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DOVEADM\-SEARCH\-QUERY

Section: Dovecot (7)
Updated: 2015-10-19
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NAME

doveadm-search-query - Overview of search queries for doveadm mailbox commands

DESCRIPTION

Several doveadm(1) commands use a search_query in order to act only on matching messages. This manual page describes all SEARCH KEYS, which can be used in a search_query.

Each search_query consists at least of one SEARCH KEY. Most of the SEARCH KEYS require an argument. All SEARCH KEYS are case-insensitive. The shortest valid search_query is ALL. For example:

doveadm search ALL

Multiple search query expressions will be combined with the AND operator by default. To find all messages that are new and greater than 50 kilobyte, one can use:

doveadm search NEW LARGER 50k

OR-ed SEARCH KEYS have to be written in parenthesis, when mixing ANDs and ORs. Shells commonly require escaping for parentheses. To find messages that were saved on the dq13th of April 2007dq AND have the rsSeen and/or rsFlagged flag set, one can use for example:

doveadm search SAVEDON 2007-04-13 rs( SEEN OR FLAGGED rs)

Itaqs also possible to specify the mailbox, in which should be searched. Use either the keyword mailbox and the name of the mailbox or the keyword mailbox-guid and the mailboxaqs globally unique identifier in the search_query. To find all messages in the mailbox with the GUID dq44f68b13ce97044b837f000035ca9452dq use:

doveadm search mailbox-guid 44f68b13ce97044b837f000035ca9452 ALL

To list all deleted messages in the dqTrashdq folder use:

doveadm search mailbox Trash DELETED

SEARCH KEYS

The following search keys from the specification of IMAP version 4 revision 1 (see: RFC 3501, section 6.4.4) are supported:

ALL: Matches all messages.
ANSWERED: Matches messages with the IMAP flag rsAnswered set.
BCC string: Matches messages, which contain string in the BCC field of the messageaqs IMAP envelope structure.
BEFORE date specification: Matches messages with an internal date before date specification.
BODY string: Matches messages, which contain string in the body part.
CC string: Matches messages, which contain string in the CC field of the messageaqs IMAP envelope structure.
DELETED: Matches messages with the IMAP flag rsDeleted set.
DRAFT: Matches messages with the IMAP flag rsDraft set.
FLAGGED: Matches messages with the IMAP flag rsFlagged set.
FROM string: Matches messages, which contain string in the FROM field of the messageaqs IMAP envelope structure.
HEADER field string: Matches messages, which either have the named header field, when empty string was given. Or messages, where the given header fieldaqs value contains the specified string.
KEYWORD keyword: Matches messages with the given IMAP keyword (e.g. DoForwarded) flag set.
LARGER size: Matches messages that are larger than the specified size.
MAILBOX name: Matches messages in the mailbox with the specified name.
MAILBOX-GUID guid: Matches messages in the mailbox with the specified guid.
NEW: Matches messages, which have the IMAP flag rsRecent set but not the IMAP flag rsSeen.
NOT search key: Inverse matching - matches massages, where the search doesnaqt match the specified search key or its value.
OLD: Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag rsRecent set.
ON date specification: Matches messages whose internal date matches the given date specification.
search key OR search key: Matches messages where one of the OR-ed search keys matches.
Note: IMAP4rev1 uses the syntax: OR search key search key
RECENT: Matches messages with the IMAP flag rsRecent set.
SEEN: Matches messages with the IMAP flag rsSeen set.
SENTBEFORE date specification: Matches messages with a Date: header before date specification.
SENTON date specification: Matches messages with a Date: header matching the given date specification.
SENTSINCE date specification: Matches messages with a Date: header matching or after the given date specification.
SINCE date specification: Matches messages whose internal date is within or after the given date specification.
SMALLER size: Matches messages with a size smaller than the given size.
SUBJECT string: Matches messages, which contain string in the SUBJECT field of the messageaqs IMAP envelope structure.
TEXT string: Matches messages, which contain string in the message body.
TO string: Matches messages, which contain string in the TO field of the messageaqs IMAP envelope structure.
UID sequence: Matches messages with the given UID(s). A sequence may be a single UID. Can be a sequence range, written as from:to, e.g. 100:125. As comma separated list of UIDs, e.g. 11,50,4. Itaqs also possible to combine multiple sequences, e.g. 1,3,5,7,10:20.
UNANSWERED: Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag rsAnswered set.
UNDELETED: Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag rsDeleted set.
UNDRAFT: Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag rsDraft set.
UNFLAGGED: Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag rsFlagged set.
UNKEYWORD keyword: Matches messages, which do not have the given IMAP keyword flag set
UNSEEN: Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag rsSeen set.

DOVEADM SEARCH KEYS

Additional search keys, provided by doveadm(1).

SAVEDBEFORE date specification: Matches messages, which were saved before date specification.
SAVEDON date specification: Matches messages whose save date matches the given date specification.
SAVEDSINCE date specification: Matches messages with a save date matching or after the given date specification.

DATE SPECIFICATION

doveadm(1) supports a few additional date specification formats. They can be used anywhere, where a date specification value is obligatory.

day-month-year: Default IMAP4rev1 date format.
day, the day of month: 1-31.
month, the abbreviated month name: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov or Dec.
year, four digits of year, e.g. 2007.
For example the dq13th of April 2007dq will be represented as 13-Apr-2007.
interval: Combination of a positive integer number and a time unit.
Available time units are: weeks (abbr: w), days (abbr: d), hours (abbr: h), mins (abbr: m) and secs (abbr: s).
To match messages from last week, you may specify for example: since 1w, since 1weeks or since 7days.
Unix timestamp: A 10 digit Unix timestamp, seconds since the 1st of January 1970, 00:00:00 UTC. For example the dq13th of April 2007dq will be represented as 1176418800.
YYYY-MM-DD: Extended ISO-8601 calendar date format. For example the dq13th of April 2007dq will be represented as 2007-04-13.

SIZE

doveadm(1) provides also an additional size representation format. The following formats can be used anywhere, where a size value is obligatory.

octets: The message size in octets, as specified in the IMAP4rev1 specification.
size: The message size in B (byte), k (kilobyte), M (megabyte), G (gigabyte) or T (terabyte).
To match messages, bigger than 1 megabyte, you may specify for example: larger 1M or larger 1024k.

Index

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SEARCH KEYS

DOVEADM SEARCH KEYS

DATE SPECIFICATION

SIZE

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