aerc(1)
# NAME
aerc - the world's best email client
# SYNOPSIS
_aerc_
For a guided tutorial, use *:help tutorial* from aerc, or *man aerc-tutorial*
from your terminal.
# RUNTIME COMMANDS
To execute a command, press ':' to bring up the command interface. Commands may
also be bound to keys, see *aerc-config*(5) for details. In some contexts, such
as the terminal emulator, ';' is used to bring up the command interface.
Different commands work in different contexts, depending on the kind of tab you
have selected.
## GLOBAL COMMANDS
These commands work in any context.
*cd* <directory>
Changes aerc's current working directory.
*pwd*
Displays aerc's current working directory in the status bar.
*term* [command...]
Opens a new terminal tab with a shell running in the current working
directory, or the specified command.
*prev-tab* [n], *next-tab* [n]
Cycles to the previous or next tab in the list, repeating n times
(default: 1).
*quit*
Exits aerc.
## MESSAGE LIST COMMANDS
*archive* <scheme>
Moves the selected message to the archive. The available schemes are:
*flat*: No special structure, all messages in the archive directory
*year*: Messages are stored in folders per year
*month*: Messages are stored in folders per year and subfolders per month
*cf* <folder>
Change the folder shown in the message list.
*compose*
Open the compose window to send a new email. The new email will be sent with
the current account's outgoing transport configuration, see
*aerc-config*(5) for details on configuring outgoing emails.
*copy* <target>
Copies the selected message to the target folder.
*delete-message*
Deletes the selected message.
*forward*
Opens the composer to forward the selected message to another recipient.
*move* <target>
Moves the selected message to the target folder.
*next-folder* <n>, *prev-folder* <n>
Cycles to the next (or previous) folder shown in the sidebar, repeated n
times (default: 1).
*next-message* <n>[%], *prev-message* <n>[%]
Selects the next (or previous) message in the message list. If specified as
a percentage, the percentage is applied to the number of messages shown on
screen and the cursor advances that far.
*pipe* <cmd>
Downloads and pipes the selected message into the given shell command, and
opens a new terminal tab to show the result.
*reply* [-aq]
Opens the composer to reply to the selected message.
*-a*: Reply all
*-q*: Insert a quoted version of the selected message into the reply editor
*select-message* <n>
Selects the nth message in the message list (and scrolls it into view if
necessary).
*view-message*
Opens the message viewer to display the selected message.
## MESSAGE VIEW COMMANDS
*pipe* <cmd>
Downloads and pipes the current message part into the given shell command,
and opens a new terminal tab to show the result.
*save* <path>
Saves the current message part to the given path.
*close*
Closes the message viewer.
## TERMINAL COMMANDS
*close*
Closes the terminal.
# SEE ALSO
*aerc-config*(5) *aerc-imap*(5) *aerc-smtp*(5) *aerc-tutorial*(7)
# AUTHORS
Maintained by Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>, who is assisted by other open
source contributors. For more information about aerc development, see
https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc.