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===== General documentation for use of mutt: ===== | ===== General documentation for use of mutt: ===== | ||
* You can put your personal mutt configuration in ~/.muttrc or ~/.mutt/muttrc. Using a dedicated directory allows putting related files, such as mailcap and aliases, in the same place. | * You can put your personal mutt configuration in ~/.muttrc or ~/.mutt/muttrc. Using a dedicated directory allows putting related files, such as mailcap and aliases, in the same place. | ||
- | * Documentation in the man page is minimal, must use browser to view the manual. The location will vary between installations. It might be: | + | * Documentation in the man page is minimal, but you can use "?" to display key bindings and the F1 key to display the detailed manual. You can also use the lynx browser to view the manual. The manual's location will vary between installations. It might be: |
* /usr/share/doc/mutt/html/manual.html | * /usr/share/doc/mutt/html/manual.html | ||
* /usr/share/doc/mutt-1.4i/html/manual.html | * /usr/share/doc/mutt-1.4i/html/manual.html | ||
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bind index 'G' imap-fetch-mail | bind index 'G' imap-fetch-mail | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
+ | * To select a group of messages and perform the same action on them, use "t" to tag individual messages, or "T" to tag using a pattern. To execute a command on tagged messages, prefix the command with ";" (which is the default "tag-prefix") such as ";d" to delete tagged messages. Or set the "auto_tag" variable to avoid the need for the prefix. | ||
* Make lynx the automatic viewer for HTML messages. TBD. | * Make lynx the automatic viewer for HTML messages. TBD. | ||
- | * Select a group of messages and perform the same action on them. TBD. | ||
===== Transition from "mail" command: ===== | ===== Transition from "mail" command: ===== |