MAILUTILS-CONFIG(1)

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✨ MAILUTILS-CONFIG(1) — User Commands ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the mailutils-config page 💅 it's the very deprecated build-configuration tool from GNU Mailutils, and honestly? it's giving retirement party. let's get into it 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

mailutils-config — deprecated mailutils build configuration tool. yes, deprecated is literally in the name-description. she's a legacy icon but she's on her way out the door 😭

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's the tea 🍓: this is a deprecated interface to GNU Mailutils configuration facilities. like, it will be removed in future versions. not a drill. periodt.

so please, bestie, consider using these glow-up alternatives instead 👑

🦋 Traditional usage → what to use instead

  • mailutils-config --compile → use mailutils cflags instead
  • mailutils-config --link → use mailutils ldflags instead
  • mailutils-config --info → use mailutils info instead
  • mailutils-config --query → use mailutils query instead
  • mailutils-config --query=FILE → use mailutils query -f FILE instead
ngl, that --query=FILE → query -f FILE switcheroo is the one people always forget 🙈 write it down.

and if you want more info, just hit her with:

mailutils --help

that's the whole vibe check right there ✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the complete GNU mailutils documentation lives as a Texinfo manual 📚 so if the mailutils-doc package is installed on your lil machine, this command:

info mailutils

should give you access to the complete manual. slay 🎀

you can also find this manual online over on the GNU mailutils webpage:

https://www.gnu.org/software/mailutils/manual/index.html
⚠️ real talk though: this manpage was automatically generated by the Debian mailutils packagers. so do not file bugs for its content to the GNU Mailutils upstream authors — they didn't write it, they don't wanna hear it, respect their peace 💀

💜 that's the whole page, bestie 💜

cute lil sign-off before you go: this one's brought to you by FSF, dated August 2026 👑 go forth and use mailutils cflags like the main character you are 💅✨🦋

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