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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