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aerc-templates(7)
# NAME
aerc-templates - template file specification for *aerc*(1)
# SYNOPSIS
aerc uses the go "text/template" package for the template parsing
which supports basic go lang operations.
# MESSAGE DATA
The following data can be used in templates. Though they are not all
available always.
*Addresses*
An array of mail.Address. That can be used to add sender or recipient
names to the template.
- From: List of senders.
- To: List of To recipients. Not always Available.
- Cc: List of Cc recipients. Not always Available.
- Bcc: List of Cc recipients. Not always Available.
- OriginalFrom: List of senders of the original message.
Available for quoted reply and forward.
Example:
Get the name of the first sender.
```
{{(index .From 0).Name}}
```
Get the email address of the first sender
```
{{(index .From 0).Address}}
```
*Date and Time*
The date and time information is always available and can be easily
formated.
- Date: Date and Time information when the compose window is opened.
- OriginalDate: Date and Time when the original message of received.
Available for quoted reply and forward.
The _dateFormat_ function can be used to format the date and time.
Example:
Format the date to go's time package format options.
```
{{dateFormat .Date "Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 -0700 MST 2006"}}
```
*Subject*
The subject of the email is available for quoted reply and forward.
Example:
{{.Subject}}
*MIME Type*
MIME Type is available for quoted reply.
- OriginalMIMEType: MIME type info of quoted mail part. Usually
"text/plain" or "text/html".
*Original Message*
When using quoted reply or forward, the original message is available.
It can be used using two functions that are available to templates.
Example:
_wrap_ function can be used to wrap the original text to a number
of characters per line.
```
{{wrap 72 .OriginalText}}
```
_quote_ function prepends each line with "> ".
```
{{quote .OriginalText}}
```
_exec_ function execute external command to process message.
```
{{exec `/usr/local/share/aerc/filters/html`}}
```
All of the above can be chained together if needed, for example.
```
{{exec `/usr/local/share/aerc/filters/html` .OriginalText | wrap 72 | quote}}
```
Automatic HTML parsing can be achieved.
```
{{if eq .OriginalMIMEType "text/html"}}
{{exec `/usr/local/share/aerc/filters/html` .OriginalText | wrap 72 | quote}}
{{else}}
{{wrap 72 .OriginalText | quote}}
{{end}}
```
# SEE ALSO
*aerc*(1) *aerc-config*(5)
# AUTHORS
Maintained by Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>, who is assisted by other open
source contributors. For more information about aerc development, see
https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc.