NAME

       unexpunge - Cyrus IMAP documentation

       Recover messages the user has (accidentally) deleted.

SYNOPSIS

       unexpunge [ -C config-file ] -l mailbox
       unexpunge [ -C config-file ] -t time-interval [ -d ] [ -v ] [ -f flagname ] mailbox
       unexpunge [ -C config-file ] -a [ -d ] [ -v ] [ -f flagname ] mailbox
       unexpunge [ -C config-file ] -u [ -d ] [ -v ] [ -f flagname ] mailbox uid...

DESCRIPTION

       The  unexpunge  program  is  used to list or restore messages which have been deleted from a mailbox, but
       still reside in the Cyrus IMAP mail spool.

       This utility is only useful when the server is  configured  with  expunge_mode  set  to  delayed  in  its
       configuration file.

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

OPTIONS

       -C config-file
              Use the specified configuration file config-file rather than the default imapd.conf(5).

       -l     List the expunged messages in the specified mailbox which are available for restoration.

       -t time-interval
              Unexpunge  messages  which  where  expunged within the last time-interval seconds.  Use one of the
              trailing modifiers – m (minutes), h (hours), d (days) or w (weeks) – to specify a  different  time
              unit.

       -a     Restore all of the expunged messages in the specified mailbox.

       -u     Restore  only  messages  matching  the  UIDs,  in a space-separated list at the end of the command
              invocation, in the specified mailbox.

       -d     Unset the \Deleted flag on any restored messages.

       -f flagname
              Set the user flag \flagname on the messages restored, making it easier for the user(s) to find the
              restored messages and operate on them (in a batch).

       -v     Enable verbose output/logging.

EXAMPLES

       unexpunge -l user/john@example.org
          List the messages that are expunged and could be restored for mailbox user/john@example.org.

       unexpunge -u user/john@example.org 278787 278788
          Unexpunge two of these messages.

       mbexamine user/john@example.org
          Examine the mailbox for the two restored messages.

       unexpunge -u -d user.johnsmith 46908
          Unexpunge a select message based on its UID, clearing the \Deleted flag.

       unexpunge -a user.johnsmit.Trash
          Unexpunge all messages in a user’s Trash, but leave them flagged \Deleted.

       unexpunge -a -f Flagged user.johnsmith.Trash
          The same, but setting user flag \Flagged to facilitate later bulk operations.

       unexpunge -t 24h -d -f Flagged user.johnsmith
          Unexpunge messages matching only a given time period.

       unexpunge -t 24h -d -f Flagged user/johnsmith
          The same command, supporting the unixhierarchysep: yes option in imapd.conf(5).

FILES

       /etc/imapd.conf

SEE ALSO

       imapd.conf(5)

AUTHOR

       The Cyrus Team, Nic Bernstein (Onlight), Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems)

COPYRIGHT

       1993-2018, The Cyrus Team

3.4.3                                           February 02, 2022                                   UNEXPUNGE(8)