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Re: Two trivial howto questions re managing mailbox contents



On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 08:10:14PM -0400, cga2000 wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 03:43:34PM EDT, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> > * cga2000 <cga2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [07-25-06 15:30]:
> > > 1. What's an elegant way to move or copy a message from one folder to
> > >    another?  I use the mailbox format (as opposed to maildir) and so
> > >    switching to a shell and using cp/mv is not an option.  
> > 
> > use mutt's copy command, "C"
> 
> somehow missed that in the online help.. there doesn't seem to be a
> standard command to just move the message.. so I guess you need to use
> "C" to initiate the copy.. <tab> to bring up the list of mail boxes..
> select your target.. <enter> .. and then delete the original copy.

There is also 's' for save-message.  Saving the message will delete it as well.

-Chip

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