Compose Functions

Prepare an email before sending it. You can edit recipients, subject, and headers, attach files, configure encryption, and send or postpone the message.

Attach Functions

Function	Default Keys	Description	Inherited From
<attach-file>	a	Attach files to this message
<attach-key>	Alt-k	Attach a PGP public key
<attach-message>	A	Attach messages to this message
<attach-news-message>		Attach news articles to this message
<copy-file>	C	Save message/attachment to a mailbox/file
<detach-file>	D	Delete the current entry
<edit-content-id>	Alt-i	Edit the Content-ID of the attachment
<edit-description>	d	Edit attachment description
<edit-encoding>	Ctrl-E	Edit attachment transfer-encoding
<edit-language>	Ctrl-L	Edit the Content-Language of the attachment
<edit-mime>	m	Edit attachment using mailcap entry
<edit-type>	Ctrl-T	Edit attachment content type
<filter-entry>	F	Filter attachment through a shell command
<get-attachment>	G	Get a temporary copy of an attachment
<group-alternatives>	&	Group tagged attachments as ‘multipart/alternative’
<group-multilingual>	^	Group tagged attachments as ‘multipart/multilingual’
<group-related>	%	Group tagged attachments as ‘multipart/related’
<move-down>	+	Move an attachment down in the attachment list
<move-up>	-	Move an attachment up in the attachment list
<new-mime>	n	Compose new attachment using mailcap entry
<pipe-message>	|	Pipe message/attachment to a shell command
<print-entry>	l	Print the current entry
<rename-attachment>	Ctrl-O	Send attachment with a different name
<tag-entry>	T	Tag the current entry	generic
<toggle-disposition>	Ctrl-D	Toggle disposition between inline/attachment
<toggle-recode>		Toggle recoding of this attachment
<toggle-unlink>	u	Toggle whether to delete file after sending it
<ungroup-attachment>	#	Ungroup ‘multipart’ attachment
<update-encoding>	U	Update an attachment’s encoding info
<view-attach>	<Enter>, <Return>, <KeypadEnter>	View attachment using mailcap entry if necessary
<view-mailcap>		Force viewing of attachment using mailcap
<view-pager>		View attachment in pager using copiousoutput mailcap
<view-text>		View attachment as text

Compose Functions

Function	Default Keys	Description	Inherited From
<display-toggle-weed>	h	Display message and toggle header weeding
<edit-file>	Alt-e	Edit the file to be attached
<edit-headers>	E	Edit the message with headers
<edit-message>	e	Edit the message
<exit>	q	Exit this menu
<forget-passphrase>	Ctrl-F	Wipe passphrases from memory
<ispell>	i	Run ispell on the message
<pipe-entry>		Pipe message/attachment to a shell command
<postpone-message>	P	Save this message to send later
<rename-file>	R	Rename/move an attached file
<send-message>	y	Send the message
<write-fcc>	w	Write the message to a folder

Envelope Functions

Function	Default Keys	Description	Inherited From
<autocrypt-menu>	o	Show autocrypt compose menu options
<edit-bcc>	b	Edit the Bcc: list
<edit-cc>	c	Edit the Cc: list
<edit-fcc>	f	Enter a file to save a copy of this message in
<edit-followup-to>		Edit the Followup-to: field
<edit-from>	Alt-f	Edit the From: field
<edit-newsgroups>		Edit the newsgroups list
<edit-reply-to>	r	Edit the Reply-to: field
<edit-subject>	s	Edit the Subject: of this message
<edit-to>	t	Edit the To: list
<edit-x-comment-to>		Edit the X-comment-to: field
<pgp-menu>	p	Show PGP options
<smime-menu>	S	Show S/MIME options

Preview Functions

Function	Default Keys	Description	Inherited From
<preview-page-down>	<PageDown>	Show the next page of the message
<preview-page-up>	<PageUp>	Show the previous page of the message