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Shuffle around and update command line option descriptions in the docs. Signed-off-by: Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian@SSpaeth.de>
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@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ Most configuration is done via the configuration file. However, any setting can
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OfflineImap is well suited to be frequently invoked by cron jobs, or can run in daemon mode to periodically check your email (however, it will exit in some error situations).
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The documentation is included in the git repository and can be created by
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issueing `make dev-doc` in the `doc` folder (python-sphinx required), or it can
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be viewed online at `http://docs.offlineimap.org`_.
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.. _configuration:
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Configuration
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@ -66,96 +70,9 @@ Check out the `Use Cases`_ section for some example configurations.
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OPTIONS
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=======
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-1 Disable most multithreading operations
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Use solely a single-connection sync. This effectively sets the
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maxsyncaccounts and all maxconnections configuration file variables to 1.
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-P profiledir
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Sets OfflineIMAP into profile mode. The program will create profiledir (it
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must not already exist). As it runs, Python profiling information about each
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thread is logged into profiledir. Please note: This option is present for
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debugging and optimization only, and should NOT be used unless you have a
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specific reason to do so. It will significantly slow program performance, may
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reduce reliability, and can generate huge amounts of data. You must use the
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-1 option when you use -P.
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-a accountlist
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Overrides the accounts option in the general section of the configuration
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file. You might use this to exclude certain accounts, or to sync some
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accounts that you normally prefer not to. Separate the accounts by commas,
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and use no embedded spaces.
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-c configfile
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Specifies a configuration file to use in lieu of the default,
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``~/.offlineimaprc``.
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-d debugtype[,...]
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Enables debugging for OfflineIMAP. This is useful if you are trying to track
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down a malfunction or figure out what is going on under the hood. I suggest
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that you use this with -1 to make the results more sensible.
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-d requires one or more debugtypes, separated by commas. These define what
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exactly will be debugged, and include three options: imap, maildir, and
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thread. The imap option will enable IMAP protocol stream and parsing
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debugging. Note that the output may contain passwords, so take care to remove
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that from the debugging output before sending it to anyone else. The maildir
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option will enable debugging for certain Maildir operations. And thread will
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debug the threading model.
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-f foldername[,foldername]
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Only sync the specified folders. The foldernames are the untranslated
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foldernames. This command-line option overrides any folderfilter and
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folderincludes options in the configuration file.
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-k [section:]option=value
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Override configuration file option. If "section" is omitted, it defaults to
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general. Any underscores "_" in the section name are replaced with spaces:
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for instance, to override option autorefresh in the "[Account Personal]"
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section in the config file one would use "-k Account_Personal:autorefresh=30".
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You may give more than one -k on the command line if you wish.
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-l filename
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Enables logging to filename. This will log everything that goes to the screen
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to the specified file. Additionally, if any debugging is specified with -d,
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then debug messages will not go to the screen, but instead to the logfile
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only.
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-o Run only once,
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ignoring all autorefresh settings in the configuration file.
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-q Run only quick synchronizations.
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Ignore any flag updates on IMAP servers.
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-h|--help Show summary of options.
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-u interface
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Specifies an alternative user interface module to use. This overrides the
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default specified in the configuration file. The pre-defined options are
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listed in the User Interfaces section. The interface name is case insensitive.
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The command line options are described by issueing `offlineimap --help`.
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Details on their use can be found either in the sample offlineimap.conf file or
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in the user docs at `http://docs.offlineimap.org`_.
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User Interfaces
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===============
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@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ Offlineimap is invoked with the following pattern: `offlineimap [args...]`.
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Where [args...] are as follows:
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Options:
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--dry-run This mode protects us from performing any actual action.
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It will not precisely give the exact information what
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will happen. If e.g. it would need to create a folder,
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it merely outputs "Would create folder X", but not how
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many and which mails it would transfer.
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--info Output information on the configured email
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repositories. Useful for debugging and bug reporting.
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Use in conjunction with the -a option to limit the
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output to a single account.
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--version show program's version number and exit
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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-1 Disable all multithreading operations and use solely a
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@ -57,7 +57,19 @@ class OfflineImap:
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default=False,
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help="Do not actually modify any store but check and print "
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"what synchronization actions would be taken if a sync would be"
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" performed.")
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" performed. It will not precisely give the exact information w"
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"hat will happen. If e.g. we need to create a folder, it merely"
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" outputs 'Would create folder X', but not how many and which m"
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"ails it would transfer.")
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parser.add_option("--info",
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action="store_true", dest="diagnostics",
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default=False,
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help="Output information on the configured email repositories"
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". Useful for debugging and bug reporting. Use in conjunction wit"
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"h the -a option to limit the output to a single account. This mo"
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"de will prevent any actual sync to occur and exits after it outp"
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"ut the debug information.")
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parser.add_option("-1",
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action="store_true", dest="singlethreading",
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@ -80,11 +92,11 @@ class OfflineImap:
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"implies the -1 option.")
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parser.add_option("-a", dest="accounts", metavar="ACCOUNTS",
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help="""Overrides the accounts section in the config file.
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Lets you specify a particular account or set of
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accounts to sync without having to edit the config
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file. You might use this to exclude certain accounts,
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or to sync some accounts that you normally prefer not to.""")
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help="Overrides the accounts section in the config file. "
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"Lets you specify a particular account or set of "
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"accounts to sync without having to edit the config "
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"file. You might use this to exclude certain accounts, "
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"or to sync some accounts that you normally prefer not to.")
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parser.add_option("-c", dest="configfile", metavar="FILE",
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default="~/.offlineimaprc",
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@ -92,18 +104,18 @@ class OfflineImap:
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"%default.")
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parser.add_option("-d", dest="debugtype", metavar="type1,[type2...]",
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help="""Enables debugging for OfflineIMAP. This is useful
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if you are to track down a malfunction or figure out what is
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going on under the hood. This option requires one or more
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debugtypes, separated by commas. These define what exactly
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will be debugged, and so far include two options: imap, thread,
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maildir or ALL. The imap option will enable IMAP protocol
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stream and parsing debugging. Note that the output may contain
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passwords, so take care to remove that from the debugging
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output before sending it to anyone else. The maildir option
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will enable debugging for certain Maildir operations.
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The use of any debug option (unless 'thread' is included),
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implies the single-thread option -1.""")
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help="Enables debugging for OfflineIMAP. This is useful "
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"if you are to track down a malfunction or figure out what is "
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"going on under the hood. This option requires one or more "
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"debugtypes, separated by commas. These define what exactly "
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"will be debugged, and so far include two options: imap, thread, "
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"maildir or ALL. The imap option will enable IMAP protocol "
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"stream and parsing debugging. Note that the output may contain "
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"passwords, so take care to remove that from the debugging "
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"output before sending it to anyone else. The maildir option "
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"will enable debugging for certain Maildir operations. "
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"The use of any debug option (unless 'thread' is included), "
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"implies the single-thread option -1.")
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parser.add_option("-l", dest="logfile", metavar="FILE",
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help="Log to FILE")
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@ -149,13 +161,6 @@ class OfflineImap:
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"not usable. Possible interface choices are: %s " %
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", ".join(UI_LIST.keys()))
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parser.add_option("--info",
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action="store_true", dest="diagnostics",
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default=False,
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help="Output information on the configured email repositories"
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". Useful for debugging and bug reporting. Use in conjunction wit"
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"h the -a option to limit the output to a single account")
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(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
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#read in configuration file
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