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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.  The query is mostly compatible with the
       IMAP SEARCH command parameters, although there are some differences.
       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 opera-
       tor 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 "13th of April  2007" AND have the
       \Seen and/or \Flagged flag set, one can use for example:
              doveadm search SAVEDON 2007-04-13 \( SEEN OR FLAGGED \)
       It's also possible to specify the mailbox, in which should be searched.
       Use  either the keyword mailbox and the name of the mailbox or the key-
       word mailbox-guid and the mailbox's globally unique identifier  in  the
       search_query.   To  find  all  messages  in  the  mailbox with the GUID
       "44f68b13ce97044b837f000035ca9452" use:
              doveadm search mailbox-guid 44f68b13ce97044b837f000035ca9452 ALL
       To list all deleted messages in the "Trash" 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:
       sequence-set
              Matches   messages   with   the   given  sequence  numbers.  The
              sequence-set may be a single UID.   Can  be  a  sequence  range,
              written  as  from:to,  e.g. 100:125.  As comma separated list of
              sequences, e.g.  11,50,4.  It's also possible to combine  multi-
              ple  sequences,  e.g.   1,3,5,7,10:20.  Using * selects the last
              mail in the mailbox.
              For example 1:100 matches the first 100 mails  and  101:200  the
              next  second  hundred  mails. 1,5,* matches the first, the fifth
              and the last email.
       ALL    Matches all messages.
       ANSWERED
              Matches messages with the IMAP flag \Answered set.
       BCC string
              Matches messages, which contain string in the BCC field  of  the
              message's IMAP envelope structure.
       BEFORE date specification
              Matches  messages  with  an internal date before date specifica-
              tion.
       BODY string
              Matches messages, which contain string in the body part.
       CC string
              Matches messages, which contain string in the CC  field  of  the
              message's IMAP envelope structure.
       DELETED
              Matches messages with the IMAP flag \Deleted set.
       DRAFT  Matches messages with the IMAP flag \Draft set.
       FLAGGED
              Matches messages with the IMAP flag \Flagged set.
       FROM string
              Matches  messages, which contain string in the FROM field of the
              message's 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
              field's value contains the specified string.
       KEYWORD keyword
              Matches messages with the given IMAP keyword  (e.g.  $Forwarded)
              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 \Recent set but not
              the IMAP flag \Seen.
       NOT search key
              Inverse matching - matches massages, where  the  search  doesn't
              match the specified search key or its value.
       OLD    Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \Recent 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 \Recent set.
       SEEN   Matches messages with the IMAP flag \Seen 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 message's IMAP envelope structure.
       TEXT string
              Matches messages, which contain string in the message headers or
              body.
       TO string
              Matches  messages,  which  contain string in the TO field of the
              message's IMAP envelope structure.
       UID sequence-set
              Matches  messages  with  the  given   IMAP   UID(s).   See   the
              sequence-set   description   for  details  on  it.  For  example
              1:10,100:200,* matches the UIDs from 1 to 10,  100  to  200  and
              also the last mail.
       UNANSWERED
              Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \Answered set.
       UNDELETED
              Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \Deleted set.
       UNDRAFT
              Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \Draft set.
       UNFLAGGED
              Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \Flagged 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 \Seen 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 specifi-
              cation.
       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 "13th of April  2007"  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 "13th of April  2007"  will
              be represented as 1176418800.
       YYYY-MM-DD
              Extended  ISO-8601  calendar date format.  For example the "13th
              of April 2007" 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 obliga-
       tory.
       octets The message size in octets, as specified in the IMAP4rev1 speci-
              fication.
       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.
SEE ALSO
       doveadm(1), doveadm-search(1)
Dovecot v2.3                      2015-10-19           DOVEADM-SEARCH-QUERY(7)