Commands

The following are the commands understood by NeoMutt.

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Alias Color Compress Config Core Email Hooks Imap Keys Lists Lua Mailbox Mime Send Sidebar Spam Tags

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Command	Description
account-hook regex command	Execute command when NeoMutt needs to access a matching account
alias [-group name ...] key address [, address ...]	Define an email alias
alternates [-group name ...] regex [regex ...]	Define alternate email addresses belonging to the user
alternative-order mime-type[/subtype] [...]	Set preferred order of MIME alternatives
alternative_order	Renamed to: alternative-order
append-hook regex "shell-command"	Define command to append to a compressed mailbox
attachments ?	Query current attachment settings
attachments {+ | -} disposition mime-type [...]	Configure attachment counting
auto-view mime-type[/subtype] [...]	Automatically view MIME types using mailcap
auto_view	Renamed to: auto-view
bind map[,map ...] key function	Bind a key to a function in a map
cd [directory]	Change NeoMutt’s working directory
charset-hook alias charset	Define a charset alias
close-hook regex "shell-command"	Define command to close a compressed mailbox
color index [attr ...] fg bg [pattern]	Set colour for index pattern match
color object [attribute ...] foreground background	Set colour for an object
color {header | body} [attr ...] fg bg regex	Set colour for header/body regex match
crypt-hook regex keyid	Associate a key with addresses matching regex
echo message	Print a message to the message window
exec function [function ...]	Execute one or more functions
fcc-hook pattern mailbox	Set default Fcc folder
fcc-save-hook pattern mailbox	Set default Fcc and save folder
finish	Stop processing the current config file
folder-hook [-noregex] regex command	Execute command when entering a folder
group [-group name ...] {-rx regex ... | -addr address ...}	Add addresses/patterns to a group
hdr_order	Renamed to: header-order
header-order header [header ...]	Set order of displayed headers
hooks	List all defined hooks
iconv-hook charset local-charset	Define a charset conversion
ifdef symbol "config-command [args...]"	Execute command if symbol is defined
ifndef symbol "config-command [args...]"	Execute command if symbol is not defined
ignore string [string ...]	Ignore message headers matching string
index-format-hook name [!]pattern format-string	Define conditional index format strings
lists [-group name ...] regex [regex ...]	Define mailing list addresses
lua lua-command	Execute a Lua command
lua-source filename	Source a Lua script file
macro map[,map ...] key sequence [description]	Define a keyboard macro
mailboxes [-label label] [-notify|-nonotify] [-poll|-nopoll] mailbox [...]	Define mailboxes to monitor for new mail
mailto-allow {* | header-field ...}	Allow header fields in mailto: URLs
mailto_allow	Renamed to: mailto-allow
mbox-hook [-noregex] regex mailbox	Move read messages to a mailbox
message-hook pattern command	Execute command when reading a matching message
mime-lookup mime-type[/subtype] [...]	Look up MIME type by file extension
mime_lookup	Renamed to: mime-lookup
mono index-object attribute pattern	Set monochrome attribute for index match
mono object attribute	Set monochrome attribute for an object
mono {header | body} attribute regex	Set monochrome attribute for header/body match
my-header string	Add a custom header to outgoing messages
my_hdr	Renamed to: my-header
named-mailboxes [-notify|-nonotify] [-poll|-nopoll] label mailbox [...]	Define named mailboxes
nospam {* | regex}	Remove spam detection patterns
open-hook regex "shell-command"	Define command to open a compressed mailbox
push string	Push a string of keystrokes onto the beginning of the input buffer
reply-hook pattern command	Execute command when replying to a matching message
reset variable [variable ...]	Reset a config option to its default
save-hook pattern mailbox	Set default save folder
score pattern value	Assign a score to messages matching pattern
send-hook pattern command	Execute command when sending a matching message
send2-hook pattern command	Execute command when changing a message during composition
set variable=value [variable+=increment] [variable-=decrement] [...]	Assign a value to a config option
set [no|inv|&]variable[?] [...]	Set, query, toggle, or reset a config option
setenv {variable? | variable=value}	Set or query an environment variable
shutdown-hook command	Execute command at shutdown
sidebar-pin mailbox [mailbox ...]	Pin a mailbox to the top of the sidebar
sidebar-unpin {* | mailbox ...}	Unpin a mailbox from the sidebar
sidebar_pin	Renamed to: sidebar-pin
sidebar_unpin	Renamed to: sidebar-unpin
source filename [filename ...]	Read configuration commands from a file
spam regex [format]	Define a spam detection pattern
startup-hook command	Execute command at startup
subject-regex regex replacement	Define a subject display replacement
subscribe [-group name ...] regex [regex ...]	Mark mailing lists as subscribed
subscribe-to imap-folder-uri	Subscribe to an IMAP folder
tag-formats tag format-string [...]	Define display format for tags
tag-transforms tag transformed-string [...]	Define display transformation for tags
timeout-hook command	Execute command on timeout
toggle variable [variable ...]	Toggle a boolean config option
unalias {* | key ...}	Remove an email alias
unalternates {* | regex ...}	Remove alternate address patterns
unalternative-order {* | mime-type[/subtype] ...}	Remove alternative order entries
unalternative_order	Renamed to: unalternative-order
unattachments *	Remove all attachment rules
unattachments {+ | -} disposition mime-type [...]	Remove attachment counting rules
unauto-view {* | mime-type[/subtype] ...}	Remove auto-view entries
unauto_view	Renamed to: unauto-view
unbind {* | map[,map ...]} [key]	Remove a key binding
uncolor {index | header | body} {* | pattern ...}	Remove colour rules
ungroup [-group name ...] {* | -rx regex ... | -addr address ...}	Remove addresses/patterns from a group
unhdr_order	Renamed to: unheader-order
unheader-order {* | header ...}	Remove header order entries
unhook {* | hook-type}	Remove hooks
unignore {* | string ...}	Stop ignoring headers
unlists {* | regex ...}	Remove mailing list definitions
unmacro {* | map[,map ...]} [key]	Remove a keyboard macro
unmailboxes {* | mailbox ...}	Remove mailbox definitions
unmailto-allow {* | header-field ...}	Disallow header fields in mailto: URLs
unmailto_allow	Renamed to: unmailto-allow
unmime-lookup {* | mime-type[/subtype] ...}	Remove MIME lookup entries
unmime_lookup	Renamed to: unmime-lookup
unmono {index-object | header | body} {* | pattern ...}	Remove monochrome rules
unmy-header {* | field ...}	Remove custom headers
unmy_hdr	Renamed to: unmy-header
unscore {* | pattern ...}	Remove score entries
unset variable [variable ...]	Unset a boolean config option
unsetenv variable	Remove an environment variable
unsubject-regex {* | regex}	Remove subject display replacements
unsubscribe {* | regex ...}	Unsubscribe from mailing lists
unsubscribe-from imap-folder-uri	Unsubscribe from an IMAP folder
version	Display NeoMutt version information