Mutt Cheat Sheet ================ ## General These key bindings will work on almost any menu you are in. | command | description | |------------|-------------| | * | Move to last entry | = | Move to first entry | : | Enter muttrc command | > | Scroll down one line | < | Scroll up one line | [ | Scroll up half a page | ] | Scroll down half a page | ? | Help | ; | Apply next function to tagged messages only | ! | Invoke command in subshell | return | Select the current entry | esc + / | Search up | / | Search down | H | Move to top of page | j | Move to next entry | k | Move to previous entry | ctrl + l | Redraw screen | L | Move to bottom of page | M | Move to middle of page | n | Move to next match of search | q | Exit menu | t | Tag current entry | z | Move to next page | Z | Move to previous page ## Index Menu When you first open mutt you are in the index menu. | command | description | |---------------|-------------| | & | Link tagged message to current one | # | Break the thread in two | % | Toggle whether mailbox will be rewritten | . | List mailboxes with new mail | $ | Save changes to mailbox | @ | Display full address of sender | | | Pipe message to a shell command | esc + tab | Jump to previous new or unread message | return | Display message | tab | Jump to next new or unread message | a | Create alias from message sender | b | Remail message to another user | esc + c | Open a different folder (Read Only) | c | Open a different folder | esc + C | Make text/plain copy | C | Copy message to another file/mailbox | esc + d | Delete all messages in subthread | d | Delete current message | ctrl + D | Delete all messages in thread | D | Delete messages matching a pattern | esc + e | Use the current message as a template for a new one | e | Edit the raw message | ctrl + E | Edit attachment content type | f | Forward message with comments | ctrl + F | Wipe passphrase from memory | F | Toggle the important flag for message | g | Reply to all | G | Retrive mail from POP server | h | Display message and toggle header weeding | j | Move to next undeleted message | esc + k | Mail a PGP key | k | Move to previous undeleted message | ctrl + K | Extract supported public keys | esc + l | Show current limit pattern | l | Only show messages matching a pattern | L | Reply to specific mailing list | m | Compose new message | esc + n | Jump to next subthread | ctrl + N | Jump to next thread | N | Toggle new flag | o | Sort messages | O | Sort messages in reverse order | Q | Query external program for addresses | q | Save changes to mailbox and quit | r | Reply to message | ctrl + P | Jump to previous thread | esc + p | Jump to previous subthread | p | Print current message | esc + P | Check for classic PGP | P | Jump to parent message in thread | ctrl + R | Mark current thread as read | R | Recall a postponed message | esc + r | Mark current subthread as read | esc + s | Save text/plain copy and delete | s | Save message/attachment to mailbox/file | esc + t | Tag current thread | ctrl + T | Untag messages matching a pattern | T | Tag messages matching pattern | esc + u | Undelete all messages in subthread | u | Undelete current entry | ctrl + U | Undelete all messages in thread | U | Undelete messages matching pattern | esc + v | Collapse/uncollapse current thread | v | Show mime attachments | esc + V | Collapse/uncollapse all threads | V | Show mutt version number and date | w | Set a status flag | W | Clear status flags from message ## Pager Menu | command | description | |---------|-------------| | # | | | a | | | b | | | c | | | esc + c | | | C | | | esc + C | | | d | | | ctrl + D | | | esc + d | | | w | | | W | | | e | | | ctrl + E | | | f | | | F | | | g | | | h | | | j | | | J | | | k | | | K | | | & | | | L | | | ctrl + L | | | m | | | n | | | N | | | ctrl + N | | | esc + n | | | o | | | O | | | p | | | ctrl + P | | | esc + p | | | Q | | | q | | | r | | | R | | | ctrl + R | | | esc + r | | | esc + e | | | s | | | S | | | esc + s | | | t | | | T | | | u | | | esc + u | | | ctrl + U | | | v | | | V | | | \\ | | | @ | | | | | | | ? | | | space | | | - | | | ^ | | | $ | | | ! | | | : | | | . | | | / | | | esc + / | | | return | | | P | | | esc + P | | | esc + k | | | ctrl + K | | | ctrl + F | | ## Useful key remaps These need to be placed in your `muttrc` file. I use vim and so I want to use some of the same commands to manage my mail. ```muttrc # Does not replace and currently mapped keys and acts like the vim command gg and takes # you to the top of the page bind index gg first-entry # Replaces the retrieval of mail from a POP server. This will take you to the bottom of # the page, just like it does in vim bind index G last-entry ``` ## Flags When viewing messages in the index menu, you will see various flags such as `N` which mean the messages is new and `D` which means that the message is to be deleted. This is a short list of those flags. | flag | description | |------|-------------| | ! | Message is flagged | * | Message is tagged | + | Message is To: you and only you | C | Message is Cc: to you | d | Message has attachments marked for deletion | D | Marked for deletion | F | Message is From: you | K | Contains PGP key | L | Message is sent to a subscribed mailing list | n | Thread contains new messages (Only when thread is collapsed) | N | Message is new | o | Thread contains old messages (Only when thread is collapsed) | O | Message is old | P | Message is PGP encrypted | r | Message has been replied to | s | Message is signed | S | Message is signed and verified | T | Message is to you and has others in To: or Cc: