# The Mutt E-Mail Client

  1. Introduction
    1.1. Mutt Home Page
    1.2. Mailing Lists
    1.3. Software Distribution Sites
    1.4. IRC
    1.5. USENET
    1.6. Copyright
  2. Getting Started
    2.1. Moving Around in Menus
    2.2. Editing Input Fields
    2.3. Reading Mail - The Index and Pager
      2.3.1. The Message Index
        2.3.1.1. Status Flags
      2.3.2. The Pager
      2.3.3. Threaded Mode
      2.3.4. Miscellaneous Functions
    2.4. Sending Mail
      2.4.1. Editing the message header
      2.4.2. Using Mutt with PGP
      2.4.3. Sending anonymous messages via mixmaster.
    2.5. Forwarding and Bouncing Mail
    2.6. Postponing Mail
  3. Configuration
    3.1. Syntax of Initialization Files
    3.2. Defining/Using aliases
    3.3. Changing the default key bindings
    3.4. Defining aliases for character sets
    3.5. Setting variables based upon mailbox
    3.6. Keyboard macros
    3.7. Using color and mono video attributes
    3.8. Ignoring (weeding) unwanted message headers
    3.9. Alternative addresses
    3.10. Mailing lists
    3.11. Using Multiple spool mailboxes
    3.12. Defining mailboxes which receive mail
    3.13. User defined headers
    3.14. Defining the order of headers when viewing messages
    3.15. Specify default save filename
    3.16. Specify default Fcc: mailbox when composing
    3.17. Specify default save filename and default Fcc: mailbox at once
    3.18. Change settings based upon message recipients
    3.19. Change settings before formatting a message
    3.20. Choosing the cryptographic key of the recipient
    3.21. Adding key sequences to the keyboard buffer
    3.22. Executing functions
    3.23. Message Scoring
    3.24. Setting variables
    3.25. Reading initialization commands from another file
    3.26. Removing hooks
  4. Advanced Usage
    4.1. Regular Expressions
    4.2. Patterns
      4.2.1. Pattern Modifier
      4.2.2. Complex Patterns
      4.2.3. Searching by Date
    4.3. Using Tags
    4.4. Using Hooks
      4.4.1. Message Matching in Hooks
    4.5. External Address Queries
    4.6. Mailbox Formats
    4.7. Mailbox Shortcuts
    4.8. Handling Mailing Lists
    4.9. Delivery Status Notification (DSN) Support
    4.10. POP3 Support (OPTIONAL)
    4.11. IMAP Support (OPTIONAL)
      4.11.1. The Folder Browser
      4.11.2. Authentication
    4.12. Managing multiple IMAP/POP accounts (OPTIONAL)
    4.13. Start a WWW Browser on URLs (EXTERNAL)
    4.14. Compressed folders Support (OPTIONAL)
      4.14.1. Open a compressed mailbox for reading
      4.14.2. Write a compressed mailbox
      4.14.3. Append a message to a compressed mailbox
      4.14.4. Encrypted folders
  5. Mutt's MIME Support
    5.1. Using MIME in Mutt
      5.1.1. Viewing MIME messages in the pager
      5.1.2. The Attachment Menu
      5.1.3. The Compose Menu
    5.2. MIME Type configuration with `mime.types`
    5.3. MIME Viewer configuration with `mailcap`
      5.3.1. The Basics of the mailcap file
      5.3.2. Secure use of mailcap
      5.3.3. Advanced mailcap Usage
        5.3.3.1. Optional Fields
        5.3.3.2. Search Order
        5.3.3.3. Command Expansion
      5.3.4. Example mailcap files
    5.4. MIME Autoview
    5.5. MIME Multipart/Alternative
    5.6. MIME Lookup
  6. Reference
    6.1. Command line options
    6.2. Configuration Commands
    6.3. Configuration variables
      6.3.1. abort_nosubject
      6.3.2. abort_unmodified
      6.3.3. alias_file
      6.3.4. alias_format
      6.3.5. allow_8bit
      6.3.6. allow_ansi
      6.3.7. arrow_cursor
      6.3.8. ascii_chars
      6.3.9. askbcc
      6.3.10. askcc
      6.3.11. attach_format
      6.3.12. attach_sep
      6.3.13. attach_split
      6.3.14. attribution
      6.3.15. autoedit
      6.3.16. auto_tag
      6.3.17. bbsislame
      6.3.18. beep
      6.3.19. beep_new
      6.3.20. bounce
      6.3.21. bounce_delivered
      6.3.22. charset
      6.3.23. check_new
      6.3.24. color_after_eol
      6.3.25. collapse_unread
      6.3.26. uncollapse_jump
      6.3.27. compose_format
      6.3.28. confirmappend
      6.3.29. confirmcreate
      6.3.30. connect_timeout
      6.3.31. content_type
      6.3.32. copy
      6.3.33. crypt_autopgp
      6.3.34. crypt_autosmime
      6.3.35. date_format
      6.3.36. default_hook
      6.3.37. delete
      6.3.38. delete_untag
      6.3.39. digest_collapse
      6.3.40. display_filter
      6.3.41. dotlock_program
      6.3.42. dsn_notify
      6.3.43. dsn_return
      6.3.44. duplicate_threads
      6.3.45. edit_headers
      6.3.46. editor
      6.3.47. encode_from
      6.3.48. envelope_from
      6.3.49. escape
      6.3.50. fast_reply
      6.3.51. fcc_attach
      6.3.52. fcc_clear
      6.3.53. folder
      6.3.54. folder_format
      6.3.55. followup_to
      6.3.56. force_name
      6.3.57. forward_decode
      6.3.58. forward_edit
      6.3.59. forward_format
      6.3.60. forward_quote
      6.3.61. from
      6.3.62. gecos_mask
      6.3.63. hdrs
      6.3.64. header
      6.3.65. help
      6.3.66. hidden_host
      6.3.67. hide_limited
      6.3.68. hide_missing
      6.3.69. hide_thread_subject
      6.3.70. hide_top_limited
      6.3.71. hide_top_missing
      6.3.72. history
      6.3.73. honor_followup_to
      6.3.74. hostname
      6.3.75. ignore_list_reply_to
      6.3.76. imap_authenticators
      6.3.77. imap_delim_chars
      6.3.78. imap_force_ssl
      6.3.79. imap_home_namespace
      6.3.80. imap_keepalive
      6.3.81. imap_list_subscribed
      6.3.82. imap_pass
      6.3.83. imap_passive
      6.3.84. imap_peek
      6.3.85. imap_servernoise
      6.3.86. imap_user
      6.3.87. implicit_autoview
      6.3.88. include
      6.3.89. indent_string
      6.3.90. index_format
      6.3.91. ispell
      6.3.92. keep_flagged
      6.3.93. locale
      6.3.94. mail_check
      6.3.95. mailcap_path
      6.3.96. mailcap_sanitize
      6.3.97. maildir_trash
      6.3.98. mark_old
      6.3.99. markers
      6.3.100. mask
      6.3.101. mbox
      6.3.102. mbox_type
      6.3.103. metoo
      6.3.104. menu_scroll
      6.3.105. meta_key
      6.3.106. mh_purge
      6.3.107. mh_seq_flagged
      6.3.108. mh_seq_replied
      6.3.109. mh_seq_unseen
      6.3.110. mime_forward
      6.3.111. mime_forward_decode
      6.3.112. mime_forward_rest
      6.3.113. mix_entry_format
      6.3.114. mixmaster
      6.3.115. move
      6.3.116. message_format
      6.3.117. narrow_tree
      6.3.118. pager
      6.3.119. pager_context
      6.3.120. pager_format
      6.3.121. pager_index_lines
      6.3.122. pager_stop
      6.3.123. crypt_autoselectkey
      6.3.124. crypt_autosign
      6.3.125. crypt_autoencrypt
      6.3.126. crypt_confirmhook
      6.3.127. pgp_ignore_subkeys
      6.3.128. crypt_replyencrypt
      6.3.129. crypt_replysign
      6.3.130. crypt_replysignencrypted
      6.3.131. crypt_timestamp
      6.3.132. pgp_use_gpg_agent
      6.3.133. crypt_verify_sig
      6.3.134. smime_is_default
      6.3.135. smime_ask_cert_label
      6.3.136. smime_dont_check_sender
      6.3.137. smime_decrypt_use_default_key
      6.3.138. pgp_entry_format
      6.3.139. pgp_good_sign
      6.3.140. pgp_check_exit
      6.3.141. pgp_long_ids
      6.3.142. pgp_retainable_sigs
      6.3.143. pgp_autoinline
      6.3.144. pgp_replyinline
      6.3.145. pgp_show_unusable
      6.3.146. pgp_sign_as
      6.3.147. pgp_strict_enc
      6.3.148. pgp_timeout
      6.3.149. pgp_sort_keys
      6.3.150. pgp_mime_ask
      6.3.151. pgp_decode_command
      6.3.152. pgp_getkeys_command
      6.3.153. pgp_verify_command
      6.3.154. pgp_decrypt_command
      6.3.155. pgp_clearsign_command
      6.3.156. pgp_sign_command
      6.3.157. pgp_encrypt_sign_command
      6.3.158. pgp_encrypt_only_command
      6.3.159. pgp_import_command
      6.3.160. pgp_export_command
      6.3.161. pgp_verify_key_command
      6.3.162. pgp_list_secring_command
      6.3.163. pgp_list_pubring_command
      6.3.164. forward_decrypt
      6.3.165. smime_encrypt_self
      6.3.166. smime_timeout
      6.3.167. smime_encrypt_with
      6.3.168. smime_keys
      6.3.169. smime_ca_location
      6.3.170. smime_certificates
      6.3.171. smime_decrypt_command
      6.3.172. smime_verify_command
      6.3.173. smime_verify_opaque_command
      6.3.174. smime_sign_command
      6.3.175. smime_sign_opaque_command
      6.3.176. smime_encrypt_command
      6.3.177. smime_pk7out_command
      6.3.178. smime_get_cert_command
      6.3.179. smime_get_signer_cert_command
      6.3.180. smime_import_cert_command
      6.3.181. smime_get_cert_email_command
      6.3.182. smime_default_key
      6.3.183. ssl_starttls
      6.3.184. certificate_file
      6.3.185. ssl_usesystemcerts
      6.3.186. entropy_file
      6.3.187. ssl_use_sslv2
      6.3.188. ssl_use_sslv3
      6.3.189. ssl_use_tlsv1
      6.3.190. pipe_split
      6.3.191. pipe_decode
      6.3.192. pipe_sep
      6.3.193. pop_authenticators
      6.3.194. pop_auth_try_all
      6.3.195. pop_checkinterval
      6.3.196. pop_delete
      6.3.197. pop_host
      6.3.198. pop_last
      6.3.199. pop_reconnect
      6.3.200. pop_user
      6.3.201. pop_pass
      6.3.202. post_indent_string
      6.3.203. postpone
      6.3.204. postponed
      6.3.205. preconnect
      6.3.206. print
      6.3.207. print_command
      6.3.208. print_decode
      6.3.209. print_split
      6.3.210. prompt_after
      6.3.211. query_command
      6.3.212. quit
      6.3.213. quote_empty
      6.3.214. quote_quoted
      6.3.215. quote_regexp
      6.3.216. read_inc
      6.3.217. read_only
      6.3.218. realname
      6.3.219. recall
      6.3.220. record
      6.3.221. reply_regexp
      6.3.222. reply_self
      6.3.223. reply_to
      6.3.224. resolve
      6.3.225. reverse_alias
      6.3.226. reverse_name
      6.3.227. reverse_realname
      6.3.228. rfc2047_parameters
      6.3.229. save_address
      6.3.230. save_empty
      6.3.231. save_name
      6.3.232. score
      6.3.233. score_threshold_delete
      6.3.234. score_threshold_flag
      6.3.235. score_threshold_read
      6.3.236. send_charset
      6.3.237. sendmail
      6.3.238. sendmail_wait
      6.3.239. shell
      6.3.240. sig_dashes
      6.3.241. sig_on_top
      6.3.242. signature
      6.3.243. simple_search
      6.3.244. smart_wrap
      6.3.245. smileys
      6.3.246. sleep_time
      6.3.247. sort
      6.3.248. sort_alias
      6.3.249. sort_aux
      6.3.250. sort_browser
      6.3.251. sort_re
      6.3.252. spoolfile
      6.3.253. status_chars
      6.3.254. status_format
      6.3.255. status_on_top
      6.3.256. strict_threads
      6.3.257. suspend
      6.3.258. text_flowed
      6.3.259. thread_received
      6.3.260. thorough_search
      6.3.261. tilde
      6.3.262. timeout
      6.3.263. tmpdir
      6.3.264. to_chars
      6.3.265. tunnel
      6.3.266. use_8bitmime
      6.3.267. use_domain
      6.3.268. use_from
      6.3.269. use_ipv6
      6.3.270. user_agent
      6.3.271. visual
      6.3.272. wait_key
      6.3.273. weed
      6.3.274. wrap_search
      6.3.275. wrapmargin
      6.3.276. write_inc
      6.3.277. write_bcc
    6.4. Functions
      6.4.1. generic
      6.4.2. index
      6.4.3. pager
      6.4.4. alias
      6.4.5. query
      6.4.6. attach
      6.4.7. compose
      6.4.8. postpone
      6.4.9. browser
      6.4.10. pgp
      6.4.11. editor
  7. Miscellany
    7.1. Acknowledgements
    7.2. About this document