unexpunge - Cyrus IMAP documentation
Recover messages the user has (accidentally) deleted.
unexpunge
[ -C config-file ] -l mailbox [
uid... ]
unexpunge [ -C config-file ] -t
time-interval [ -d ] [ -v ] [ -f
flagname ] mailbox
unexpunge [ -C config-file ] -a [
-d ] [ -v ] [ -f flagname ]
mailbox
unexpunge [ -C config-file ] -u [
-d ] [ -v ] [ -f flagname ]
mailbox uid...
The unexpunge program is used to list or restore messages which have been deleted from a mailbox, but still reside in the Cyrus IMAP mail spool.
This utility is only useful when the server is configured with expunge_mode set to delayed in its configuration file.
unexpunge 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).
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-l |
List the expunged messages in the specified mailbox which are available for restoration. Optionally, only list the messages in the mailbox matching the UIDs in the space-separated list at the end of the command invocation. |
-t time-interval
Unexpunge messages which where expunged within the last time-interval seconds. Use one of the trailing modifiers â m (minutes), h (hours), d (days) or w (weeks) â to specify a different time unit.
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-a |
Restore all of the expunged messages in the specified mailbox. | ||
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-u |
Restore only messages matching the UIDs, in a space-separated list at the end of the command invocation, in the specified mailbox. | ||
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-d |
Unset the \Deleted flag on any restored messages. |
-f flagname
Set the user flag \flagname on the messages restored, making it easier for the user(s) to find the restored messages and operate on them (in a batch).
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-v |
Enable verbose output/logging. |
unexpunge -l user/john@example.org
List the messages that are expunged and could be restored for mailbox user/john@example.org.
unexpunge -u user/john@example.org 278787 278788
Unexpunge two of these messages.
mbexamine user/john@example.org
Examine the mailbox for the two restored messages.
unexpunge -u -d user.johnsmith 46908
Unexpunge a select message based on its UID, clearing the \Deleted flag.
unexpunge -a user.johnsmit.Trash
Unexpunge all messages in a userâs Trash, but leave them flagged \Deleted.
unexpunge -a -f Flagged user.johnsmith.Trash
The same, but setting user flag \Flagged to facilitate later bulk operations.
unexpunge -t 24h -d -f Flagged user.johnsmith
Unexpunge messages matching only a given time period.
unexpunge -t 24h -d -f Flagged user/johnsmith
The same command, supporting the unixhierarchysep: yes option in imapd.conf(5).
/etc/imapd.conf
imapd.conf(5)
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