doveadm-import(1) - Import messages matching given search query

SYNOPSIS

doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] import [-S socket_path] [-U source_user] [-s] -A source_location dest_parent search_query

doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] import [-S socket_path] [-U source_user] [-s] -F file source_location dest_parent search_query

doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] import [-S socket_path] [-U source_user] [-s] --no-userdb-lookup source_location dest_parent search_query

doveadm [GLOBAL OPTIONS] import [-S socket_path] [-U source_user] [-s] -u user source_location dest_parent search_query

DESCRIPTION

This command can be used to import mails from another mail storage specified by source_location to one or more user's mailboxes. All the mailboxes are imported under the given dest_parent mailbox, or to root level if dest_parent is empty (""). The search_query can be used to restrict which mailboxes or messages are imported. By default the import is done in destination user's context, you can use -U to change this.

In the first form, doveadm(1) will executed the import action mails will be imported for all users.

In the second form, the mails will be imported for all users listed in the given file.

In the third form, the command will be performed for the user contained in the USER environment variable.

In the final form, the mails will be imported only for given user (s).

OPTIONS

-s

When the -s option is present, dest_parent and all new mailboxes under it will be subscribed to.

-U username

When the -U option is present, the source box is opened with given username.

ARGUMENTS

dest_parent

The name of the destination mailbox, under which the mails should be

imported. doveadm(1) will create the dest_parent mailbox if

it doesn't exist.

search_query

Copy messages matching this search query. See doveadm-search-query(7) for details.

source_location

This argument specifies the mailbox format and location of the source location. The syntax is the same as for the mail_location setting. For example: maildir:/backup/20101126/jane.doe/Maildir or mdbox:/srv/mail/john.doe/mdbox:ALT=/nfsmount/john.doe/mdbox

EXAMPLE

This example imports all mails from a backup under a backup-20101026 mailbox:

$ doveadm import -u jane.doe@example.org \
      mdbox:/backup/20101026/jane.doe/mdbox backup-20101026 all

Another example that imports only messages from foo@example.org in the backup mdbox's INBOX to jane's INBOX:

$ doveadm import -u jane.doe@example.org \
      mdbox:~/mdbox-backup "" mailbox INBOX from foo@example.org

SEE ALSO

doveadm(1), doveadm-search-query(7)