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## 2.3.1. The Message Index

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>     c               change to a different mailbox
>     ESC c           change to a folder in read-only mode
>     C               copy the current message to another mailbox
>     ESC C           decode a message and copy it to a folder
>     ESC s           decode a message and save it to a folder
>     D               delete messages matching a pattern
>     d               delete the current message
>     F               mark as important
>     l               show messages matching a pattern
>     N               mark message as new
>     o               change the current sort method
>     O               reverse sort the mailbox
>     q               save changes and exit
>     s               save-message
>     T               tag messages matching a pattern
>     t               toggle the tag on a message
>     ESC t           toggle tag on entire message thread
>     U               undelete messages matching a pattern
>     u               undelete-message
>     v               view-attachments
>     x               abort changes and exit
>     <Return>        display-message
>     <Tab>           jump to the next new message
>     @               show the author's full e-mail address
>     $               save changes to mailbox
>     /               search
>     ESC /           search-reverse
>     ^L              clear and redraw the screen
>     ^T              untag messages matching a pattern

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### 2.3.1.1. Status Flags

In addition to who sent the message and the subject, a short summary of the disposition of each message is printed beside the message number. Zero or more of the following ``flags'' may appear, which mean:

D

  message is deleted (is marked for deletion)

d

  message have attachments marked for deletion

K

  contains a PGP public key

N

  message is new

O

  message is old

P

  message is PGP encrypted

r

  message has been replied to

S

  message is signed, and the signature is succesfully verified

s

  message is signed

!

  message is flagged

*

  message is tagged

Some of the status flags can be turned on or off using

- set-flag (default: w)
- clear-flag (default: W)

Furthermore, the following flags reflect who the message is addressed to. They can be customized with the $to_chars variable.

+

  message is to you and you only

T

  message is to you, but also to or cc'ed to others

C

  message is cc'ed to you

F

  message is from you

L

  message is sent to a subscribed mailing list

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