How can I change the default “save†folder in Mutt?
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By default, Mutt wants to archive messages to folders by sender name. So when I hit s it prompts me with Save to mailbox ('?' for list): =sendername. I'd like to have it default to =INBOX.Archives.2015 instead.
I don't think I need a macro, which is how this one was solved: mutt: save message to specific folder
I just want to set a default so that the prompt is always =INBOX.Archives.2015 (I can reset it once a year, the year doesn't need to update.)
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By default, Mutt wants to archive messages to folders by sender name. So when I hit s it prompts me with Save to mailbox ('?' for list): =sendername. I'd like to have it default to =INBOX.Archives.2015 instead.
I don't think I need a macro, which is how this one was solved: mutt: save message to specific folder
I just want to set a default so that the prompt is always =INBOX.Archives.2015 (I can reset it once a year, the year doesn't need to update.)
mutt
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37
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asked Nov 9 '15 at 23:47
Amanda
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up vote
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up vote
4
down vote
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By default, Mutt wants to archive messages to folders by sender name. So when I hit s it prompts me with Save to mailbox ('?' for list): =sendername. I'd like to have it default to =INBOX.Archives.2015 instead.
I don't think I need a macro, which is how this one was solved: mutt: save message to specific folder
I just want to set a default so that the prompt is always =INBOX.Archives.2015 (I can reset it once a year, the year doesn't need to update.)
mutt
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37
Community♦
1
asked Nov 9 '15 at 23:47
Amanda
396114
By default, Mutt wants to archive messages to folders by sender name. So when I hit s it prompts me with Save to mailbox ('?' for list): =sendername. I'd like to have it default to =INBOX.Archives.2015 instead.
I don't think I need a macro, which is how this one was solved: mutt: save message to specific folder
I just want to set a default so that the prompt is always =INBOX.Archives.2015 (I can reset it once a year, the year doesn't need to update.)
mutt
mutt
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37
Community♦
1
asked Nov 9 '15 at 23:47
Amanda
396114
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37
Community♦
1
asked Nov 9 '15 at 23:47
Amanda
396114
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37
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1
asked Nov 9 '15 at 23:47
Amanda
396114
asked Nov 9 '15 at 23:47
Amanda
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asked Nov 9 '15 at 23:47
Amanda
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You need to add a line such as the following to your .muttrc:
save-hook . '=INBOX.Archives.2015'
answered Nov 10 '15 at 9:02
wurtel
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I read thesave-hookdocumentation three times and got the impression it would automatically move messages into the folder, without waiting until I save.
– Amanda
Nov 10 '15 at 22:54
mutt does nothing like that by itself, for that functionality you need procmail or something like that (I personally have exim as MTA and use its filtering features in my .forward file instead of procmail).
– wurtel
Nov 11 '15 at 7:51
So save-hook will just tweak the folder that Mutt suggests when I hit <kbd>s</kbd>?
– Amanda
Nov 13 '15 at 7:04
Yes. You can still modify it, of course.
– wurtel
Nov 13 '15 at 7:47
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As explained in the HTML mutt manual, it is possible to apply the same expandos as those used in the $index_format.
Hence for your use case it is possible to define
save-hook . =INBOX.Archives.%[%Y]
where %[%Y] would expand to the year (local time) the message was sent.
If you only care about the current local time, not the time of the message, use the %<%Y> pattern instead (with the <>).
%Y could be any format supported by the strftime(3) function, which for instance would allow to setup a monthly based archive with
save-hook . =INBOX.Archives.%[%Y.%m]
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2 Answers
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active
oldest
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
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up vote
3
down vote
accepted
You need to add a line such as the following to your .muttrc:
save-hook . '=INBOX.Archives.2015'
answered Nov 10 '15 at 9:02
wurtel
9,53511325
I read thesave-hookdocumentation three times and got the impression it would automatically move messages into the folder, without waiting until I save.
– Amanda
Nov 10 '15 at 22:54
mutt does nothing like that by itself, for that functionality you need procmail or something like that (I personally have exim as MTA and use its filtering features in my .forward file instead of procmail).
– wurtel
Nov 11 '15 at 7:51
So save-hook will just tweak the folder that Mutt suggests when I hit <kbd>s</kbd>?
– Amanda
Nov 13 '15 at 7:04
Yes. You can still modify it, of course.
– wurtel
Nov 13 '15 at 7:47
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
You need to add a line such as the following to your .muttrc:
save-hook . '=INBOX.Archives.2015'
answered Nov 10 '15 at 9:02
wurtel
9,53511325
I read thesave-hookdocumentation three times and got the impression it would automatically move messages into the folder, without waiting until I save.
– Amanda
Nov 10 '15 at 22:54
mutt does nothing like that by itself, for that functionality you need procmail or something like that (I personally have exim as MTA and use its filtering features in my .forward file instead of procmail).
– wurtel
Nov 11 '15 at 7:51
So save-hook will just tweak the folder that Mutt suggests when I hit <kbd>s</kbd>?
– Amanda
Nov 13 '15 at 7:04
Yes. You can still modify it, of course.
– wurtel
Nov 13 '15 at 7:47
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
You need to add a line such as the following to your .muttrc:
save-hook . '=INBOX.Archives.2015'
answered Nov 10 '15 at 9:02
wurtel
9,53511325
You need to add a line such as the following to your .muttrc:
save-hook . '=INBOX.Archives.2015'
answered Nov 10 '15 at 9:02
wurtel
9,53511325
answered Nov 10 '15 at 9:02
wurtel
9,53511325
answered Nov 10 '15 at 9:02
wurtel
9,53511325
answered Nov 10 '15 at 9:02
wurtel
9,53511325
9,53511325
I read thesave-hookdocumentation three times and got the impression it would automatically move messages into the folder, without waiting until I save.
– Amanda
Nov 10 '15 at 22:54
mutt does nothing like that by itself, for that functionality you need procmail or something like that (I personally have exim as MTA and use its filtering features in my .forward file instead of procmail).
– wurtel
Nov 11 '15 at 7:51
So save-hook will just tweak the folder that Mutt suggests when I hit <kbd>s</kbd>?
– Amanda
Nov 13 '15 at 7:04
Yes. You can still modify it, of course.
– wurtel
Nov 13 '15 at 7:47
add a comment |Â
I read thesave-hookdocumentation three times and got the impression it would automatically move messages into the folder, without waiting until I save.
– Amanda
Nov 10 '15 at 22:54
mutt does nothing like that by itself, for that functionality you need procmail or something like that (I personally have exim as MTA and use its filtering features in my .forward file instead of procmail).
– wurtel
Nov 11 '15 at 7:51
So save-hook will just tweak the folder that Mutt suggests when I hit <kbd>s</kbd>?
– Amanda
Nov 13 '15 at 7:04
Yes. You can still modify it, of course.
– wurtel
Nov 13 '15 at 7:47
I read the
save-hook documentation three times and got the impression it would automatically move messages into the folder, without waiting until I save.– Amanda
Nov 10 '15 at 22:54
I read the
save-hook documentation three times and got the impression it would automatically move messages into the folder, without waiting until I save.– Amanda
Nov 10 '15 at 22:54
mutt does nothing like that by itself, for that functionality you need procmail or something like that (I personally have exim as MTA and use its filtering features in my .forward file instead of procmail).
– wurtel
Nov 11 '15 at 7:51
mutt does nothing like that by itself, for that functionality you need procmail or something like that (I personally have exim as MTA and use its filtering features in my .forward file instead of procmail).
– wurtel
Nov 11 '15 at 7:51
So save-hook will just tweak the folder that Mutt suggests when I hit <kbd>s</kbd>?
– Amanda
Nov 13 '15 at 7:04
So save-hook will just tweak the folder that Mutt suggests when I hit <kbd>s</kbd>?
– Amanda
Nov 13 '15 at 7:04
Yes. You can still modify it, of course.
– wurtel
Nov 13 '15 at 7:47
Yes. You can still modify it, of course.
– wurtel
Nov 13 '15 at 7:47
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
As explained in the HTML mutt manual, it is possible to apply the same expandos as those used in the $index_format.
Hence for your use case it is possible to define
save-hook . =INBOX.Archives.%[%Y]
where %[%Y] would expand to the year (local time) the message was sent.
If you only care about the current local time, not the time of the message, use the %<%Y> pattern instead (with the <>).
%Y could be any format supported by the strftime(3) function, which for instance would allow to setup a monthly based archive with
save-hook . =INBOX.Archives.%[%Y.%m]
answered 21 mins ago
ovmjm
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up vote
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As explained in the HTML mutt manual, it is possible to apply the same expandos as those used in the $index_format.
Hence for your use case it is possible to define
save-hook . =INBOX.Archives.%[%Y]
where %[%Y] would expand to the year (local time) the message was sent.
If you only care about the current local time, not the time of the message, use the %<%Y> pattern instead (with the <>).
%Y could be any format supported by the strftime(3) function, which for instance would allow to setup a monthly based archive with
save-hook . =INBOX.Archives.%[%Y.%m]
answered 21 mins ago
ovmjm
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As explained in the HTML mutt manual, it is possible to apply the same expandos as those used in the $index_format.
Hence for your use case it is possible to define
save-hook . =INBOX.Archives.%[%Y]
where %[%Y] would expand to the year (local time) the message was sent.
If you only care about the current local time, not the time of the message, use the %<%Y> pattern instead (with the <>).
%Y could be any format supported by the strftime(3) function, which for instance would allow to setup a monthly based archive with
save-hook . =INBOX.Archives.%[%Y.%m]
answered 21 mins ago
ovmjm
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As explained in the HTML mutt manual, it is possible to apply the same expandos as those used in the $index_format.
Hence for your use case it is possible to define
save-hook . =INBOX.Archives.%[%Y]
where %[%Y] would expand to the year (local time) the message was sent.
If you only care about the current local time, not the time of the message, use the %<%Y> pattern instead (with the <>).
%Y could be any format supported by the strftime(3) function, which for instance would allow to setup a monthly based archive with
save-hook . =INBOX.Archives.%[%Y.%m]
answered 21 mins ago
ovmjm
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ovmjm is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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answered 21 mins ago
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answered 21 mins ago
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answered 21 mins ago
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