unexpunge − Cyrus IMAP documentation
Recover messages the user has (accidentally) deleted.
unexpunge
[ −C config−file
] −l mailbox [
uid... ]
unexpunge [ −C
config−file ] −t
time−interval [ −d ]
[ −v ] [ −f
flagname ] mailbox
unexpunge [ −C
config−file ] −a
[ −d ] [ −v
] [ −f flagname ]
mailbox
unexpunge [ −C
config−file ] −u
[ −d ] [ −v
] [ −f flagname ]
mailbox uid...
The unexpunge program is used to list or restore messages which have been deleted from a mailbox, but still reside in the Cyrus IMAP mail spool.
This utility is only useful when the server is configured with expunge_mode set to delayed in its configuration file.
unexpunge reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) file unless specified otherwise by −C.
−C config−file
Use the specified configuration file config−file rather than the default imapd.conf(5).
−l, −−list
List the expunged messages in the specified mailbox which are available for restoration. Optionally, only list the messages in the mailbox matching the UIDs in the space−separated list at the end of the command invocation.
−t time−interval, −−within−time−interval=time−interval
Unexpunge messages which were expunged within the last time−interval seconds. Use one of the trailing modifiers −− m (minutes), h (hours), d (days) or w (weeks) −− to specify a different time unit.
−a, −−all
Restore all of the expunged messages in the specified mailbox.
−u, −−uids
Restore only messages matching the UIDs, in a space−separated list at the end of the command invocation, in the specified mailbox.
−d, −−unset−deleted
Unset the \Deleted flag on any restored messages.
−f flagname, −−set−flag=flagname
Set the user flag \flagname on the messages restored, making it easier for the user(s) to find the restored messages and operate on them (in a batch).
−v, −−verbose
Enable verbose output/logging.
unexpunge
−l user/john@example.org
List the messages that are expunged and could be restored
for mailbox user/john@example.org.
unexpunge
−u user/john@example.org 278787 278788
Unexpunge two of these messages.
mbexamine
user/john@example.org
Examine the mailbox for the two restored messages.
unexpunge
−u −d user.johnsmith 46908
Unexpunge a select message based on its UID, clearing the
\Deleted flag.
unexpunge
−a user.johnsmit.Trash
Unexpunge all messages in a user's Trash, but leave them
flagged \Deleted.
unexpunge
−a −f Flagged user.johnsmith.Trash
The same, but setting user flag \Flagged to facilitate later
bulk operations.
unexpunge
−t 24h −d −f Flagged
user.johnsmith
Unexpunge messages matching only a given time
period.
unexpunge
−t 24h −d −f Flagged
user/johnsmith
The same command, supporting the unixhierarchysep:
yes option in imapd.conf(5).
/etc/imapd.conf
imapd.conf(5)
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