Attach Options

$attach_save_dir

Description:

Default directory where attachments are saved

Type:

Path (String)

Default:

set attach_save_dir = "./"

The directory where attachments are saved.

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$attach_save_without_prompting

Description:

If true, then don’t prompt to save

Type:

Boolean

Default:

set attach_save_without_prompting = no

When set, attachments are saved to the $attach_save_dir location without prompting the user for the filename.

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$attach_sep

Description:

Separator to add between saved/printed/piped attachments

Type:

String

Default:

set attach_sep = "\n"

The separator to add between attachments when operating (saving, printing, piping, etc) on a list of tagged attachments.

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$attach_split

Description:

Save/print/pipe tagged messages individually

Type:

Boolean

Default:

set attach_split = yes

If this option is unset, when operating (saving, printing, piping, etc) on a list of tagged attachments, NeoMutt will concatenate the attachments and will operate on them as a single attachment. The $attach_sep separator is added after each attachment. When set, NeoMutt will operate on the attachments one by one.

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$bounce

Description:

Confirm before bouncing a message

Type:

Quad-Option

Default:

set bounce = ask-yes

Controls whether you will be asked to confirm bouncing messages. If set to yes you don’t get asked if you want to bounce a message. Setting this option to no is not generally useful, and thus not recommended, because you are unable to bounce messages.

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$count_alternatives

Description:

Recurse inside multipart/alternatives while counting attachments

Type:

Boolean

Default:

set count_alternatives = no

When set, NeoMutt will recurse inside multipart/alternatives while performing attachment searching and counting.

Traditionally, multipart/alternative parts have simply represented different encodings of the main content of the email. Unfortunately, some mail clients have started to place email attachments inside one of alternatives. Setting this will allow NeoMutt to find and count matching attachments hidden there, and include them in the index via %X or through ~X pattern matching.

See also

:attachments

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$digest_collapse

Description:

Hide the subparts of a multipart/digest

Type:

Boolean

Default:

set digest_collapse = yes

If this option is set, NeoMutt’s received-attachments menu will not show the subparts of individual messages in a multipart/digest. To see these subparts, press v on that menu.

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$message_format

Description:

Format string for listing attached messages

Type:

Expando

Notes:

Pipe Support

Default:

set message_format = "%s"

Alternative:

set message_format = "%{subject}"

Specify the format of attached messages displayed in the Attach Dialog.

See also

• $index_format for a full list of expandos

• Expandos: Tutorial Conditional, Howto Conditional, Formatting, Reference

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$mime_forward

Description:

Forward a message as a message/RFC822 MIME part

Type:

Quad-Option

Default:

set mime_forward = no

When set, the message you are forwarding will be attached as a separate message/rfc822 MIME part instead of included in the main body of the message. This is useful for forwarding MIME messages so the receiver can properly view the message as it was delivered to you. If you like to switch between MIME and not MIME from mail to mail, set this option to ask-no or ask-yes.

See also

$forward_decode, $mime_forward_decode

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$mime_forward_rest

Description:

Forward all attachments, even if they can’t be decoded

Type:

Quad-Option

Default:

set mime_forward_rest = yes

When forwarding multiple attachments of a MIME message from the attachment menu, attachments which can’t be decoded in a reasonable manner will be attached to the newly composed message if this option is set.