The Mutt E-Mail Client : Reference : Configuration variables : compose_format
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## 6.3.27. compose_format

Type: string
Default: "-- Mutt: Compose [Approx. msg size: %l Atts: %a]%>-"

Controls the format of the status line displayed in the Compose menu. This string is similar to `` $status_format'', but has its own set of printf()-like sequences:

%a

  total number of attachments

%h

  local hostname

%l

  approximate size (in bytes) of the current message

%v

  Mutt version string

See the text describing the `` $status_format'' option for more information on how to set `` $compose_format''.

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