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aerc-config(5)
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# NAME
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aerc-config - configuration file formats for *aerc*(1)
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# CONFIGURATION
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There are three aerc config files: *aerc.conf*, *binds.conf*, and
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*accounts.conf*. The last one must be kept secret, as it may include your
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account credentials. We look for these files in your XDG config home plus
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"aerc", which defaults to ~/.config/aerc.
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Examples of these config files are typically included with your installation of
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aerc and are usually installed in /usr/share/aerc.
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Each file uses the _ini_ format, and consists of sections with keys and values.
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A line beginning with # is considered a comment and ignored, as are empty lines.
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New sections begin with [section-name] on a single line, and keys and values are
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separated with "=".
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# AERC.CONF
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This file is used for configuring the general appearance and behavior of aerc.
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## UI OPTIONS
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These options are configured in the *[ui]* section of aerc.conf.
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*index-format*
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Describes the format for each row in a mailbox view. This field is
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compatible with mutt's printf-like syntax. TODO: document properly
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Default: %4C %Z %D %-17.17n %s
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*timestamp-format*
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See strftime(3)
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Default: %F %l:%M %p (ISO 8501 + 12 hour time)
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*sidebar-width*
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Width of the sidebar, including the border. Set to zero to disable the
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sidebar.
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Default: 20
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*empty-message*
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Message to display when viewing an empty folder.
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Default: (no messages)
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## VIEWER
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These options are configured in the *[viewer]* section of aerc.conf.
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*pager*
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Specifies the pager to use when displaying emails. Note that some filters
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may add ANSI escape sequences to add color to rendered emails, so you may
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want to use a pager which supports ANSI.
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Default: less -R
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*alternatives*
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If an email offers several versions (multipart), you can configure which
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mimetype to prefer. For example, this can be used to prefer plaintext over
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HTML emails.
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Default: text/plain,text/html
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## COMPOSE
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These options are configured in the *[viewer]* section of aerc.conf.
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*editor*
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Specifies the command to run the editor with. It will be shown in an
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embedded terminal, though it may also launch a graphical window if the
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environment supports it. Defaults to *$EDITOR*, or *vi*(1).
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## FILTERS
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Filters allow you to pipe an email body through a shell command to render
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certain emails differently, e.g. highlighting them with ANSI escape codes.
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They are configured in the *[filters]* section of aerc.conf.
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The first filter which matches the email's mimetype will be used, so order
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them from most to least specific.
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You can also match on non-mimetypes, by prefixing with the header to match
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against (non-case-sensitive) and a comma, e.g. subject,text will match a
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subject which contains "text". Use header,~regex to match against a regex.
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Most aerc installations come with some useful filters, typically installed in
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/usr/share/aerc/filters. Here is an example config which uses these filters:
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```
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subject,~^\[PATCH=/usr/share/aerc/filters/hldiff.py
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text/html=/usr/share/aerc/filters/html
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text/*=/usr/share/aerc/filters/plaintext.py
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```
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Note that the filters which are installed with aerc have additional
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dependencies, such as Python, sockify, and w3m.
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# ACCOUNTS.CONF
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This file is used for configuring each mail account used for aerc. Each section
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is the name of an account you want to configure, and the keys & values in that
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section specify details of that account's configuration. In addition to the
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options documented here, specific transports for incoming and outgoing emails
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may have additional configuration parameters, documented on their respective man
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pages.
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Note that many of these configuration options are written for you, such as
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*source* and *outgoing*, when you run the account configuration wizard
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(*:new-account*).
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*copy-to*
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Specifies a folder to copy sent mails to, usually "Sent".
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Default: none
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*default*
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Specifies the default folder to open in the message list when aerc
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configures this account.
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Default: INBOX
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*folders*
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Specifies the list of folders to display in the sidebar.
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Default: all folders
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*from*
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The default value to use for the From header in new emails. This should be
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an RFC 5322-compatible string, such as "Your Name <you@example.org>".
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Default: none
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*outgoing*
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Specifies the transport for sending outgoing emails on this account. It
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should be a connection string, and the specific meaning of each component
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varies depending on the protocol in use. See each protocol's man page for
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more details:
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- *aerc-smtp*(5)
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*outgoing_cred_cmd*
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Specifies an optional command that is run to get the outgoing account's
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password. See each protocol's man page for more details:
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- *aerc-smtp*(5)
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*source*
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Specifies the source for reading incoming emails on this account. This key
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is required for all accounts. It should be a connection string, and the
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specific meaning of each component varies depending on the protocol in use.
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See each protocol's man page for more details:
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- *aerc-imap*(5)
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Default: none
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*source_cred_cmd*
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Specifies an optional command that is run to get the source account's
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password. See each protocol's man page for more details:
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- *aerc-imap*(5)
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# BINDS.CONF
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This file is used for configuring keybindings used in the aerc interactive
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client. You may configure different keybindings for different contexts by
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writing them into different *[sections]* of the ini file. The available contexts
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are:
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*[messages]*
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keybindings for the message list
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*[view]*
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keybindings for the message viewer
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*[compose]*
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keybindings for the message composer
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*[compose::editor]*
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keybindings for the composer, when the editor is focused
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*[compose::review]*
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keybindings for the composer, when reviewing the email before it's sent
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*[terminal]*
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keybindings for terminal tabs
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You may also configure global keybindings by placing them at the beginning of
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the file, before specifying any context-specific sections. For each *key=value*
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option specified, the _key_ is the keystrokes pressed (in order) to invoke this
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keybinding, and _value_ specifies keystrokes that aerc will simulate when the
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keybinding is invoked. Generally this is used to execute commands, for example:
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rq = :reply -q<Enter>
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Pressing r, then q, will simulate typing in ":reply -q<Enter>", and execute
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:reply -q accordingly. It is also possible to invoke keybindings recursively in
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a similar fashion. Additionally, the following special options are available in
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each binding context:
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*$noinherit*
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If set to "true", global keybindings will not be effective in this context.
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Default: false
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*$ex*
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This can be set to a keystroke which will bring up the command input in this
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context.
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Default: <semicolon>
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In addition to letters, special keys may be specified in <angle brackets>. The
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following special keys are supported:
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[[ *Name*
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:- *Description*
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| space
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: " "
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| semicolon
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: ;
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| tab
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:
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| enter
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| up
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| down
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| right
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:
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| left
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:
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| pgup
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:
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| pgdn
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| home
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| end
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| insert
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| delete
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| exit
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| cancel
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| print
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| pause
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| backtab
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| c-space
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: Ctrl+Space
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| c-a
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: Ctrl+a
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| c-b
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: Ctrl+b
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| c-c
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: Ctrl+c
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| c-d
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: Ctrl+d
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| c-e
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: Ctrl+e
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| c-f
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: Ctrl+f
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| c-g
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: Ctrl+g
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| c-h
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: Ctrl+h
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| c-i
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: Ctrl+i
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| c-j
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: Ctrl+j
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| c-k
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: Ctrl+k
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| c-l
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: Ctrl+l
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| c-m
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: Ctrl+m
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| c-n
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: Ctrl+n
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| c-o
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: Ctrl+o
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| c-p
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: Ctrl+p
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| c-q
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: Ctrl+q
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| c-r
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: Ctrl+r
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| c-s
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: Ctrl+s
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| c-t
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: Ctrl+t
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| c-u
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: Ctrl+u
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| c-v
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: Ctrl+v
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| c-w
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: Ctrl+w
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| c-x
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: Ctrl+x
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| c-y
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: Ctrl+y
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| c-z
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: Ctrl+z
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| c-]
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: Ctrl+]
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| c-[
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: Ctrl+[
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| c-^
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: Ctrl+^
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| c-_
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: Ctrl+_
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# SEE ALSO
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*aerc*(1) *aerc-imap*(5) *aerc-smtp*(5)
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# AUTHORS
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Maintained by Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>, who is assisted by other open
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source contributors. For more information about aerc development, see
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https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc.
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