mairix
fast mail indexing and searching tool for Maildir and MH mailboxes
TLDR
Index mail folders
$ mairix
Search for subject$ mairix s:[search term]
Search by sender$ mairix f:[[email protected]]
Search by date range$ mairix d:[1w-]
Combined search$ mairix s:[report] f:[boss] d:[1m-]
Search body content$ mairix b:[keyword]
SYNOPSIS
mairix [options] [search-terms...]
DESCRIPTION
mairix is a fast mail indexing and searching tool for Maildir and MH mailboxes. It creates an index database for rapid searching and links matching messages to a results folder.Search terms use prefixes: s: (subject), f: (from), t: (to), b: (body), d: (date).
PARAMETERS
-f config
Config file path.-p
Purge results folder.-F
Force full re-index.-v
Verbose output.-Q
Quick (stop at 100 matches).-t
Include threads.
CONFIGURATION
$ # ~/.mairixrc
base=/home/user/mail
maildir=Maildir
mfolder=search
database=/home/user/.mairix_db
base=/home/user/mail
maildir=Maildir
mfolder=search
database=/home/user/.mairix_db
DATE SYNTAX
$ d:1w- # Last week
d:-2m # Older than 2 months
d:1y-6m # Between 1 year and 6 months ago
d:-2m # Older than 2 months
d:1y-6m # Between 1 year and 6 months ago
INSTALL
sudo apt install mairix
sudo dnf install mairix
sudo pacman -S mairix
sudo zypper install mairix
brew install mairix
nix profile install nixpkgs#mairix
CAVEATS
Index must be updated after new mail. Results are symlinks. Only Maildir and MH formats. Full reindex needed if database corrupted.
HISTORY
mairix was created by Richard Curnow as a fast alternative to grep-based mail searching.