NAME

       doveadm-exec - easily execute commands from Dovecot's libexec_dir

SYNOPSIS

       doveadm [-Dv] exec binary [binary arguments]

DESCRIPTION

       This  command  allows  administrators and local users to simply execute commands from within libexec_dir.
       So for example a logged in system user could start a pre-authenticated imap session, using  the  command:
       doveadm exec imap.  An administrator would use the command: doveadm exec imap -u username.

OPTIONS

       Global doveadm(1) options:

       -D     Enables verbosity and debug messages.

       -v     Enables verbosity, including progress counter.

ARGUMENTS

       binary the name of an executable located in /usr/lib/dovecot.

       binary arguments
              options and arguments, wich will be passed through to the binary.

EXAMPLE

       This example demonstrates how to deliver a message from a file to a user's mailbox.

       doveadm exec dovecot-lda -d user@example.net \
       -f admin@example.net < ~/stuff/welcome.msg

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), dovecot-lda(1)