Re: Output matching line in message body on ~b pattern match
On Tue, Apr/15/2008 11:21:29PM, David Obwaller wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 03:22:26PM -0400, Ethan Mallove wrote:
> > If this is not possible, is there a way to download all the
> > matching messages to a local filesystem so I can grep them?
>
> I don't think it's possible to show matching lines in mutt. However, you can
> copy matching mails to a Maildir-type mailbox. Set $mbox_type to Maildir and
> copy matching mails to a new mailbox.
>
> That would be something like
>
> :set mbox_type=Maildir<enter> Set mailbox-type to Maildir
> T[YOUR SEARCH PATTERN]<enter> Tag all matching mails
> ;C=my_matching_mails<enter> Copy them to a new Maildir-mailbox
> named
> 'my_matching_mails'
>
> That's in case you didn't remap any of the default keys.
>
> Maildir-style mailboxes save messages in different files, so you can grep
> through them.
>
> $ grep -Hni [YOUR SEARCH PATTERN] my_matching_mails/{cur,new,tmp}/*
>
> Problem is the overhead of typing the search pattern twice, once for mutt and
> once for grep. Maybe one could write a macro/script-combo for this purpose.
> Or you could convert your mailboxes to Maildirs.
>
> Also, you maybe want to have a look at mboxgrep. It's a tool for searching
> through multiple mailboxes. It's also possible to save matching messages to a
> new mailbox. I don't know if you can save to a Maildir mailbox though.
>
> HTH,
> David
This worked wonders. Thanks much!
-Ethan