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

AUTHOR

Written by Charles Cazabon and others.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <https://github.com/getmail6/getmail6/issues>

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

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1998-2025 Charles Cazabon and others.
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.