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.\" Copyright 2017-2019 Manos Pitsidianakis
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.Dd September 16, 2019
.Dt MELI.CONF 5
.Os Linux
.Sh NAME
.Nm meli.conf
.Nd configuration file for the Meli Mail User Agent
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Pa $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/meli/config
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Configuration for meli is written in TOML. Few things to consider before writing TOML (quoting the spec):
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.Bl -bullet -compact
.It
TOML is case sensitive.
.It
A TOML file must be a valid UTF-8 encoded Unicode document.
.It
Whitespace means tab (0x09) or space (0x20).
.It
Newline means LF (0x0A) or CRLF (0x0D 0x0A).
.El
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Refer to TOML documentation for valid TOML syntax.
.Sh SECTIONS
The top level sections of the config are accounts, shortcuts, notifications, pager, composing, pgp.
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.Sy example configuration
.Bd -literal
# Setting up a Maildir account
[accounts.account-name]
root_folder = "/path/to/root/folder"
format = "Maildir"
index_style = "Compact"
identity="email@address.tld"
subscribed_folders = ["folder", "folder/Sent"]
display_name = "Name"

# Set folder-specific settings
  [accounts.account-name.folders]
  "INBOX" = { rename="Inbox" } #inline table
  "drafts" = { rename="Drafts" } #inline table
  [accounts.account-name.folders."foobar-devel"] # or a regular table
    ignore = true # don't show notifications for this folder

# Setting up an mbox account
[accounts.mbox]
root_folder = "/var/mail/username"
format = "mbox"
index_style = "Compact"
identity="username@hostname.local"

[pager]
filter = "/usr/bin/pygmentize"

[notifications]
script = "notify-send"

[composing]
# required for sending e-mail
mailer_cmd = 'msmtp --read-recipients --read-envelope-from'
editor_cmd = 'vim +/^$'

[shortcuts]
scroll_up = 'k'
scroll_down = 'j'
page_up = PageUp
page_down = PageDown
.Ed
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available options are listed below.
.Sy default values are shown in parentheses.
.Sh ACCOUNTS
.Bl -tag -width "danger_accept_invalid_certs boolean" -offset -indent
.It Cm root_folder Ar String
the backend-specific path of the root_folder, usually INBOX
.It Cm format Ar String Op maildir mbox imap
the format of the mail backend.
.It Cm subscribed_folders Ar [String,]
an array of folder paths to display in the UI. Paths are relative to the root folder (eg "INBOX/Sent", not "Sent")
.It Cm identity Ar String
your e-mail address that is inserted in the From: headers of outgoing mail
.It Cm index_style Ar String
set the way mailboxes are displayed
.Bl -tag -width "conversations" -compact
.It Cm plain
shows one row per mail, regardless of threading
.It Cm threaded
shows threads as a tree structure, with one row per thread entry
.It Cm conversations
shows one entry per thread
.It Cm compact
shows one row per thread
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.It Cm display_name Ar String
(optional) a name which can be combined with your address:
"Name <email@address.tld>"
.It Cm html_filter Ar String
(optional) pipe html attachments through this filter before display
.It Cm read_only Ar boolean
attempt to not make any changes to this account.
.Pq Em false
.It Cm folders Ar folder_config
(optional) configuration for each folder. Its format is described below in
.Sx FOLDERS Ns
\&.
.El
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IMAP specific options are:
.Bl -tag -width "danger_accept_invalid_certs boolean" -offset -indent
.It Cm server_hostname Ar String
example:
.Qq mail.example.tld
.It Cm server_username Ar String
.It Cm server_password Ar String
.It Cm danger_accept_invalid_certs Ar boolean
(optional) do not validate TLS certificates.
.\" default value
.Pq Em false
.El
.Sh FOLDERS
.Bl -tag -width "danger_accept_invalid_certs boolean" -offset -indent
.It Cm rename Ar String
(optional) show a different name for this folder in the UI
.It Cm autoload Ar boolean
(optional) load this folder on startup (not functional yet)
.It Cm subscribe Ar boolean
(optional) watch this folder for updates
.\" default value
.Pq Em true
.It Cm ignore Ar boolean
(optional) silently insert updates for this folder, if any
.\" default value
.Pq Em false
.It Cm usage Ar boolean
(optional) special usage of this folder. valid values are:
.Bl -bullet -compact
.It
.Ar Normal
.It
.Ar Inbox
.It
.Ar Archive
.It
.Ar Drafts
.It
.Ar Flagged
.It
.Ar Junk
.It
.Ar Sent
.It
.Ar Trash
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otherwise usage is inferred from the folder title.
.It Cm conf_override Ar boolean
(optional) override global settings for this folder. available sections to override are
.Em pager, notifications, shortcuts, composing
and the account options
.Em identity and index_style Ns
\&. example:
.Bd -literal
[accounts."imap.domain.tld".folders."INBOX"]
  index_style = "plain"
  [accounts."imap.domain.tld".folders."INBOX".pager]
    filter = ""
.Ed
.El
.Sh COMPOSING
.Bl -tag -width "danger_accept_invalid_certs boolean" -offset -indent
.It Cm mailer_cmd Ar String
command to pipe new mail to, exit code must be 0 for success.
.It Cm editor_cmd Ar String
command to launch editor. Can have arguments. Draft filename is given as the last argument. If it's missing, the environment variable $EDITOR is looked up.
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.Sh SHORTCUTS
Shortcuts can take the following values:
.Qq Em Backspace
.Qq Em Left
.Qq Em Right
.Qq Em Up
.Qq Em Down
.Qq Em Home
.Qq Em End
.Qq Em PageUp
.Qq Em PageDown
.Qq Em Delete
.Qq Em Insert
.Qq Em Esc
and
.Qq Em char Ns
, where char is a single character string.
.Bl -tag -width "danger_accept_invalid_certs boolean" -offset -indent
.It Cm prev_page
Go to previous page.
.It Cm next_page
Go to next page.
.It Cm prev_folder
Go to previous folder.
.It Cm next_folder
Go to next folder.
.It Cm prev_account
Go to previous account.
.It Cm next_account
Go to next account.
.It Cm new_mail
Start new mail draft in new tab
.It Cm open_thread
Open thread.
.It Cm exit_thread
Exit thread view
.It Cm scroll_up
Scroll up pager.
.It Cm scroll_down
Scroll down pager.
.It Cm page_up
Go to previous pager page
.It Cm page_down
Go to next pager pag
.It Cm create_contact
Create new contact.
.It Cm edit_contact
Edit contact under cursor
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.Sh NOTIFICATIONS
.Bl -tag -width "danger_accept_invalid_certs boolean" -offset -indent
.It Cm enable Ar boolean
enable freedesktop-spec notifications. this is usually what you want
.\" default value
.Pq Em true
.It Cm script Ar String
(optional) script to pass notifications to, with title as 1st arg and body as 2nd
.\" default value
.Pq Em none
.It Cm xbiff_file_path Ar String
(optional) file that gets its size updated when new mail arrives
.Pq Em none
.\" default value
.It Cm play_sound Ar boolean
(optional) play theme sound in notifications if possible
.Pq Em false
.\" default value
.It Cm sound_file Ar String
(optional) play sound file in notifications if possible
.\" default value
.Pq Em none
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.Sh PAGER
.Bl -tag -width "danger_accept_invalid_certs boolean" -offset -indent
.It Cm pager_context Ar num
(optional) number of context lines when going to next page.
.\" default value
.Pq Em 0
.It Cm headers_sticky Ar boolean
(optional) always show headers when scrolling.
.\" default value
.Pq Em false
.It Cm filter Ar String
(optional) a command to pipe mail output through for viewing in pager.
.\" default value
.Pq Em none
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.Sh PGP
.Bl -tag -width "danger_accept_invalid_certs boolean" -offset -indent
.It Cm auto_verify_signatures Ar boolean
auto verify signed e-mail according to RFC3156
.\" default value
.Pq Em true
.It Cm auto_sign Ar boolean
(optional) always sign sent messages
.\" default value
.Pq Em false
.It Cm key Ar String
(optional) key to be used when signing/encrypting (not functional yet)
.\" default value
.Pq Em none
.It Cm gpg_binary Ar String
(optional) gpg binary name or file location to use
.\" default value
.Pq Em "gpg2"
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr meli 1
.Sh CONFORMING TO
TOML Standard v.0.5.0 https://github.com/toml-lang/toml/blob/master/versions/en/toml-v0.5.0.md
.Sh AUTHORS
Copyright 2017-2019
.An Manos Pitsidianakis Aq epilys@nessuent.xyz
Released under the GPL, version 3 or greater. This software carries no warranty of any kind. (See COPYING for full copyright and warranty notices.)
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.Aq https://meli.delivery