doveadm-mailbox(1)
NAME
doveadm-mailbox - Commands related to handling mailboxes
SYNOPSIS
doveadm [-Dv] [-f formatter] mailbox_cmd [options] [arguments]
DESCRIPTION
doveadm mailbox can be used to query and modify mailboxes.
OPTIONS
Global doveadm(1) options: -D Enables verbosity and debug messages. -f formatter Specifies the formatter for formatting the output. Supported formatters are: flow prints each line with key=value pairs. pager prints each key: value pair on its own line and separates records with form feed character (^L). tab prints a table header followed by tab separated value lines. table prints a table header followed by adjusted value lines. -o setting=value Overrides the configuration setting from /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf and from the userdb with the given value. In order to override multiple settings, the -o option may be specified multiple times. -v Enables verbosity, including progress counter. Command specific options: -A If the -A option is present, the command will be performed for all users. Using this option in combination with system users from userdb { driver = passwd } is not recommended, because it contains also users with a lower UID than the one configured with the first_valid_uid setting. When the SQL userdb module is used make sure that the iterate_query setting in /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext matches your database layout. When using the LDAP userdb module, make sure that the iterate_attrs and iterate_filter settings in /etc/dovecot/dovecot-ldap.conf.ext match your LDAP schema. Otherwise doveadm(1) will be unable to iterate over all users. -F file Execute the command for all the users in the file. This is similar to the -A option, but instead of getting the list of users from the userdb, they are read from the given file. The file contains one username per line. -S socket_path The option's argument is either an absolute path to a local UNIX domain socket, or a hostname and port (hostname:port), in order to connect a remote host via a TCP socket. This allows an administrator to execute doveadm(1) mail commands through the given socket. -u user/mask Run the command only for the given user. It's also possible to use '*' and '?' wildcards (e.g. -u *@example.org). When neither the -A option, nor the -F file option, nor the -u user was specified, the command will be executed with the environment of the currently logged in user.
ARGUMENTS
mailbox
Is the name of a mailbox, as visible to IMAP clients, except in
UTF-8 format. The hierarchy separator between a parent and child
mailbox is commonly '/' or '.', but this depends on your
selected mailbox storage format and namespace configuration. The
mailbox names may also require a namespace prefix.
COMMANDS
mailbox create
doveadm mailbox create [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S socket_path] [-g guid]
[-s] mailbox ...
This command is used to create one or more mailboxes. The mailbox
format of the created mailboxes depends on the mail_location setting,
or the user's mail field, returned by the userdb.
-g guid
Create the mailbox with the specified GUID.
-s When this option was given, the created mailboxes will be also
added to the user's subscriptions.
mailbox delete
doveadm mailbox delete [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S socket_path] [-s]
mailbox ...
This command deletes a mailbox and expunges all the messages it
contains. If the mailbox has any children, they won't be deleted.
When the -s option is present, the deleted mailboxes will be also
unsubscribed.
mailbox list
doveadm mailbox list [-7|-8] [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S socket_path] [-s]
[mailbox ...]
To get an overview of existing mailboxes use this command. It's also
possible to use wildcards in the mailbox name.
When the -s option is present, only subscribed mailboxes will be
listed. Listed subscriptions may also contain mailboxes that are
already deleted.
-7 Lists the mailboxes with mUTF-7 encoding.
-8 Lists the mailboxes with UTF-8 encoding.
mailbox mutf7
doveadm mailbox mutf7 [-7|-8] name ...
The mailbox mutf7 command may be used to convert the international
mailbox name into a modified version of the UTF-7 encoding and vice
versa. See RFC 3501, section 5.1.3 (Mailbox International Naming
Convention).
-7 Indicates that the name's string representation is mUTF-7
encoded and it should be converted to UTF-8.
-8 Indicates that the name's is UTF-8 encoded and should be
converted to mUTF-7 (default).
name One or more mailbox names that should be converted.
mailbox rename
doveadm mailbox rename [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S socket_path] [-s]
old_name new_name
The mailbox rename command is used to rename the mailbox old_name to
new_name.
When the -s option is given, old_name will be unsubscribed and new_name
will be subscribed.
mailbox status
doveadm [-f formatter] mailbox status [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S
socket_path] [-t] fields mailbox ...
Show the status of one or more mailboxes. The mailbox name may also
contain wildcards.
This command uses by default the output formatter flow.
-t Summarize the values of the status fields messages, recent,
unseen and/or vsize of multiple mailboxes to a sum (total).
fields Specify the status fields which should be shown. In order to
specify multiple status fields, enclosed them in quotes.
all This is a special status field name. It means show all
of the following fields. When the -t option is present,
it means show only the messages, recent, unseen and vsize
fields.
guid The mailbox's globally unique identifier.
highestmodseq
The highest mod-sequence value of all messages in the
mailbox.
messages
The number of messages in the mailbox.
recent The number of messages with the \Recent flag set.
uidnext
The next unique identifier value.
uidvalidity
The unique identifier validity value.
unseen The message sequence number of the first unseen message
in the mailbox.
vsize The mailbox's virtual size, computed with CRLF line
terminators.
mailbox subscribe
doveadm mailbox subscribe [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S socket_path]
mailbox ...
This command is used to subscribe one or more mailboxes.
mailbox unsubscribe
doveadm mailbox unsubscribe [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S socket_path]
mailbox ...
This command is used to unsubscribe one or more mailboxes.
EXAMPLE
List subscribed mailboxes, beginning with 'dovecot', of user bob. doveadm mailbox list -s -u bob dovecot* dovecot dovecot/pigeonhole dovecot/pigeonhole/2.0 Now have a look at the status of user bob's dovecot mailboxes. doveadm -f table mailbox status -u bob "messages vsize" dovecot* mailbox messages vsize dovecot 20501 93968492 dovecot/pigeonhole 0 0 dovecot/pigeonhole/2.0 47 323474 Converting an internationalized mailbox name from mUTF-7 to UTF-8 and vice versa. doveadm mailbox mutf7 -7 "~peter/mail/&U,BTFw-/&ZeVnLIqe-" ~peter/mail// doveadm mailbox mutf7 ~peter/mail// ~peter/mail/&U,BTFw-/&ZeVnLIqe-
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs, including doveconf -n output, to the Dovecot Mailing List <[email protected]>. Information about reporting bugs is available at: http://dovecot.org/bugreport.html
SEE ALSO
doveadm(1)
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