aerc(1) # NAME aerc - the world's best email client # SYNOPSIS _aerc_ For a guided tutorial, use *:help tutorial* from aerc, or *man aerc-tutorial* from your terminal. # RUNTIME COMMANDS To execute a command, press ':' to bring up the command interface. Commands may also be bound to keys, see *aerc-config*(5) for details. In some contexts, such as the terminal emulator, ';' is used to bring up the command interface. Different commands work in different contexts, depending on the kind of tab you have selected. ## GLOBAL COMMANDS These commands work in any context. *cd* Changes aerc's current working directory. *pwd* Displays aerc's current working directory in the status bar. *term* [command...] Opens a new terminal tab with a shell running in the current working directory, or the specified command. *prev-tab* [n], *next-tab* [n] Cycles to the previous or next tab in the list, repeating n times (default: 1). *quit* Exits aerc. ## MESSAGE COMMANDS These commands are valid in any context that has a selected message (e.g. the message list, the message in the message viewer, etc). *archive* Moves the selected message to the archive. The available schemes are: *flat*: No special structure, all messages in the archive directory *year*: Messages are stored in folders per year *month*: Messages are stored in folders per year and subfolders per month *copy* Copies the selected message to the target folder. *delete* Deletes the selected message. *forward* Opens the composer to forward the selected message to another recipient. *move* Moves the selected message to the target folder. *reply* [-aq] Opens the composer to reply to the selected message. *-a*: Reply all *-q*: Insert a quoted version of the selected message into the reply editor *read* Marks the selected message as read. *unread* Marks the selected message as unread. ## MESSAGE LIST COMMANDS *cf* Change the folder shown in the message list. *compose* Open the compose window to send a new email. The new email will be sent with the current account's outgoing transport configuration, see *aerc-config*(5) for details on configuring outgoing emails. *mkdir* Creates a new folder for this account and changes to that folder. *next-folder* , *prev-folder* Cycles to the next (or previous) folder shown in the sidebar, repeated n times (default: 1). *next* [%], *prev-message* [%] Selects the next (or previous) message in the message list. If specified as a percentage, the percentage is applied to the number of messages shown on screen and the cursor advances that far. *pipe* Downloads and pipes the selected message into the given shell command, and opens a new terminal tab to show the result. *select* Selects the nth message in the message list (and scrolls it into view if necessary). *view* Opens the message viewer to display the selected message. ## MESSAGE VIEW COMMANDS *pipe* Downloads and pipes the current message part into the given shell command, and opens a new terminal tab to show the result. *save* [-p] Saves the current message part to the given path. *-p*: Make any directories in the path that do not exist *close* Closes the message viewer. ## TERMINAL COMMANDS *close* Closes the terminal. # LOGGING Aerc does not log by default, but collecting log output can be useful for troubleshooting and reporting issues. Redirecting stdout when invoking aerc will write log messages to that file: $ aerc > log # SEE ALSO *aerc-config*(5) *aerc-imap*(5) *aerc-smtp*(5) *aerc-tutorial*(7) # AUTHORS Maintained by Drew DeVault , who is assisted by other open source contributors. For more information about aerc development, see https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc.