Himalaya
Use himalaya for IMAP/SMTP email from shell.
References
references/configuration.md: account config, auth, backend setup.references/message-composition.md: MML compose syntax.
Setup
himalaya --version
himalaya account configure
Config path: ~/.config/himalaya/config.toml.
Prefer password managers/keyrings for credentials; do not paste secrets into chat/logs.
Read/search
himalaya folder list
himalaya envelope list
himalaya message read <id>
himalaya envelope list from [email protected] subject invoice
Write
himalaya message write
himalaya template write
himalaya template send < /tmp/message.txt
himalaya message reply <id>
himalaya message forward <id>
Use MML for attachments and rich messages; read references/message-composition.md first.
Organize
himalaya message copy <id> <folder>
himalaya message move <id> <folder>
himalaya message delete <id>
himalaya flag add <id> --flag seen
himalaya flag remove <id> --flag seen
Safety
- Confirm before sending, deleting, or moving many messages.
- Use
--accountwhen multiple accounts exist. - Quote exact message IDs in summaries.