.\" Copyright (c) 2010-2016 Dovecot authors, see the included COPYING file
.TH DOVEADM\-SEARCH\-QUERY 7 "2015-10-19" "Dovecot v2.2" "Dovecot"
.SH NAME
doveadm\-search\-query \- Overview of search queries for doveadm mailbox \
commands
.\"------------------------------------------------------------------------
.SH DESCRIPTION
Several
.BR doveadm (1)
commands use a
.I search_query
in order to act only on matching messages.
This manual page describes all
.IR SEARCH\ KEYS ,
which can be used in a
.IR search_query .
.PP
Each
.I search_query
consists at least of one
.IR SEARCH\ KEY .
Most of the
.I SEARCH KEYS
require an argument.
All
.I SEARCH\ KEYS
are case\-insensitive.
The shortest valid
.I search_query
is
.BR ALL .
For example:
.sp
.RS
.nf
doveadm search ALL
.fi
.RE
.PP
Multiple search query expressions will be combined with the
.B AND
operator by default.
To find all messages that are new and greater than 50 kilobyte, one can
use:
.sp
.RS
.nf
doveadm search NEW LARGER 50k
.fi
.RE
.PP
.BR OR \-ed
.I 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 \(dq13th of April  2007\(dq AND
have the \(rsSeen and/or \(rsFlagged flag set, one
can use for example:
.sp
.RS
.nf
doveadm search SAVEDON 2007\-04\-13 \(rs( SEEN OR FLAGGED \(rs)
.fi
.RE
.PP
It\(aqs also possible to specify the mailbox, in which should be searched.
Use either the keyword
.B mailbox
and the name of the mailbox or the keyword
.B mailbox\-guid
and the mailbox\(aqs globally unique identifier in the
.IR search_query .
To find all messages in the mailbox with the GUID
\(dq44f68b13ce97044b837f000035ca9452\(dq use:
.sp
.RS
.nf
doveadm search mailbox\-guid 44f68b13ce97044b837f000035ca9452 ALL
.fi
.RE
.PP
To list all deleted messages in the \(dqTrash\(dq folder use:
.sp
.RS
.nf
doveadm search mailbox Trash DELETED
.fi
.RE
.\"------------------------------------------------------------------------
.SH SEARCH KEYS
The following search keys from the specification of IMAP version 4 revision
1 (see: RFC 3501, section 6.4.4) are supported:
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B ALL
Matches all messages.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B ANSWERED
Matches messages with the IMAP flag \(rsAnswered set.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI BCC\  string
Matches messages, which contain
.I string
in the BCC field of the message\(aqs IMAP envelope structure.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI BEFORE \ date\ specification
Matches messages with an internal date before
.IR date\ specification .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI BODY\  string
Matches messages, which contain
.I string
in the body part.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI CC\  string
Matches messages, which contain
.I string
in the CC field of the message\(aqs IMAP envelope structure.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B DELETED
Matches messages with the IMAP flag \(rsDeleted set.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B DRAFT
Matches messages with the IMAP flag \(rsDraft set.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B FLAGGED
Matches messages with the IMAP flag \(rsFlagged set.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI FROM\  string
Matches messages, which contain
.I string
in the FROM field of the message\(aqs IMAP envelope structure.
.\"-----------------
.TP
\fBHEADER\fP \fIfield\fP \fIstring\fP
Matches messages, which either have the named header
.IR field ,
when empty
.I string
was given.
Or messages, where the given header
.IR field \(aqs
value contains the specified
.IR string .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI KEYWORD\  keyword
Matches messages with the given IMAP
.I keyword
(e.g. \(DoForwarded) flag set.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI LARGER\  size
Matches messages that are larger than the specified
.IR size .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI MAILBOX\  name
Matches messages in the mailbox with the specified
.IR name .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI MAILBOX\-GUID\  guid
Matches messages in the mailbox with the specified
.IR guid .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B NEW
Matches messages, which have the IMAP flag \(rsRecent set
.B but not
the IMAP flag \(rsSeen.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI NOT\  search\ key
Inverse matching \- matches massages, where the search doesn\(aqt match
the specified
.I search\ key
or its value.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B OLD
Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \(rsRecent set.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI ON\  date\ specification
Matches messages whose internal date matches the given
.IR date\ specification .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.IB search\ key\  OR\  search\ key
Matches messages where one of the OR\-ed search keys matches.
.br
Note: IMAP4rev1 uses the syntax:
.BI OR\  search\ key\ search\ key
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B RECENT
Matches messages with the IMAP flag \(rsRecent set.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B SEEN
Matches messages with the IMAP flag \(rsSeen set.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI SENTBEFORE\  date\ specification
Matches messages with a Date: header before
.IR date\ specification .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI SENTON\  date\ specification
Matches messages with a Date: header matching the given
.IR date\ specification .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI SENTSINCE\  date\ specification
Matches messages with a Date: header matching or after the given
.IR date\ specification .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI SINCE\  date\ specification
Matches messages whose internal date is within or after the given
.IR date\ specification .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI SMALLER\  size
Matches messages with a size smaller than the given
.IR size .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI SUBJECT\  string
Matches messages, which contain
.I string
in the SUBJECT field of the message\(aqs IMAP envelope structure.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI TEXT\  string
Matches messages, which contain
.I string
in the message body.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI TO\  string
Matches messages, which contain
.I string
in the TO field of the message\(aqs IMAP envelope structure.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI UID\  sequence
Matches messages with the given UID(s).
A
.I sequence
may be a single UID.
Can be a sequence range, written as
.IR from : to ,
.RB e.g.\  100 : 125 .
As comma separated list of UIDs, e.g.
.BR 11,50,4 .
It\(aqs also possible to combine multiple sequences, e.g.
.BR 1,3,5,7,10:20 .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B UNANSWERED
Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \(rsAnswered set.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B UNDELETED
Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \(rsDeleted set.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B UNDRAFT
Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \(rsDraft set.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B UNFLAGGED
Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \(rsFlagged set.
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI UNKEYWORD\  keyword
Matches messages, which do not have the given IMAP
.I keyword
flag set
.\"-----------------
.TP
.B UNSEEN
Matches messages, which do not have the IMAP flag \(rsSeen set.
.\"-------------------------------------
.SS DOVEADM SEARCH KEYS
Additional search keys, provided by
.BR doveadm (1).
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI SAVEDBEFORE\  date\ specification
Matches messages, which were saved before
.IR date\ specification .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI SAVEDON\  date\ specification
Matches messages whose save date matches the given
.IR date\ specification .
.\"-----------------
.TP
.BI SAVEDSINCE\  date\ specification
Matches messages with a save date matching or after the given
.IR date\ specification .
.\"------------------------------------------------------------------------
.SH DATE SPECIFICATION
.BR doveadm (1)
supports a few additional
.I date specification
formats.
They can be used anywhere, where a
.I date specification
value is obligatory.
.TP
.IB day \- month \- year
Default IMAP4rev1 date format.
.br
.IR day ,
the day of month:
.BR 1 \- 31 .
.br
.IR month ,
the abbreviated month name:
.BR Jan ,
.BR Feb ,
.BR Mar ,
.BR Apr ,
.BR May ,
.BR Jun ,
.BR Jul ,
.BR Aug ,
.BR Sep ,
.BR Oct ,
.BR Nov \ or
.BR Dec .
.br
.IR year ,
four digits of year, e.g.
.BR 2007 .
.br
For example the \(dq13th of April 2007\(dq will be represented as
.BR 13\-Apr\-2007 .
.
.TP
.I interval
Combination of a positive integer
.I number
and a
.IR time\ unit .
.br
Available
.I time\ units
are:
.BR weeks " (abbr: " w ),
.BR days " (abbr: " d ),
.BR hours " (abbr: " h ),
.BR mins " (abbr: " m ") and"
.BR secs " (abbr: " s ).
.br
To match messages from last week, you may specify for example:
.BR since\ 1w ,
.BR since\ 1weeks \ or
.BR since\ 7days .
.
.TP
.I Unix timestamp
A 10 digit Unix timestamp, seconds since the 1st of January 1970, 00:00:00
UTC.
For example the \(dq13th of April 2007\(dq will be represented as
.BR 1176418800 .
.
.TP
.I YYYY\-MM\-DD
Extended ISO\-8601 calendar date format.
For example the \(dq13th of April 2007\(dq will be represented as
.BR 2007\-04\-13 .
.\"------------------------------------------------------------------------
.SH SIZE
.BR doveadm (1)
provides also an additional
.I size
representation format.
The following formats can be used anywhere, where a
.I size
value is obligatory.
.TP
.I octets
The message size in octets, as specified in the IMAP4rev1 specification.
.TP
.I size
The message size in
.BR B \ (byte),
.BR k \ (kilobyte),
.BR M \ (megabyte),
.BR G \ (gigabyte)\ or
.BR T \ (terabyte).
.br
To match messages, bigger than 1 megabyte, you may specify for example:
.BR larger\ 1M \ or
.BR larger\ 1024k .
.\"------------------------------------------------------------------------
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR doveadm (1),
.BR doveadm\-search (1)