On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 01:53:26PM -0600, Pete Harlan wrote: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 08:37:29PM +0000, p wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 09:22:01PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > > > How do I save a mail message to disk with mutt? I want to save it to > > > disk, not another mail folder (saving to a different mail folder appears > > > quite clearly in the docs but couldn't find save to disk). > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > // > > > > | > > cat > [file name] > > Does that differ from 's' (save), then entering the filename? >
Yes, despite the description saying that s saves message/attachment to file it actually saves it into a mailbox/maildir (depends on you defaults). In my case since I use maildirs it saves the message with a criptic name. >From your description, you are using mailboxes so the file you are saving to is actually considered a new mailbox and not a simple file, that why saving to an existing file appends to it instead of replacing, its the mailbox format thats responsible for that. > (Besides the fact that > will overwrite an existing file while 's' > will append, and the fact that 's' will mark the mail for deletion > (use 'C' instead of 's', I believe, if you don't want that.)) > > --Pete > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
