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~kypan <kypan@posteo.net>

October 1, 2022

Reading mails

In entry-based menus

j/k		next/previous entry
z/Z		next/previous page
</>		scroll up/down line
[/]		scroll up/down a half page
=		first entry

			last entry

F		toggle mark as important
N		toggle mark as unread
d/u		delete/undelete a message
o		sort
O		reverse sort
s		save messages(s) to another mailbox
v		view attachments
y		list incoming mailboxes
l		list mails matching a pattern
t		tag current message
<Tab>		jump to next unread message
<ESC><Tab>	jump to previous unread message

In page-based menus

<Enter>/<Backspace>	next/previous line
<Space>/-		next/previous page
<Home>/<End>		top/bottom
^			top of message
$			bottom of message
t			tag current message

Composing mails

In entry-based and page-based menus

m	    compose a new mail
r	    reply
g	    reply to all
f	    forward a message
R	    Recall a draft
e	    edit a message
<ESC>e	    use current message as a template to write a new mail

In composer window

e	    edit the message
P	    postpone
y	    send
w	    write the message to a folder
i	    spell check
a	    attach a file
A	    attach a message
D	    detach a file/message
d	    edit description of an attachment
t	    edit the To field
<ESC>f	    edit the From field
c	    edit the Cc field
b	    edit the Bcc field
s	    edit the subject
r	    edit the Reply-To field
p	    PGP options
<ESC>k	    attach a PGP public keyjj
<Ctrl>o	    rename an attachment
+/-	    move an attachment up/down in the attachment list

Generic

?		help
$		save changes to mailbox
.		list mailboxes with new mail
@		display address of sender
Y		Edit label(s) of message(s)
c		change folder
q		quit
|		pipe message/attachment to a shell command
!		shell command
:		enter a neomuttrc command
/		search
<Ctrl>g		cancel current action
C		copy message(s) to another file/mailbox
B		toggle sidebar
<Ctrl>n/p	highlight to the next/previous mailbox in sidebar
<Ctrl>o		open the mailbox highlighted in sidebar

Meaning of flags

Status flags

D	message is deleted (is marked for deletion)
d	message has 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 successfully verified
s	message is signed
!	message is flagged

		message is tagged

n	thread contains new messages (only if collapsed)
o	thread contains old messages (only if collapsed)

Recipient flags

+	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
R	message has your address in the Reply-To field

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