# ~/.muttrc or ~/.mutt/muttrc # This is a generic muttrc file. # This is designed to not have any account specific information in it, # so all my accounts can share the same base muttrc. For local overrides # I put them in ~/.mutt/muttrc_local which is sourced at the end of this file. # I usually put the following lines in my muttrc_local file: #set use_from=yes #set from="User Name " #set hostname="example.com" # # These are examples for setting up a connection to IMAP. # I put these in ~/.mutt/muttrc_local file. # # Basic IMAP: #set spoolfile="imap://username@example.com@imap.example.com/INBOX" # # Or if using a preconnect SSH tunnel use this: #set preconnect="ssh -f -N -q -L 1143:localhost:143 username@imap.example.com" #set spoolfile="imap://username@example.com@localhost:1143/INBOX" #set imap_pass="not_the_best_password" # SSL certs for IMAP are stored here. set certificate_file="~/.mutt/known_hosts" # set this if using Maildir format for local mail, but don't set this if using IMAP. #set mbox_type=maildir # This effects the default location of the cursor when Mutt starts Vim. # Use the following 'editor' if you don't use a .signature file. #set editor="vim +':set textwidth=77' +':set wrap' +\`awk '/^$/ {print i+2; exit} {i++}' %s\` %s" # Use the following if you have a .signature file. This assumes that 'sig_dashes' is yes. set editor="vim +':set textwidth=77' +':set wrap' +\`awk '/^-- $/ {print i; exit} {i++}' %s\` %s" set mime_forward_decode=no # see all mail headers in editor set edit_headers=yes # don't ask for To: and Subject: before switching to editor set autoedit=yes set sendmail_wait=10 # don't ask about purging deleted messages when quiting Mutt set delete=yes # this prevents Mutt from endlessly asking when you quit: # "Move read messages to ~/mbox? ([no]/yes):" set move=no # sort order in index view set sort=mailbox-order # sort order in file browser set sort_browser=reverse-date # this prevents Mutt from endlessly asking: # "~/Mail does not exist. Create it? ([yes]/no):" # override this in mutrc_local if using IMAP. For example: # set folder=imap://user@example.org@localhost/INBOX set folder=/dev/null # where to look for the header cache database set header_cache="~/.mutt/headercache" # for smooth scrolling set menu_scroll=yes # turn off asking to press a key after doing pipes # set wait_key=no ignore * unignore Date: From: To: Cc: Subject: #Only these are shown in the header hdr_order Date From To Cc Subject # # Color definitions # #color normal white default color hdrdefault red default color quoted brightblue default color signature red default color indicator brightyellow red color error brightred default color status yellow blue color tree magenta default # the thread tree in the index menu color tilde magenta default color message brightcyan default color markers brightcyan default color attachment brightmagenta default color search default green # how to hilite search patterns in the pager color body magenta default "(ftp|http|https)://[^ ]+" # point out URLs color body magenta default [-a-z_0-9.]+@[-a-z_0-9.]+ # e-mail addresses color underline brightgreen default color header red black "^Date:" color header red black "^From:" color header red black "^To:" color header red black "^Cc:" color header red black "^Subject:" set hidden_host=yes # Use both Mutt aliases and Abook. set alias_file=~/.mutt/aliases source ~/.mutt/aliases set query_command="abook --mutt-query '%s'" macro index,pager A "abook --add-email-quiet" # display the alias name if email address is found in aliases set reverse_alias=yes # save copies of outgoing mail set copy # use iso8601 dates set date_format="!%Y-%m-%d %R%Z" # go directly to edit away when replying set fast_reply set forward_format="Fwd: %s" set history=100 # include original message when replying set include set index_format="%4C %Z %{%b %d} %-15.15L (%4c) %s" # check for new mail every 30 seconds set mail_check=30 # mark new unread messages as old when leaving Mutt set mark_old # don't mangle wrapped lines (long URIs can be cut and pasted) set nomarkers # don't move to the next message on next-page set pager_stop # use format=flowed for text/plain emails set text_flowed # make Mutt's key bindings closer to Vim's bind generic \Cu half-up bind generic \Cd half-down bind pager \Cu half-up bind pager \Cd half-down bind pager b half-up bind pager half-down bind index \Cu half-up bind index \Cd half-down bind generic G last-entry bind pager G bottom bind index G last-entry bind index delete-message bind index j next-entry bind index k previous-entry bind index next-entry bind index previous-entry bind generic half-down bind pager half-down bind index half-down bind index edit bind index display-message bind pager exit bind pager previous-line bind pager next-line bind pager view-attachments bind attach exit bind generic first-entry bind generic last-entry bind pager top bind pager bottom # imitate the old search-body function macro index \eb '/~b ' 'search in message bodies' # simulate the old url menu macro index \cb |urlview\n 'call urlview to extract URLs out of a message' macro pager \cb |urlview\n 'call urlview to extract URLs out of a message' # Show documentation when pressing F1 macro generic "!less /usr/share/doc/mutt-1.4.1/manual.txt\n" "Show Mutt documentation" macro index "!less /usr/share/doc/mutt-1.4.1/manual.txt\n" "Show Mutt documentation" macro pager "!less /usr/share/doc/mutt-1.4.1/manual.txt\n" "Show Mutt documentation" push # always put the cursor at the last message when Mutt starts folder-hook . 'exec last-entry' # personal settings go here -- I put my IMAP account settings here. source ~/.mutt/muttrc_local