Fork of the aerc email client (https://sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc)
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Koni Marti cdec23323c recover: recover emails from tempdir after a crash
implements a recover command that searches the local temp dir for aerc
emails. If a file is found and selected, a new composer tab will open
with the file contents as the message body. No header data is stored in
the temp file and thus this information cannot be recovered.

Recover will not remove the temporary file unless the force flag (-f) is
explicitly used.

This recovery method only works when the editor buffer is saved to
disk and the Close() function of the composer has not been called yet.

Sending, postponing or quitting will call the Close() function which
removes the temporary file completely. After Close() is called, no
recovery is possible anymore.

Signed-off-by: Koni Marti <koni.marti@gmail.com>
2022-01-29 22:01:25 +01:00
.builds build: check make install 2022-01-24 09:38:56 +01:00
.github/workflows github: add workflow to test on macos 2022-01-25 09:35:08 +01:00
commands recover: recover emails from tempdir after a crash 2022-01-29 22:01:25 +01:00
completer completions: add support for completing multiple addresses 2022-01-07 13:54:10 +01:00
config binds: Warning on unexistent account bindings 2022-01-24 11:48:51 +01:00
contrib Add contrib/_incr_version 2020-05-19 12:12:18 -04:00
doc doc: correct typo in man-pages 2022-01-26 19:23:29 +01:00
filters Strip carriage returns (^M) when filtering emails 2019-08-20 16:05:20 +09:00
lib msgstore: fetch missing headers in visual mode 2022-01-22 17:07:50 +01:00
models models: add RFC822 headers to OriginalMail 2020-11-14 15:40:13 +01:00
templates compose: add default template for new messages 2022-01-19 21:42:41 +01:00
widgets dirlist: skip unnecessary change-folder action 2022-01-24 09:51:32 +01:00
worker maildir,notmuch: pass in-memory message to callback 2022-01-20 15:44:46 +01:00
.editorconfig Add .editorconfig file 2022-01-20 21:43:47 +01:00
.gitignore Subsitute prefix in aerc.conf for install 2019-05-26 10:27:22 -04:00
aerc.go aerc: shutdown if socket communication fails 2022-01-24 12:06:41 +01:00
go.mod pgp: update openpgp packages (go-crypto and go-pgpmail) 2022-01-07 13:45:34 +01:00
go.sum pgp: update openpgp packages (go-crypto and go-pgpmail) 2022-01-07 13:45:34 +01:00
LICENSE readme: update with fork info 2021-10-30 22:07:32 +02:00
Makefile mk: add make checkinstall 2022-01-24 09:38:45 +01:00
README.md readme: add shield for github macos build 2022-01-28 20:52:49 +01:00

aerc

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aerc is an email client for your terminal.

This is a fork of the original aerc by Drew DeVault.

A short demonstration can be found on https://aerc-mail.org/

Join the IRC channel: #aerc on irc.libera.chat for end-user support, and #aerc-dev for development.

Usage

On its first run, aerc will copy the default config files to ~/.config/aerc on Linux or ~/Library/Preferences/aerc on MacOS (or $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/aerc if set) and show the account configuration wizard.

If you redirect stdout to a file, logging output will be written to that file:

$ aerc > log

For instructions and documentation: see man aerc and further specific man pages on there.

Note that the example HTML filter (off by default), additionally needs w3m and dante to be installed.

Installation

Binary Packages

Recent versions of aerc are available on:

And likely other platforms.

From Source

Install the dependencies:

Then compile aerc:

$ make

aerc optionally supports notmuch. To enable it, you need to have a recent version of notmuch, including the header files (notmuch.h). Then compile aerc with the necessary build tags:

$ GOFLAGS=-tags=notmuch make

To install aerc locally:

# make install

Contribution Quick Start

Anyone can contribute to aerc. First you need to clone the repository and build the project:

$ git clone https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc
$ cd aerc
$ make

Patch the code. Make some tests. Ensure that your code is properly formatted with gofmt. Ensure that everything builds and works as expected. Ensure that you did not break anything.

  • If applicable, update unit tests.
  • If adding a new feature, please consider adding new tests.
  • Do not forget to update the docs.

Once you are happy with your work, you can create a commit (or several commits). Follow these general rules:

  • Limit the first line (title) of the commit message to 60 characters.
  • Use a short prefix for the commit title for readability with git log --oneline.
  • Use the body of the commit message to actually explain what your patch does and why it is useful.
  • Address only one issue/topic per commit.
  • If you are fixing a ticket, use appropriate commit trailers.
  • If you are fixing a regression introduced by another commit, add a Fixes: trailer with the commit id and its title.

There is a great reference for commit messages in the Linux kernel documentation.

Before sending the patch, you should configure your local clone with sane defaults:

$ git config format.subjectPrefix "PATCH aerc"
$ git config sendemail.to "~rjarry/aerc-devel@lists.sr.ht"

And send the patch to the mailing list:

$ git send-email --annotate -1

Wait for feedback. Address comments and amend changes to your original commit. Then you should send a v2:

$ git send-email --in-reply-to=$first_message_id --annotate -v2 -1

Once the maintainer is happy with your patch, they will apply it and push it.

Resources

Send patches and questions to ~rjarry/aerc-devel@lists.sr.ht.

Instructions for preparing a patch are available at git-send-email.io

Subscribe to release announcements on ~rjarry/aerc-announce@lists.sr.ht

Submit bug reports and feature requests on https://todo.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc.