NAME

       doveadm-flags - add, remove or replace messages' flags

SYNOPSIS

       doveadm [-Dv] flags [-S socket_path] command flags search_query
       doveadm [-Dv] flags [-S socket_path] command flags search_query -A
       doveadm [-Dv] flags [-S socket_path] command flags search_query -F file
       doveadm [-Dv] flags [-S socket_path] command flags search_query -u user

DESCRIPTION

       This command is used to manipulate flags of messages.

OPTIONS

       Global doveadm(1) options:

       -D     Enables verbosity and debug messages.

       -o setting=value
              Overrides  the  configuration  setting from /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf and from the userdb with the
              given value.  In order to override multiple settings, the -o  option  may  be  specified  multiple
              times.

       -v     Enables verbosity, including progress counter.

       Command specific options:

       -A     If  the  -A  option is present, the command will be performed for all users.  Using this option in
              combination with system users from userdb { driver = passwd  }  is  not  recommended,  because  it
              contains also users with a lower UID than the one configured with the first_valid_uid setting.

              When   the   SQL   userdb   module   is   used   make  sure  that  the  iterate_query  setting  in
              /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext matches your  database  layout.   When  using  the  LDAP  userdb
              module,  make  sure  that  the  iterate_attrs and iterate_filter settings in /etc/dovecot/dovecot-
              ldap.conf.ext match your LDAP schema.  Otherwise doveadm(1) will be unable  to  iterate  over  all
              users.

       -F file
              Execute  the command for all the users in the file.  This is similar to the -A option, but instead
              of getting the list of users from the userdb, they  are  read  from  the  given  file.   The  file
              contains one username per line.

       -S socket_path
              The  option's argument is either an absolute path to a local UNIX domain socket, or a hostname and
              port (hostname:port), in order to connect a remote host via a TCP socket.

              This allows an administrator to execute doveadm(1) mail commands through the given socket.

       -u user/mask
              Run the command only for the given user.  It's also possible to use '*' and '?' wildcards (e.g. -u
              *@example.org).
              When  neither  the  -A  option, nor the -F file option, nor the -u user was specified, the command
              will be executed with the environment of the currently logged in user.

ARGUMENTS

       flags  Message flags as described in RFC  3501,  section  2.3.2  (Flags  Message  Attribute):  \Answered,
              \Deleted,  \Draft,  \Flagged,  \Recent  and  \Seen.   And  the IMAP keywords $Forwarded, $MDNSent,
              $SubmitPending and $Submitted or user-defined keywords, e.g. Junk, $NonSpam or $Label1.
              One or multiple flags and/or keywords can be specified.

       search_query
              Manipulate the flags of messages matching the given search query.  See doveadm-search-query(7) for
              details.

COMMANDS

   flags add
       doveadm flags add [-u user|-A|-F file] [-S socket_path] flags search_query

       This command is used to extend the current set of flags with the given flags.

   flags remove
       doveadm flags remove [-u user|-A|-F file] [-S socket_path] flags search_query

       In order to remove the given flags from the current set of flags, use this command.

   flags replace
       doveadm flags replace [-u user|-A|-F file] [-S socket_path] flags search_query

       This command is used to replace ALL current flags with the given flags.

EXAMPLE

       List and manipulate the message flags of the message with uid 81563

       doveadm fetch -u bob 'uid flags' mailbox dovecot uid 81563
       uid: 81563
       flags: \Answered \Seen NonJunk

       doveadm flags remove -u bob NonJunk mailbox dovecot uid 81563
       doveadm flags add -u bob '\Flagged $Forwarded' mailbox dovecot uid 81563

REPORTING BUGS

       Report   bugs,  including  doveconf  -n  output,  to  the  Dovecot  Mailing  List  <dovecot@dovecot.org>.
       Information about reporting bugs is available at: http://dovecot.org/bugreport.html

SEE ALSO

       doveadm(1), doveadm-fetch(1), doveadm-search-query(7)