doveadm-search-query(7)

NAME

   doveadm-search-query  -  Overview of search queries for doveadm mailbox
   commands

DESCRIPTION

   Several doveadm(1) commands use a search_query in order to act only  on
   matching  messages.   This manual page describes all SEARCH KEYS, which
   can be used in a search_query.

   Each search_query consists at least of one  SEARCH KEY.   Most  of  the
   SEARCH KEYS require an argument.  All SEARCH KEYS are case-insensitive.
   The shortest valid search_query is ALL.  For example:

          doveadm search ALL

   Multiple search  query  expressions  will  be  combined  with  the  AND
   operator  by  default.   To  find all messages that are new and greater
   than 50 kilobyte, one can use:

          doveadm search NEW LARGER 50k

   OR-ed SEARCH KEYS have to be written in parenthesis, when  mixing  ANDs
   and  ORs.   Shells  commonly require escaping for parentheses.  To find
   messages that were saved on the "13th of  April   2007"  AND  have  the
   \Seen and/or \Flagged flag set, one can use for example:

          doveadm search SAVEDON 2007-04-13 \( SEEN OR FLAGGED \)

   It's also possible to specify the mailbox, in which should be searched.
   Use either the keyword mailbox and the  name  of  the  mailbox  or  the
   keyword  mailbox-guid  and  the mailbox's globally unique identifier in
   the search_query.  To find all messages in the mailbox  with  the  GUID
   "44f68b13ce97044b837f000035ca9452" use:

          doveadm search mailbox-guid 44f68b13ce97044b837f000035ca9452 ALL

   To list all deleted messages in the "Trash" folder use:

          doveadm search mailbox Trash DELETED

SEARCH KEYS

   The  following  search  keys  from  the specification of IMAP version 4
   revision 1 (see: RFC 3501, section 6.4.4) are supported:

   ALL    Matches all messages.

   ANSWERED
          Matches messages with the IMAP flag \Answered set.

   BCC string
          Matches messages, which contain string in the BCC field  of  the
          message's IMAP envelope structure.

   BEFORE date specification
          Matches     messages    with    an    internal    date    before
          date specification.

   BODY string
          Matches messages, which contain string in the body part.

   CC string
          Matches messages, which contain string in the CC  field  of  the
          message's IMAP envelope structure.

   DELETED
          Matches messages with the IMAP flag \Deleted set.

   DRAFT  Matches messages with the IMAP flag \Draft set.

   FLAGGED
          Matches messages with the IMAP flag \Flagged set.

   FROM string
          Matches  messages, which contain string in the FROM field of the
          message's IMAP envelope structure.

   HEADER field string
          Matches messages, which either have the named header field, when
          empty  string  was  given.   Or messages, where the given header
          field's value contains the specified string.

   KEYWORD keyword
          Matches messages with the given IMAP keyword  (e.g.  $Forwarded)
          flag set.

   LARGER size
          Matches messages that are larger than the specified size.

   MAILBOX name
          Matches messages in the mailbox with the specified name.

   MAILBOX-GUID guid
          Matches messages in the mailbox with the specified guid.

   NEW    Matches  messages,  which have the IMAP flag \Recent set but not
          the IMAP flag \Seen.

   NOT search key
          Inverse matching - matches massages, where  the  search  doesn't
          match the specified search key or its value.

   OLD    Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \Recent set.

   ON date specification
          Matches   messages   whose   internal  date  matches  the  given
          date specification.

   search key OR search key
          Matches messages where one of the OR-ed search keys matches.
          Note: IMAP4rev1 uses the syntax: OR search key search key

   RECENT Matches messages with the IMAP flag \Recent set.

   SEEN   Matches messages with the IMAP flag \Seen set.

   SENTBEFORE date specification
          Matches messages with a Date: header before date specification.

   SENTON date specification
          Matches  messages  with  a  Date:  header  matching  the   given
          date specification.

   SENTSINCE date specification
          Matches messages with a Date: header matching or after the given
          date specification.

   SINCE date specification
          Matches messages whose internal date  is  within  or  after  the
          given date specification.

   SMALLER size
          Matches messages with a size smaller than the given size.

   SUBJECT string
          Matches  messages,  which contain string in the SUBJECT field of
          the message's IMAP envelope structure.

   TEXT string
          Matches messages, which contain string in the message body.

   TO string
          Matches messages, which contain string in the TO  field  of  the
          message's IMAP envelope structure.

   UID sequence
          Matches  messages  with  the  given UID(s).  A sequence may be a
          single UID.  Can  be  a  sequence  range,  written  as  from:to,
          e.g. 100:125.   As  comma separated list of UIDs, e.g.  11,50,4.
          It's  also  possible  to  combine   multiple   sequences,   e.g.
          1,3,5,7,10:20.

   UNANSWERED
          Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \Answered set.

   UNDELETED
          Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \Deleted set.

   UNDRAFT
          Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \Draft set.

   UNFLAGGED
          Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \Flagged set.

   UNKEYWORD keyword
          Matches  messages, which do not have the given IMAP keyword flag
          set

   UNSEEN Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \Seen set.

   DOVEADM SEARCH KEYS
   Additional search keys, provided by doveadm(1).

   SAVEDBEFORE date specification
          Matches messages, which were saved before date specification.

   SAVEDON date specification
          Matches   messages   whose   save   date   matches   the   given
          date specification.

   SAVEDSINCE date specification
          Matches  messages  with  a save date matching or after the given
          date specification.

DATE SPECIFICATION

   doveadm(1) supports a few additional date specification formats.   They
   can be used anywhere, where a date specification value is obligatory.

   day-month-year
          Default IMAP4rev1 date format.
          day, the day of month: 1-31.
          month, the abbreviated month name: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun,
          Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov or Dec.
          year, four digits of year, e.g.  2007.
          For example the "13th of April  2007"  will  be  represented  as
          13-Apr-2007.

   interval
          Combination of a positive integer number and a time unit.
          Available time units are: weeks (abbr: w), days (abbr: d), hours
          (abbr: h), mins (abbr: m) and secs (abbr: s).
          To match messages from last week, you may specify  for  example:
          since 1w, since 1weeks or since 7days.

   Unix timestamp
          A  10  digit  Unix  timestamp,  seconds since the 1st of January
          1970, 00:00:00 UTC.  For example the "13th of April  2007"  will
          be represented as 1176418800.

   YYYY-MM-DD
          Extended  ISO-8601  calendar date format.  For example the "13th
          of April 2007" will be represented as 2007-04-13.

SIZE

   doveadm(1) provides also an additional size representation format.  The
   following  formats  can  be  used  anywhere,  where  a  size  value  is
   obligatory.

   octets The message size  in  octets,  as  specified  in  the  IMAP4rev1
          specification.

   size   The   message  size  in  B (byte),  k (kilobyte),  M (megabyte),
          G (gigabyte) or T (terabyte).
          To match messages, bigger than 1 megabyte, you may  specify  for
          example: larger 1M or larger 1024k.

SEE ALSO

   doveadm(1), doveadm-search(1)

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