A command line based e-mail client
Neomutt can view, sort and edit locally stored emails. It is based on Mutt, but includes all the patches that have been made over the years.
I extended Neomutt with additional software for particular features:
| mbsync | sync IMAP mailboxes |
| msmtp | send emails |
| micro | compose emails |
| ripmime | extract attachments |
| urlscan | browse URLs |
| khard | manage contacts |
Layout
Neomutt consists of three main parts: the sidebar containing the mailboxes and directories, the index showing messages of the current folder and the page showing the message content.
Moving Messages
When saving messages to another directory, they are copied copied to the destination and marked for deletion in the original location. To make the message actually disappear, the mailbox needs to be synced using the Tab shortcut.
To move multiple messages, e.g. all messages in a thread, they need to be tagged and then moved.
Shortcuts
| up/down | move between messages |
| enter | display message |
| Ctl+up/down | scroll message |
| Tab | save changes to mailbox |
| Shift+up/down | Move between folders |
| Shift+right | Open folder |
| y | Change folder |
| a | Archive message |
| i | Move message to inbox |
| space | Toggle Thread |
| o | Receive emails |
| r | Reply to message |
| R | Reply to all |
| m | Compose new message |
| d | Delete Message |
| t | Tag Message |
| ; | Apply next command to all tagged messages |
| D~A | Mark all messages in folder for deletion. |
| v | View attachments |
| s | Save attachments |
| Tab | Save mailbox |
Links
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