ipurge - Cyrus IMAP documentation
Delete mail from IMAP mailbox or partition based on age or size
ipurge
[ -f ] [ -C
config-file ] [ -x ] [
-M ] [ -X ] [ -i
] [ -s ] [ -o ] [
-n ] [ -v ]
[ -d days | -b
bytes | -k Kbytes |
-m Mbytes ]
[ mailbox-pattern... ]
ipurge deletes messages from the mailbox(es) specified by Imailbox-pattern that are older or larger than specified by the -d, -b, -k or -m options. If no mailbox-pattern is given, ipurge works on all mailboxes. If the -x option is given, the message age and size MUST match exactly those specified by -d, -b, -k or -m. The are no default values, and at least one of -d, -b, -k or -m MUST be specified.
Ipurge by default only deletes mail below shared folders, which means that mails in mailbox(es) below INBOX.* and user.* stay untouched. Use the option -f to also delete mail in mailbox(es) below these folders. Use the -M option to not recurse into the mailboxes.
ipurge reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) file unless specified otherwise by -C.
-C config-file
Use the specified configuration file config-file rather than the default imapd.conf(5).
-f, --include-user-mailboxes
Force ipurge to examine mailboxes below INBOX.* and user.*.
-d days, --days=days
Age of message in days.
-b bytes, --bytes=bytes
Size of message in bytes.
-k Kbytes, --kbytes=Kbytes
Size of message in Kbytes (2ˆ10 bytes).
-m Mbytes, --mbytes=Mbytes
Size of message in Mbytes (2ˆ20 bytes).
-x, --exact-match
Perform an exact match on age or size (instead of older or larger).
-X, --delivery-time
Use delivery time instead of Date: header for date matches.
-i, --invert-match
Invert match logic: -x means not equal, date is for newer, size is for smaller.
-s, --skip-flagged
Skip over messages that have the \Flagged flag set.
-o, --only-deleted
Only purge messages that have the \Deleted flag set.
-n, --dry-run
Only print messages that would be deleted (dry run).
-v, --verbose
Enable verbose output/logging.
[NB: Examples needed]
/etc/imapd.conf
imapd.conf(5)
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