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IPURGE(8)
NAME
  ipurge - delete mail from IMAP mailbox or partition based on age or size

SYNOPSIS
  ipurge [ -f ] [ -C config-file ] [ -x ] [ -X ] [ -i ] [ -s ]
	 [ -d days | -b bytes | -k Kbytes | -m Mbytes ]
	 [ mailbox-pattern...  ]

DESCRIPTION
  Ipurge deletes messages from the mailbox(es) specified by mailbox-pattern
  that are older or larger than specified by the -d, -b, -k or -m options.
  If no mailbox-pattern is given, ipurge works on all mailboxes.  If the -x
  option is given, the message age and size MUST match exactly those
  specified by -d, -b, -k or -m.  The are no default values, and at least one
  of -d, -b, -k or -m MUST be specified.

  Ipurge by default only deletes mail below shared folders, which means that
  mails in mailbox(es) below INBOX.* and user.* stay untouched. Use the
  option -f to also delete mail in mailbox(es) below these folders.

  Ipurge reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) file unless
  specified otherwise by -C.

OPTIONS
  -f   Force deletion of mail in all mailboxes.

  -C config-file
       Read configuration options from config-file.

  -d days
       Age of message in days.

  -b bytes
       Size of message in bytes.

  -k Kbytes
       Size of message in Kbytes (2^10 bytes).

  -m Mbytes
       Size of message in Mbytes (2^20 bytes).

  -x   Perform an exact match on age or size (instead of older or larger).

  -X   Use delivery time instead of Date: header for date matches

  -i   Invert match logic: -x means not equal, date is for newer, size is for
       smaller

  -s   Skip over messages that have the \Flagged flag set.

FILES
  /etc/imapd.conf

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