DOVEADM-MAILBOX(1)

NAME
doveadm-mailbox - Commands related to handling mailboxes

SYNOPSIS
doveadm [-Dv] [-f formatter] mailbox_cmd [options] [arguments]

DESCRIPTION
doveadm mailbox can be used to query and modify mailboxes. @INCLUDE:global-options-formatter@

Command specific options: @INCLUDE:option-A@ @INCLUDE:option-F-file@ @INCLUDE:option-S-socket@ @INCLUDE:option-u-user@

ARGUMENTS

mailbox
    Is the name of a mailbox, as visible to IMAP clients, except in UTF-8 format. The hierarchy separator between a parent and child mailbox is commonly '/' or '.', but this depends on your selected mailbox storage format and namespace configuration. The mailbox names may also require a namespace prefix.

COMMANDS

  mailbox create
doveadm mailbox create [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S socket_path] [-g guid] [-s] mailbox ...

This command is used to create one or more mailboxes. The mailbox format of the created mailboxes depends on the mail_location setting, or the user's mail field, returned by the userdb.

-g guid
    Create the mailbox with the specified GUID.

-s  When this option was given, the created mailboxes will be also added to the user's subscriptions.

  mailbox delete
doveadm mailbox delete [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S socket_path] [-s] mailbox ...

This command deletes a mailbox and expunges all the messages it contains. If the mailbox has any children, they won't be deleted.
When the -s option is present, the deleted mailboxes will be also unsubscribed.

  mailbox list
doveadm mailbox list [-7|-8] [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S socket_path] [-s] [mailbox ...]

To get an overview of existing mailboxes use this command. It's also possible to use wildcards in the mailbox name.
When the -s option is present, only subscribed mailboxes will be listed. Listed subscriptions may also contain mailboxes that are already deleted.

-7  Lists the mailboxes with mUTF-7 encoding.

-8  Lists the mailboxes with UTF-8 encoding.

  mailbox mutf7
doveadm mailbox mutf7 [-7|-8] name ...

The mailbox mutf7 command may be used to convert the international mailbox name into a modified version of the UTF-7 encoding and vice versa. See RFC 3501, section 5.1.3 (Mailbox International Naming Convention).

-7  Indicates that the name's string representation is mUTF-7 encoded and it should be converted to UTF-8.

-8  Indicates that the name's is UTF-8 encoded and should be converted to mUTF-7 (default).

name
    One or more mailbox names that should be converted.

  mailbox rename
doveadm mailbox rename [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S socket_path] [-s] old_name new_name

The mailbox rename command is used to rename the mailbox old_name to new_name.
When the -s option is given, old_name will be unsubscribed and new_name will be subscribed.

  mailbox status
doveadm [-f formatter] mailbox status [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S socket_path] [-t] fields mailbox ...

Show the status of one or more mailboxes. The mailbox name may also contain wildcards.
This command uses by default the output formatter flow.

-t  Summarize the values of the status fields messages, recent, unseen and/or vsize of multiple mailboxes to a sum (total).

fields
    Specify the status fields which should be shown. In order to specify multiple status fields, enclosed them in quotes.

    all This is a special status field name. It means show all of the following fields. When the -t option is present, it means show only the messages, recent, unseen and vsize fields.

    guid
        The mailbox's globally unique identifier.

    highestmodseq
        The highest mod-sequence value of all messages in the mailbox.

    messages
        The number of messages in the mailbox.

    recent
        The number of messages with the \Recent flag set.

    uidnext
        The next unique identifier value.

    uidvalidity
        The unique identifier validity value.

    unseen
        The message sequence number of the first unseen message in the mailbox.

    vsize
        The mailbox's virtual size, computed with CRLF line terminators.

  mailbox subscribe
doveadm mailbox subscribe [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S socket_path] mailbox ...

This command is used to subscribe one or more mailboxes.

  mailbox unsubscribe
doveadm mailbox unsubscribe [-A|-u user|-F file] [-S socket_path] mailbox ...

This command is used to unsubscribe one or more mailboxes.

EXAMPLE
List subscribed mailboxes, beginning with 'dovecot', of user bob.

doveadm mailbox list -s -u bob dovecot*
dovecot
dovecot/pigeonhole
dovecot/pigeonhole/2.0

Now have a look at the status of user bob's dovecot mailboxes.

doveadm -f table mailbox status -u bob "messages vsize" dovecot*
mailbox                                    messages vsize
dovecot                                    20501    93968492
dovecot/pigeonhole                         0        0
dovecot/pigeonhole/2.0                     47       323474

Converting an internationalized mailbox name from mUTF-7 to UTF-8 and vice versa.

doveadm mailbox mutf7 -7 "~peter/mail/&U,BTFw-/&ZeVnLIqe-"
~peter/mail/台北/日本語
doveadm mailbox mutf7 ~peter/mail/台北/日本語
~peter/mail/&U,BTFw-/&ZeVnLIqe-
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SEE ALSO
doveadm(1)