doveadm-flags(1) - Add, remove or replace messages' flags

SYNOPSIS

doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] flags [-S socket_path] -A command flags search_query

doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] flags [-S socket_path] -F file command flags search_query

doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] flags [-S socket_path] --no-userdb-lookup command flags search_query

doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] flags [-S socket_path] -u user command flags search_query

DESCRIPTION

This command is used to manipulate flags of messages.

OPTIONS

ARGUMENTS

flags

Message flags as described in RFC 3501, section 2.3.2 (Flags Message Attribute): \Answered, \Deleted, \Draft, \Flagged, \Recent and \Seen. And the IMAP keywords $Forwarded\ast \ast ,\ast \ast$MDNSent, $SubmitPending\ast \ast and\ast \ast$Submitted or user-defined keywords, e.g. Junk, $NonSpam or $Label1.

One or multiple flags and/or keywords can be specified.

search_query

Manipulate the flags of messages matching the given search query. See doveadm-search-query(7) for details.

COMMANDS

flags add

doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] flags add [-u user | -A | -F file | --no-userdb-lookup] [-S socket_path] flags search_query

This command is used to extend the current set of flags with the given flags.

flags remove

doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] flags remove [-u user | -A | -F file | --no-userdb-lookup] [-S socket_path] flags search_query

In order to remove the given flags from the current set of flags, use this command.

flags replace

doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] flags replace [-u user | -A | -F file | --no-userdb-lookup] [-S socket_path] flags search_query

This command is used to replace ALL current flags with the given flags.

EXAMPLE

List and manipulate the message flags of the message with uid 81563:

$ doveadm fetch -u bob 'uid flags' mailbox dovecot uid 81563
uid: 81563
flags: \Answered \Seen NonJunk

$ doveadm flags remove -u bob NonJunk mailbox dovecot uid 81563
$ doveadm flags add -u bob '\Flagged $Forwarded' mailbox dovecot uid 81563

SEE ALSO

doveadm(1)