getmail(1)

NAME
getmail - retrieve messages from one or more POP3, IMAP4, or SDPS mailboxes and deliver to a maildir, mboxrd-format mbox file, or external MDA

SYNOPSIS
getmail [OPTION] ...

DESCRIPTION

getmail can retrieve messages from POP3, IMAP4, and SDPS mailboxes. SSL-wrapped POP3 and IMAP are also supported. Single-user and domain (multi-drop) mailboxes are supported.

getmail has built-in support for delivering to maildirs, mboxrd-format mbox files, and external MDAs.

OPTIONS

--version
    show program's version number and exit

-h, --help
    show a short usage summary and exit

-gDIR, --getmaildir=DIR
    look in DIR for config/data files

-rFILE, --rcfile=FILE
    load configuration from FILE (may be given multiple times)

--dump
    dump configuration and exit (debugging)

--trace
    print extended trace information (extremely verbose)

-iFOLDER, --idle=FOLDER
    maintain connection and listen for new messages in FOLDER. This flag will only work if a single rc file is given, and will only work on IMAP connections where the server supports IMAP4 IDLE (RFC 2177).

The following options override any in the configuration file(s).

-v, --verbose
    operate more verbosely (can be given multiple times)

-q, --quiet
    do not print informational messages

-d, --delete
    delete messages from server after retrieving

-l, --dont-delete
    do not delete messages from server after retrieving

-a, --all
    retrieve all messages

-n, --new
    retrieve only unread messages

EXIT STATUS
getmail exits zero on success, and nonzero on any error. The specific values of the exit code are not documented and may change from version to version.

AUTHOR
Written by Charles Cazabon.

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <charlesc-getmail-bugs@pyropus.ca>.

IMPORTANT: include the output of getmail [options] --dump with any bug report.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1998-2020 Charles Cazabon
This is free software; see the file COPYING for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
The full documentation for getmail is maintained in HTML and plaintext formats. See the included files for details.