pgp/pubring.pkr if $PGPPATH isn't
  set.

  Points to the PGP 5.* public keyring.


  66..33..9955..  ppggpp__vv55__sseeccrriinngg

  Type: string
  Default: $PGPPATH/secring.skr or ~/.pgp/secring.skr if $PGPPATH isn't
  set.

  Points to the PGP 5.* secret keyring.


  66..33..9966..  ppiippee__ddeeccooddee

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  Used in connection with the _p_i_p_e_-_m_e_s_s_a_g_e command.  When unset, Mutt
  will pipe the messages without any preprocessing. When set, Mutt will
  weed headers and will attempt to PGP/MIME decode the messages first.


  66..33..9977..  ppiippee__sseepp

  Type: string
  Default: newline

  The separator to add between messages when piping a list of tagged
  messages to an external Unix command.
  66..33..9988..  ppiippee__sspplliitt

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  Used in connection with the _p_i_p_e_-_m_e_s_s_a_g_e command and the ``tag-
  prefix'' operator.  If this variable is unset, when piping a list of
  tagged messages Mutt will concatenate the messages and will pipe them
  as a single folder.  When set, Mutt will pipe the messages one by one.
  In both cases the the messages are piped in the current sorted order,
  and the ``$pipe_sep'' separator is added after each message.


  66..33..9999..  ppoopp__ddeelleettee

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  If set, Mutt will delete successfully downloaded messages from the POP
  server when using the fetch-mail function.  When unset, Mutt will
  download messages but also leave them on the POP server.


  66..33..110000..  ppoopp__hhoosstt

  Type: string
  Default: none

  The name or address of your POP3 server.


  66..33..110011..  ppoopp__ppaassss

  Type: string
  Default: unset

  Specifies the password for your POP account.  If unset, Mutt will
  prompt you for your password when you invoke the fetch-mail function.
  WWaarrnniinngg: you should only use this option when you are on a fairly
  secure machine, because the superuser can read your muttrc even if you
  are the only one who can read the file.


  66..33..110022..  ppoopp__ppoorrtt

  Type: number
  Default: 110

  This variable specifies which port your POP server is listening on.


  66..33..110033..  ppoopp__uusseerr

  Type: string
  Default: login name on local system

  Your login name on the POP3 server.


  66..33..110044..  ppoosstt__iinnddeenntt__ssttrriinngg

  Type: format string
  Default: none

  Similar to the ``$attribution'' variable, Mutt will append this string
  after the inclusion of a message which is being replied to.
  66..33..110055..  ppoossttppoonnee

  Type: quadoption
  Default: ask-yes

  Controls whether or not messages are saved in the ``$postponed''
  mailbox when you elect not to send immediately.


  66..33..110066..  ppoossttppoonneedd

  Type: string
  Default: ~/postponed

  Mutt allows you to indefinitely ``postpone sending a message'' which
  you are editing.  When you choose to postpone a message, Mutt saves it
  in the folder specified by this variable.  Also see the ``$postpone''
  variable.


  66..33..110077..  pprriinntt

  Type: quadoption
  Default: ask-no

  Controls whether or not Mutt asks for confirmation before printing.
  This is useful for people (like me) who accidentally hit ``p'' often.


  66..33..110088..  pprriinntt__ccoommmmaanndd

  Type: string
  Default: lpr

  This specifies the command pipe that should be used to print messages.


  66..33..110099..  pprroommpptt__aafftteerr

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  If you use an _e_x_t_e_r_n_a_l ``pager'', setting this variable will cause
  Mutt to prompt you for a command when the pager exits rather than
  returning to the index menu.  If unset, Mutt will return to the index
  menu when the external pager exits.


  66..33..111100..  qquueerryy__ccoommmmaanndd

  Type: string
  Default: null

  This specifies the command that mutt will use to make external address
  queries.  The string should contain a %s, which will be substituted
  with the query string the user types.  See ``query'' for more
  information.


  66..33..111111..  qquuiitt

  Type: quadoption
  Default: yes

  This variable controls whether ``quit'' and ``exit'' actually quit
  from mutt.  If it set to yes, they do quit, if it is set to no, they
  have no effect, and if it is set to ask-yes or ask-no, you are
  prompted for confirmation when you try to quit.


  66..33..111122..  qquuoottee__rreeggeexxpp

  Type: string
  Default: "^([ \t]*[>|#:}])+"

  A regular expression used in the internal-pager to determine quoted
  sections of text in the body of a message.

  NNoottee:: In order to use the _q_u_o_t_e_dxx patterns in the internal pager, you
  need to set this to a regular expression that matches _e_x_a_c_t_l_y the
  quote characters at the beginning of quoted lines.


  66..33..111133..  rreeaadd__iinncc

  Type: number
  Default: 10

  If set to a value greater than 0, Mutt will display which message it
  is currently on when reading a mailbox.  The message is printed after
  _r_e_a_d___i_n_c messages have been read (e.g., if set to 25, Mutt will print
  a message when it reads message 25, and then again when it gets to
  message 50).  This variable is meant to indicate progress when reading
  large mailboxes which may take some time.

  When set to 0, only a single message will appear before the reading
  the mailbox.

  Also see the ``$write_inc'' variable.


  66..33..111144..  rreeaadd__oonnllyy

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  If set, all folders are opened in read-only mode.


  66..33..111155..  rreeaallnnaammee

  Type: string
  Default: GCOS field from /etc/passwd

  This variable specifies what "real" or "personal" name should be used
  when sending messages.


  66..33..111166..  rreeccaallll

  Type: quadoption
  Default: ask-yes

  Controls whether or not you are prompted to recall postponed messages
  when composing a new message.  Also see ``postponed''


  66..33..111177..  rreeccoorrdd

  Type: string
  Default: none

  This specifies the file into which your outgoing messages should be
  appended.  (This is meant as the primary method for saving a copy of
  your messages, but another way to do this is using the ``my_hdr''
  command to create a _B_c_c_: field with your email address in it.)

  The value of _$_r_e_c_o_r_d is overridden by the ``$force_name'' and
  ``$save_name'' variables, and the ``fcc-hook'' command.


  66..33..111188..  rreeppllyy__rreeggeexxpp

  Type: string
  Default: "^(re|aw):[ \t]*"

  A regular expression used to recognize reply messages when threading
  and replying. The default value corresponds to the English "Re:" and
  the German "Aw:".


  66..33..111199..  rreeppllyy__ttoo

  Type: quadoption
  Default: ask-yes

  If set, Mutt will ask you if you want to use the address listed in the
  Reply-To: header field when replying to a message.  If you answer no,
  it will use the address in the From: header field instead.  This
  option is useful for reading a mailing list that sets the Reply-To:
  header field to the list address and you want to send a private
  message to the author of a message.


  66..33..112200..  rreessoollvvee

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  When set, the cursor will be automatically advanced to the next
  (possibly undeleted) message whenever a command that modifies the
  current message is executed.


  66..33..112211..  rreevveerrssee__aalliiaass

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  This variable controls whether or not Mutt will display the "personal"
  name from your aliases in the index menu if it finds an alias that
  matches the message's sender.  For example, if you have the following
  alias:



       alias juser abd30425@somewhere.net (Joe User)




  and then you receive mail which contains the following header:



       From: abd30425@somewhere.net


  It would be displayed in the index menu as ``Joe User'' instead of
  ``abd30425@somewhere.net.''  This is useful when the person's e-mail
  address is not human friendly (like Compu$erve addresses).


  66..33..112222..  rreevveerrssee__nnaammee

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  It may sometimes arrive that you receive mail to a certain machine,
  move the messages to another machine, and reply to some the messages
  from there.  If this variable is set, the default _F_r_o_m_: line of the
  reply messages is built using the address where you received the
  messages you are replying to.  If the variable is unset, the _F_r_o_m_:
  line will use your address on the current machine.


  66..33..112233..  ssaavvee__aaddddrreessss

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  If set, mutt will take the sender's full address when choosing a
  default folder for saving a mail. If ``save_name'' or ``force_name''
  is set too, the selection of the fcc folder will be changed as well.


  66..33..112244..  ssaavvee__eemmppttyy

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  When unset, mailboxes which contain no saved messages will be removed
  when closed (the exception is ``spoolfile'' which is never removed).
  If set, mailboxes are never removed.

  NNoottee:: This only applies to mbox and MMDF folders, Mutt does not delete
  MH and Maildir directories.


  66..33..112255..  ssaavvee__nnaammee

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  This variable controls how copies of outgoing messages are saved.
  When set, a check is made to see if a mailbox specified by the
  recipient address exists (this is done by searching for a mailbox in
  the ``folder'' directory with the _u_s_e_r_n_a_m_e part of the recipient
  address).  If the mailbox exists, the outgoing message will be saved
  to that mailbox, otherwise the message is saved to the ``record''
  mailbox.

  Also see the ``$force_name'' variable.


  66..33..112266..  sseennddmmaaiill

  Type: string
  Default: /usr/lib/sendmail -oi -oem

  Specifies the program and arguments used to deliver mail sent by Mutt.
  Mutt expects that the specified program will read the message header
  for recipients.

  66..33..112277..  sseennddmmaaiill__wwaaiitt

  Type: number
  Default: 0

  Specifies the number of seconds to wait for the ``sendmail'' process
  to finish before giving up and putting delivery in the background.

  Mutt interprets the value of this variable as follows:

  >0      number of seconds to wait for sendmail to finish before continuing
  0       wait forever for sendmail to finish
  <0      always put sendmail in the background without waiting



  Note that if you specify a value other than 0, the output of the child
  process will be put in a temporary file.  If there is some error, you
  will be informed as to where to find the output.


  66..33..112288..  sshheellll

  Type: string
  Default: retrieved from passwd file

  Command to use when spawning a subshell.


  66..33..112299..  ssiigg__ddaasshheess

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  If set, a line containing ``-- '' will be inserted before your
  ``signature''.  It is ssttrroonnggllyy recommended that you not unset this
  variable unless your ``signature'' contains just your name.  The
  reason for this is because many software packages use ``-- \n'' to
  detect your signature.  For example, Mutt has the ability to highlight
  the signature in a different color in the builtin pager.


  66..33..113300..  ssiiggnnaattuurree

  Type: string
  Default: ~/.signature

  Specifies the filename of your signature, which is appended to all
  outgoing messages.   If the filename ends with a pipe (``|''), it is
  assumed that filename is a shell command and input should be read from
  its stdout.


  66..33..113311..  ssiimmppllee__sseeaarrcchh

  Type: string
  Default: "~f %s | ~s %s"

  Specifies how Mutt should expand a simple search into a real search
  pattern.  A simple search is one that does not contain any of the ~
  operators.  See ``searching'' for more information on search patterns.

  For example, if you simply type joe at a search or limit prompt, Mutt
  will automatically expand it to the value specified by this variable.
  For the default value it would be:

  ~f joe | ~s joe


  66..33..113322..  ssmmaarrtt__wwrraapp

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  Controls the display of lines longer then the screen width in the
  internal pager. If set, long lines are wrapped at a word boundary.  If
  unset, lines are simply wrapped at the screen edge. Also see the
  ``$markers'' variable.


  66..33..113333..  ssoorrtt

  Type: string
  Default: date-sent

  Specifies how to sort messages in the _i_n_d_e_x menu.  Valid values are


  +o  date-sent

  +o  date-received

  +o  from

  +o  mailbox-order (unsorted)

  +o  score

  +o  subject

  +o  threads

  +o  to

  You may optionally use the reverse- prefix to specify reverse sorting
  order (example: set sort=reverse-date-sent).


  66..33..113344..  ssoorrtt__aalliiaass

  Type: string
  Default: alias

  Specifies how the entries in the `alias' menu are sorted.  The
  following are legal values:

  alias           sort alphabetically by alias name
  address         sort alphabetically by email address
  unsorted        leave in order specified in .muttrc




  66..33..113355..  ssoorrtt__aauuxx

  Type: string
  Default: date-sent

  When sorting by threads, this variable controls how threads are sorted
  in relation to other threads, and how the branches of the thread trees
  are sorted.  This can be set to any value that ``sort'' can, except
  threads (in that case, mutt will just use date-sent).  You can also
  specify the last- prefix in addition to the reverse- prefix, but last-
  must come after reverse-.  The last- prefix causes messages to be
  sorted against its siblings by which has the last descendant, using
  the rest of sort_aux as an ordering.  For instance, set sort_aux=last-
  date-received would mean that if a new message is received in a
  thread, that thread becomes the last one displayed (or the first, if
  you have set sort=reverse-threads.)


  66..33..113366..  ssoorrtt__bbrroowwsseerr

  Type: string

  Specifies how to sort entries in the file browser.  By default, the
  entries are sorted alphabetically.  Valid values:


  +o  date

  +o  alpha (alphabetically)

  You may optionally use the reverse- prefix to specify reverse sorting
  order (example: set sort_browser=reverse-date).


  66..33..113377..  ssppoooollffiillee

  Type: string
  Default: most likely /var/mail/$USER or /usr/spool/mail/$USER

  If your spool mailbox is in a non-default place where Mutt cannot find
  it, you can specify its location with this variable.  Mutt will
  automatically set this variable to the value of the environment
  variable $MAIL if it is not set.


  66..33..113388..  ssoorrtt__rree

  Type: boolean Default: set

  This variable is only useful when sorting by threads with
  ``strict_threads'' unset.  In that case, it changes the heuristic mutt
  uses to thread messages by subject.  With sort_re set, mutt will only
  attach a message as the child of another message by subject if the
  subject of the child message starts with a substring matching the
  setting of ``reply_regexp''.  With sort_re unset, mutt will attach the
  message whether or not this is the case, as long as the
  non-``reply_regexp'' parts of both messages are identical.


  66..33..113399..  ssttaattuuss__cchhaarrss

  Type: string
  Default: "-*%"

  Controls the characters used by the "%r" indicator in
  ``status_format''. The first character is used when the mailbox is
  unchanged. The second is used when the mailbox has been changed, and
  it needs to be resynchronized. The third is used if the mailbox is in
  read-only mode, or if the mailbox will not be written when exiting
  that mailbox (You can toggle whether to write changes to a mailbox
  with the toggle-write operation, bound by default to "%").




  66..33..114400..  ssttaattuuss__ffoorrmmaatt

  Type: string
  Default: "-%r-Mutt: %f [Msgs:%?M?%M/?%m%?n? New:%n?%?o? Old:%o?%?d?
  Del:%d?%?F? Flag:%F?%?t? Tag:%t?%?p? Post:%p?%?b? Inc:%b? %?l?
  %l?]---(%s/%S)-%>-(%P)---"

  Controls the format of the status line displayed in the _i_n_d_e_x menu.
  This string is similar to ``$index_format'', but has its own set of
  printf()-like sequences:



       %b      number of mailboxes with new mail *
       %d      number of deleted messages *
       %h      local hostname
       %f      the full pathname of the current mailbox
       %F      number of flagged messages *
       %l      size (in bytes) of the current mailbox *
       %L      size (in bytes) of the messages shown (i.e., which match the current limit) *
       %m      the number of messages in the mailbox *
       %M      the number of messages shown (i.e., which match the current limit) *
       %n      number of new messages in the mailbox *
       %o      number of old unread messages
       %p      number of postponed messages *
       %P      percentage of the way through the index
       %r      modified/read-only/won't-write indicator, according to $status_chars
       %s      current sorting mode ($sort)
       %S      current aux sorting method ($sort_aux)
       %t      number of tagged messages *
       %u      number of unread messages *
       %v      Mutt version string
       %V      currently active limit pattern, if any *

       %>X     right justify the rest of the string and pad with "X"
       %|X     pad to the end of the line with "X"

       * = can be optionally printed if nonzero




  Some of the above sequences can be used to optionally print a string
  if their value is nonzero.  For example, you may only want to see the
  number of flagged messages if such messages exist, since zero is not
  particularly meaningful.  To optionally print a string based upon one
  of the above sequences, the following construct is used



               %?<sequence_char>?<optional_string>?




  where _s_e_q_u_e_n_c_e___c_h_a_r is a character from the table above, and
  _o_p_t_i_o_n_a_l___s_t_r_i_n_g is the string you would like printed if _s_t_a_t_u_s___c_h_a_r is
  nonzero.  _o_p_t_i_o_n_a_l___s_t_r_i_n_g mmaayy contain other sequence as well as normal
  text, but you may nnoott nest optional strings.

  Here is an example illustrating how to optionally print the number of
  new messages in a mailbox:




          %?n?%n new messages.?




  Additionally you can switch between two strings, the first one, if a
  value is zero, the second one, if the value is nonzero, by using the
  following construct:



               %?<sequence_char>?<if_string>&<else_string>?





  66..33..114411..  ssttaattuuss__oonn__ttoopp

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  Setting this variable causes the ``status bar'' to be displayed on the
  first line of the screen rather than near the bottom.


  66..33..114422..  ssttrriicctt__tthhrreeaaddss

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  If set, threading will only make use of the ``In-Reply-To'' and
  ``References'' fields when ``sorting'' by message threads.  By
  default, messages with the same subject are grouped together in
  ``pseudo threads.''  This may not always be desirable, such as in a
  personal mailbox where you might have several unrelated messages with
  the subject ``hi'' which will get grouped together.


  66..33..114433..  ssuussppeenndd

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  When _u_n_s_e_t, mutt won't stop when the user presses the terminal's _s_u_s_p
  key, usually ``control-Z''. This is useful if you run mutt inside an
  xterm using a command like xterm -e mutt.


  66..33..114444..  tthhoorroouugghh__sseeaarrcchh

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  Affects the _~_b and _~_h search operations described in section
  ``Searching'' above.  If set, the headers and attachments of messages
  to be searched are decoded before searching.  If unset, messages are
  searched as they appear in the folder.


  66..33..114455..  ttiillddee

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset


  When set, the internal-pager will pad blank lines to the bottom of the
  screen with a tilde (~).


  66..33..114466..  ttiimmeeoouutt

  Type: number
  Default: 600

  This variable controls the _n_u_m_b_e_r _o_f _s_e_c_o_n_d_s Mutt will wait for a key
  to be pressed in the main menu before timing out and checking for new
  mail.  A value of zero or less will cause Mutt not to ever time out.


  66..33..114477..  ttmmppddiirr

  Type: string
  Default: /tmp

  This variable allows you to specify where Mutt will place its
  temporary files needed for displaying and composing messages.


  66..33..114488..  ttoo__cchhaarrss

  Type: string
  Default: " +TCF"

  Controls the character used to indicate mail addressed to you.  The
  first character is the one used when the mail is NOT addressed to your
  address (default: space).  The second is used when you are the only
  recipient of the message (default: +).  The third is when your address
  appears in the TO header field, but you are not the only recipient of
  the message (default: T).  The fourth character is used when your
  address is specified in the CC header field, but you are not the only
  recipient.  The fifth character is used to indicate mail that was sent
  by _y_o_u.


  66..33..114499..  uussee__88bbiittmmiimmee

  Type: boolean
  Default: unset

  WWaarrnniinngg:: do not set this variable unless you are using a version of
  sendmail which supports the -B8BITMIME flag (such as sendmail 8.8.x)
  or you may not be able to send mail.

  When _s_e_t, Mutt will invoke ``$sendmail'' with the -B8BITMIME flag when
  sending 8-bit messages to enable ESMTP negotiation.


  66..33..115500..  uussee__ddoommaaiinn

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  When set, Mutt will qualify all local addresses (ones without the
  @host portion) with the value of ``$hostname''.  If _u_n_s_e_t, no
  addresses will be qualified.


  66..33..115511..  uussee__ffrroomm

  Type: boolean
  Default: set
  When _s_e_t, Mutt will generate the `From:' header field when sending
  messages.  If _u_n_s_e_t, no `From:' header field will be generated unless
  the user explicitly sets one using the ``my_hdr'' command.


  66..33..115522..  uussee__mmaaiillccaapp

  Type: quad-option
  Default: ask

  If set to ``yes'', always try to use a mailcap entry to display a MIME
  part that Mutt can't understand what to do with.  If ``ask'', prompt
  as to whether to display as text or to use a mailcap entry.  If
  ``no'', always view unsupported MIME types as text.

  NNoottee:: For compatibility with mmeettaammaaiill, Mutt will also look at the
  environment variable _M_M___N_O_A_S_K.  Setting this to 11 is equivalent to
  setting _u_s_e___m_a_i_l_c_a_p to ``yes''.  Otherwise, the value of _M_M___N_O_A_S_K is
  interpreted as a comma-separated list of type names (without white
  space) for which the corresponding mailcap entries will be used to
  display MIME parts without prompting the user for confirmation.


  66..33..115533..  ppggpp__vveerriiffyy__ssiigg

  Type: quad-option
  Default: yes

  If ``yes'', always attempt to verify PGP/MIME signatures.  If ``ask'',
  ask whether or not to verify the signature.  If ``no'', never attempt
  to verify PGP/MIME signatures.


  66..33..115544..  vviissuuaall

  Type: string
  Default: $VISUAL

  Specifies the visual editor to invoke when the _~_v command is given in
  the builtin editor.


  66..33..115555..  wwaaiitt__kkeeyy

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  Controls whether Mutt will ask you to press a key after _s_h_e_l_l_-_e_s_c_a_p_e,
  _p_i_p_e_-_m_e_s_s_a_g_e, _p_i_p_e_-_e_n_t_r_y, _p_r_i_n_t_-_m_e_s_s_a_g_e, and _p_r_i_n_t_-_e_n_t_r_y commands.

  It is also used when viewing attachments with ``autoview'', provided
  that the corresponding mailcap entry has a _n_e_e_d_s_t_e_r_m_i_n_a_l flag, and the
  external program is interactive.

  When set, Mutt will always ask for a key. When unset, Mutt will wait
  for a key only if the external command returned a non-zero status.


  66..33..115566..  wwrraapp__sseeaarrcchh

  Type: boolean
  Default: set

  Controls whether searches wrap around the end of the mailbox.


  When set, searches will wrap around the first (or last) message. When
  unset, searches will not wrap.


  66..33..115577..  wwrriittee__iinncc

  Type: number
  Default: 10

  When writing a mailbox, a message will be printed every _w_r_i_t_e___i_n_c
  messages to indicate progress.  If set to 0, only a single message
  will be displayed before writing a mailbox.

  Also see the ``$read_inc'' variable.


  66..44..  FFuunnccttiioonnss

  The following is the list of available functions listed by the mapping
  in which they are available.  The default key setting is given, and an
  explanation of what the function does.  The key bindings of these
  functions can be changed with the ``bind'' command.


  66..44..11..  ggeenneerriicc


  The _g_e_n_e_r_i_c menu is not a real menu, but specifies common functions
  (such as movement) available in all menus except for _p_a_g_e_r and _e_d_i_t_o_r.
  Changing settings for this menu will affect the default bindings for
  all menus (except as noted).


  bottom-page                L   move to the bottom of the page
  current-bottom     not bound   move current entry to bottom of page
  current-middle     not bound   move current entry to middle of page
  current-top        not bound   move current entry to top of page
  enter-command              :   enter a muttrc command
  exit                       q   exit this menu
  first-entry                =   move to the first entry
  half-down                  ]   scroll down 1/2 page
  half-up                    [   scroll up 1/2 page
  help                       ?   this screen
  jump                  number   jump to an index number
  last-entry                 *   move to the last entry
  middle-page                M   move to the middle of the page
  next-entry                 j   move to the next entry
  next-line                  >   scroll down one line
  next-page                  z   move to the next page
  previous-entry             k   move to the previous entry
  previous-line              <   scroll up one line
  previous-page              Z   move to the previous page
  refresh                   ^L   clear and redraw the screen
  search                     /   search for a regular expression
  search-next                n   search for next match
  search-opposite    not bound   search for next match in opposite direction
  search-reverse         ESC /   search backwards for a regular expression
  select-entry             RET   select the current entry
  shell-escape               !   run a program in a subshell
  tag-entry                  t   toggle the tag on the current entry
  tag-prefix                 ;   apply next command to tagged entries
  top-page                   H   move to the top of the page




  66..44..22..  iinnddeexx


  bounce-message             b   remail a message to another user
  change-folder              c   open a different folder
  change-folder-readonly ESC c   open a different folder in read only mode
  clear-flag                 W   clear a status flag from a message
  copy-message               C   copy a message to a file/mailbox
  create-alias               a   create an alias from a message sender
  decode-copy            ESC C   decode a message and copy it to a file/mailbox
  decode-save            ESC s   decode a message and save it to a file/mailbox
  delete-message             d   delete the current entry
  delete-pattern             D   delete messages matching a pattern
  delete-subthread       ESC d   delete all messages in subthread
  delete-thread             ^D   delete all messages in thread
  display-address            @   display full address of sender
  display-headers            h   display message with full headers
  display-message          RET   display a message
  exit                       x   exit without saving changes
  extract-keys              ^K   extract PGP public keys
  fetch-mail                 G   retrieve mail from POP server
  flag-message               F   toggle a message's 'important' flag
  forget-passphrase         ^F   wipe PGP passphrase from memory
  forward-message            f   forward a message with comments
  group-reply                g   reply to all recipients
  limit                      l   show only messages matching a pattern
  list-reply                 L   reply to specified mailing list
  mail                       m   compose a new mail message
  mail-key               ESC k   mail a PGP public key
  next-new                 TAB   jump to the next new message
  next-subthread         ESC n   jump to the next subthread
  next-thread               ^N   jump to the next thread
  next-undeleted             j   move to the next undeleted message
  next-unread        not bound   jump to the next unread message
  pipe-message               |   pipe message/attachment to a shell command
  previous-new         ESC TAB   jump to the previous new message
  previous-page              Z   move to the previous page
  previous-subthread     ESC p   jump to previous subthread
  previous-thread           ^P   jump to previous thread
  previous-undeleted         k   move to the last undelete message
  previous-unread    not bound   jump to the previous unread message
  print-message              p   print the current entry
  query                      Q   query external program for addresses
  quit                       q   save changes to mailbox and quit
  read-subthread         ESC r   mark the current subthread as read
  read-thread               ^R   mark the current thread as read
  recall-message             R   recall a postponed message
  reply                      r   reply to a message
  save-message               s   save message/attachment to a file
  set-flag                   w   set a status flag on a message
  show-version               V   show the Mutt version number and date
  show-limit             ESC l   show currently active limit pattern, if any
  sort-mailbox               o   sort messages
  sort-reverse               O   sort messages in reverse order
  sync-mailbox               $   save changes to mailbox
  tag-pattern                T   tag messages matching a pattern
  tag-thread             ESC t   tag/untag all messages in the current thread
  toggle-new                 N   toggle a message's 'new' flag
  toggle-write               %   toggle whether the mailbox will be rewritten
  undelete-message           u   undelete the current entry
  undelete-pattern           U   undelete messages matching a pattern
  undelete-subthread     ESC u   undelete all messages in subthread
  undelete-thread           ^U   undelete all messages in thread
  untag-pattern             ^T   untag messages matching a pattern
  view-attachments           v   show MIME attachments

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  bottom                     $   jump to the bottom of the message
  bounce-message             b   remail a message to another user
  change-folder              c   open a different folder
  change-folder-readonly ESC c   open a different folder in read only mode
  copy-message               C   copy a message to a file/mailbox
  create-alias               a   create an alias from a message sender
  decode-copy            ESC C   decode a message and copy it to a file/mailbox
  decode-save            ESC s   decode a message and save it to a file/mailbox
  delete-message             d   delete the current entry
  delete-subthread       ESC d   delete all messages in subthread
  delete-thread             ^D   delete all messages in thread
  display-address            @   display full address of sender
  display-headers            h   display message with full headers
  enter-command              :   enter a muttrc command
  exit                       i   return to the main-menu
  extract-keys              ^K   extract PGP public keys
  flag-message               F   toggle a message's 'important' flag
  forget-passphrase         ^F   wipe PGP passphrase from memory
  forward-message            f   forward a message with comments
  group-reply                g   reply to all recipients
  half-up            not bound   move up one-half page
  half-down          not bound   move down one-half page
  help                       ?   this screen
  list-reply                 L   reply to specified mailing list
  mail                       m   compose a new mail message
  mail-key               ESC k   mail a PGP public key
  mark-as-new                N   toggle a message's 'new' flag
  next-line                RET   scroll down one line
  next-message               J   move to the next entry
  next-new                 TAB   jump to the next new message
  next-page                      move to the next page
  next-subthread         ESC n   jump to the next subthread
  next-thread               ^N   jump to the next thread
  next-undeleted             j   move to the next undeleted message
  next-unread        not bound   jump to the next unread message
  pipe-message               |   pipe message/attachment to a shell command
  previous-line      BackSpace   scroll up one line
  previous-message           K   move to the previous entry
  previous-new       not bound   jump to the previous new message
  previous-page              -   move to the previous page
  previous-subthread     ESC p   jump to previous subthread
  previous-thread           ^P   jump to previous thread
  previous-undeleted         k   move to the last undelete message
  previous-unread    not bound   jump to the previous unread message
  print-message              p   print the current entry
  quit                       Q   save changes to mailbox and quit
  read-subthread         ESC r   mark the current subthread as read
  read-thread               ^R   mark the current thread as read
  recall-message             R   recall a postponed message
  redraw-screen             ^L   clear and redraw the screen
  reply                      r   reply to a message
  save-message               s   save message/attachment to a file
  search                     /   search for a regular expression
  search-next                n   search for next match
  search-opposite    not bound   search for next match in opposite direction
  search-reverse         ESC /   search backwards for a regular expression
  search-toggle              \   toggle search pattern coloring
  shell-escape               !   invoke a command in a subshell
  show-version               V   show the Mutt version number and date
  skip-quoted                S   skip beyond quoted text
  tag-message                t   tag a message
  toggle-quoted              T   toggle display of quoted text
  top                        ^   jump to the top of the message
  undelete-message           u   undelete the current entry
  undelete-subthread     ESC u   undelete all messages in subthread
  undelete-thread           ^U   undelete all messages in thread
  view-attachments           v   show MIME attachments



  66..44..44..  aalliiaass


  search                     /   search for a regular expression
  search-next                n   search for next match
  search-reverse         ESC /   search backwards for a regular expression



  66..44..55..  qquueerryy


  create-alias               a   create an alias from a message sender
  mail                       m   compose a new mail message
  query                      Q   query external program for addresses
  query-append               A   append new query results to current results
  search                     /   search for a regular expression
  search-next                n   search for next match
  search-opposite    not bound   search for next match in opposite direction
  search-reverse         ESC /   search backwards for a regular expression



  66..44..66..  aattttaacchh


  bounce-message             b   remail a message to another user
  decode-copy            ESC C   decode a message and copy it to a file/mailbox
  decode-save            ESC s   decode a message and save it to a file/mailbox
  delete-entry               d   delete the current entry
  display-headers            h   display message with full headers
  extract-keys              ^K   extract PGP public keys
  forward-message            f   forward a message with comments
  group-reply                g   reply to all recipients
  list-reply                 L   reply to specified mailing list
  pipe-entry                 |   pipe message/attachment to a shell command
  print-entry                p   print the current entry
  reply                      r   reply to a message
  save-entry                 s   save message/attachment to a file
  undelete-entry             u   undelete the current entry
  view-attach              RET   view attachment using mailcap entry if necessary
  view-mailcap               m   force viewing of attachment using mailcap
  view-text                  T   view attachment as text



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  attach-file                a   attach a file(s) to this message
  attach-key             ESC k   attach a PGP public key
  copy-file                  C   save message/attachment to a file
  detach-file                D   delete the current entry
  display-headers            h   display message with full headers
  edit-bcc                   b   edit the BCC list
  edit-cc                    c   edit the CC list
  edit-description           d   edit attachment description
  edit-encoding             ^E   edit attachment trasfer-encoding
  edit-fcc                   f   enter a file to save a copy of this message in
  edit-from              ESC f   edit the from: field
  edit-file               ^X e   edit the file to be attached
  edit-headers               E   edit the message with headers
  edit-message               e   edit the message
  edit-mime                  m   edit attachment using mailcap entry
  edit-reply-to              r   edit the Reply-To field
  edit-subject               s   edit the subject of this message
  edit-to                    t   edit the TO list
  edit-type                 ^T   edit attachment type
  filter-entry               F   filter attachment through a shell command
  forget-passphrase         ^F   wipe PGP passphrase from memory
  ispell                     i   run ispell on the message
  new-mime                   n   compose new attachment using mailcap entry
  pgp-menu                   p   show PGP options
  pipe-entry                 |   pipe message/attachment to a shell command
  postpone-message           P   save this message to send later
  print-entry                l   print the current entry
  rename-file                R   rename/move an attached file
  send-message               y   send the message
  toggle-unlink              u   toggle whether to delete file after sending it
  view-attach              RET   view attachment using mailcap entry if necessary



  66..44..88..  ppoossttppoonneedd


  delete-entry               d   delete the current entry
  undelete-entry             u   undelete the current entry



  66..44..99..  bbrroowwsseerr


  change-dir                 c   change directories
  check-new                TAB   check mailboxes for new mail
  enter-mask                 m   enter a file mask
  search                     /   search for a regular expression
  search-next                n   search for next match
  search-reverse         ESC /   search backwards for a regular expression
  select-new                 N   select a new file in this directory
  sort                       o   sort messages
  sort-reverse               O   sort messages in reverse order



  66..44..1100..  ppggpp


  view-name                  %   view the key's user id
  verify-key                 c   verify a PGP public key




  66..44..1111..  eeddiittoorr


  backspace          BackSpace   delete the char in front of the cursor
  backward-char             ^B   move the cursor one character to the left
  bol                       ^A   jump to the beginning of the line
  buffy-cycle            Space   cycle among incoming mailboxes
  complete                 TAB   complete filename or alias
  complete-query            ^T   complete address with query
  delete-char               ^D   delete the char under the cursor
  eol                       ^E   jump to the end of the line
  forward-char              ^F   move the cursor one character to the right
  history-down       not bound   scroll up through the history list
  history-up         not bound   scroll up through the history list
  kill-eol                  ^K   delete chars from cursor to end of line
  kill-line                 ^U   delete all chars on the line
  kill-word                 ^W   delete the word in front of the cursor
  quote-char                ^V   quote the next typed key




  77..  MMiisscceellllaannyy



  77..11..  AAcckknnoowwlleeddggeemmeennttss

  Kari Hurrta <kari.hurtta@fmi.fi> co-developed the original MIME
  parsing code back in the ELM-ME days.

  The following people have been very helpful to the development of
  Mutt:

  Francois Berjon <Francois.Berjon@aar.alcatel-alsthom.fr>,
  Aric Blumer <aric@fore.com>,
  John Capo <jc@irbs.com>,
  Liviu Daia <daia@stoilow.imar.ro>,
  David DeSimone <fox@convex.hp.com>,
  Nickolay N. Dudorov <nnd@wint.itfs.nsk.su>,
  Michael Finken <finken@conware.de>,
  Sven Guckes <guckes@math.fu-berlin.de>,
  Mark Holloman <holloman@nando.net>,
  Andreas Holzmann <holzmann@fmi.uni-passau.de>,
  David Jeske <jeske@igcom.net>,
  Christophe Kalt <kalt@hugo.int-evry.fr>,
  Felix von Leitner (a.k.a ``Fefe'') <leitner@math.fu-berlin.de>,
  Brandon Long <blong@fiction.net>,
  Lars Marowsky-Bree <lmb@pointer.in-minden.de>,
  Thomas ``Mike'' Michlmayr <mike@cosy.sbg.ac.at>,
  David O'Brien <obrien@Nuxi.cs.ucdavis.edu>,
  Clint Olsen <olsenc@ichips.intel.com>,
  Park Myeong Seok <pms@romance.kaist.ac.kr>,
  Thomas Parmelan <tom@ankh.fr.eu.org>,
  Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>,
  Thomas Roessler <roessler@guug.de>,
  Allain Thivillon <Allain.Thivillon@alma.fr>,
  Ken Weinert <kenw@ihs.com>


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