MW-MAILSYNC(1)

📦 version 3.3.1, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💌 mw-mailsync(1) — the General Commands Manual, but make it a group chat

okay so bestie, gather round, because mw-mailsync is about to become your new favorite little command. it's the mail-syncing bestie that came bundled with your mw setup and honestly? she works. 💖

✨ NAME ✨

mw-mailsync — sync mail accounts set up with mw.

like. that's it. that's the whole job. but she does it so well. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

mw-mailsync [ OPTIONS ]... [ ACCOUNTS ]

options in the front, accounts in the back, vibes throughout. 💅

💫 DESCRIPTION 💫

so here's the tea, bestie: mw-mailsync syncs the mail of all accounts set up with mw. all of them. the whole roster. 👑

but wait — if you hand her account names, she syncs only those accounts. picky queen behavior, and we love that for her.

and it gets better. mw-mailsync can also pass on options to mbsync, which is the thing she uses to actually do the syncing. she's a wrapper for mbsync, but she's not just standing there looking pretty — she also:

  • automatically reindexes new mail with notmuch ✨
  • gives you notifications if new mail is found 🔔
  • can be set as a cronjob to sync and index mail quietly in the background 🤫
ngl the cronjob thing is the move. set it, forget it, let her do her little background tasks while you live your life. 🌈

🎀 COMMANDS 🎀

  • mw-mailsync — sync all mail accounts and notify user if there is new mail. the classic. the default. the moment. 💅
  • mw-mailsync account@example.org — only sync the account@example.org account. just the one. no extras. very selective, very demure. 🎀
  • -* — See the mbsync manual for additional options that can be used. yes bestie, she's got range, go read up. 📖

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Written by Luke Smith <luke@lukesmith.xyz> originally in 2018. an icon, a legend, and he is the moment. 🫶

⭐ LICENSE ⭐

GPLv3 — free as in freedom, slay as in slay. 💜

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

mw(1), neomutt(1), neomuttrc(1), mbsync(1), mpop(1), msmtp(1), notmuch(1), abook(1)

go read those too, they're all part of the same little ecosystem and honestly? iconic lineup. 💖

and that's the whole page, bestie ✨ this was MW-MAILSYNC(1) from the General Commands Manual — go forth, sync your mail, and let the cronjob handle the rest while you're being the main character. periodt. 💅🎀🦋

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