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NAME
       dovecot - A secure and highly configurable IMAP and POP3 server
SYNOPSIS
       dovecot [-Fp] [-c config-file]
       dovecot -a [-c config-file]
       dovecot -n [-c config-file]
       dovecot --build-options
       dovecot --help
       dovecot --hostdomain
       dovecot --version
       dovecot reload
       dovecot stop
DESCRIPTION
       Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux/UNIX-like sys-
       tems, written with security primarily in mind. Dovecot is an  excellent
       choice for both small and large installations. It's fast, simple to set
       up, requires no special administration and it uses very little memory.
OPTIONS
       -a
           Dump all configuration settings to stdout  and  exit  successfully.
           The same as doveconf -a.
       -c config-file
           Start dovecot with an alternative configuration.
       -F
           Run dovecot in foreground, do not daemonize.
       -n
           Dump non-default settings to stdout and exit successfully. The same
           as doveconf -n.
       -p
           Prompt for the ssl key password for the  configured  ssl_server_key
           on startup.
       --build-options
           Show Dovecot's build options and exit successfully.
       --help
           Print a usage message to stdout and exit successfully.
       --hostdomain
           Shows  the  current  host.domain  name of the system. If the domain
           lookup should fail for some  reason,  only  the  hostname  will  be
           shown.
       --version
           Show Dovecot's version and exit successfully.
COMMANDS
       reload
           Force dovecot to reload its configuration.
       stop
           Shutdown dovecot and all its child processes.
       When  shutdown_clients is set to no, existing sessions will continue to
       use the old settings, after a dovecot reload. Also  all  sessions  will
       keep alive after a dovecot stop.
       By default all active sessions will be shut down.
SIGNALS
       Dovecot handles the following signals as described:
       HUP
           Force dovecot to reload its configuration.
       INT
           Shutdown dovecot and all its child processes.
       TERM
           Shutdown dovecot and all its child processes.
       USR1
           Force  dovecot  to  reopen  all  configured  log  files  (log_path,
           info_log_path and debug_log_path).
       The signals ALARM and PIPE are ignored.
FILES
       /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
           Dovecot's main configuration file.
       /etc/dovecot/conf.d/.conf*
           Configuration files of different services and settings.
REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs, including doveconf -n output, to the Dovecot Mailing  List
       <dovecot AT dovecot.org>.  Information  about  reporting bugs is available
       at: https://dovecot.org/bugreport.html
SEE ALSO
       doveadm(1)
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