**ipurge**
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Delete mail from IMAP mailbox or partition based on age or size


Synopsis
========

   **ipurge** [ **-f** ] [ **-C** *config-file* ] [ **-x** ] [ **-M** ] [ **-X** ] [ **-i** ] [ **-s** ] [ **-o** ] [ **-n** ] [ **-v** ]
           [ **-d** *days* | **-b** *bytes* | **-k** *Kbytes* | **-m** *Mbytes* ]
           [ *mailbox-pattern*... ]


Description
===========

*ipurge* deletes messages from the mailbox(es) specified by *Imailbox-
pattern* that are older or larger than specified by the **-d**,
**-b**, **-k** or **-m** options.  If no *mailbox-pattern* is given,
*ipurge* works on all mailboxes.  If the **-x** option is given, the
message age and size MUST match exactly those specified by **-d**,
**-b**, **-k** or **-m**.  The are no default values, and at least one
of **-d**, **-b**, **-k** or **-m** MUST be specified.

*Ipurge* by default only deletes mail below shared folders, which
means that mails in mailbox(es) below INBOX.* and user.* stay
untouched. Use the option **-f** to also delete mail in mailbox(es)
below these folders. Use the **-M** option to not recurse into the
mailboxes.

*ipurge* reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) file
unless specified otherwise by **-C**.


Options
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-C config-file

   Use the specified configuration file *config-file* rather than the
   default imapd.conf(5).

-f, --include-user-mailboxes

   Force ipurge to examine mailboxes below INBOX.* and user.*.

-d days, --days=days

   Age of message in *days*.

-b bytes, --bytes=bytes

   Size of message in *bytes*.

-k Kbytes, --kbytes=Kbytes

   Size of message in *Kbytes* (2^10 bytes).

-m Mbytes, --mbytes=Mbytes

   Size of message in *Mbytes* (2^20 bytes).

-x, --exact-match

   Perform an exact match on age or size (instead of older or larger).

-X, --delivery-time

   Use delivery time instead of Date: header for date matches.

-i, --invert-match

   Invert match logic: -x means not equal, date is for newer, size is
   for smaller.

-s, --skip-flagged

   Skip over messages that have the \Flagged flag set.

-o, --only-deleted

   Only purge messages that have the \Deleted flag set.

-n, --dry-run

   Only print messages that would be deleted (dry run).

-v, --verbose

   Enable verbose output/logging.


Examples
========

[NB: Examples needed]


Files
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/etc/imapd.conf


See Also
========

imapd.conf(5)