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MEWL(1) 		     General Commands Manual			 MEWL(1)

NAME
     mewl - Message scanner for Mew 4 or later

SYNOPSIS
     mewl [options] [folder [range]]

DESCRIPTION
     The mewl utility extracts necessary fields from messages stored in folders.
     This command is necessary for Mew to implement the asynchronous feature.

     The options are as follows:

     -a      Print all necessary fields when picking.

     -b dir  Set the Mail home to dir.

     -c bodylen
	     Set the max body length to be extracted to bodylen.

     -d field
	     Set the field to be extracted to field.

     -e command
	     Specify an external command to fetch mailbox.

     -m options
	     Specify options for command.

     -f fields
	     Specify fields to display.

     -h      Display this help message.

     -i file
	     Set the input stream to file.

     -l length
	     Set  the  max  field length to be extracted to length.  The default
	     value is 3. 0 means no limit.

     -n      Don't use fstat().

     -p pattern
	     Specify the pick pattern.

     -s src  Set message source to src : '+folder range'.

     -w      Wait for stdio input to synchronize.

     -v      Display the version.

     -x suffix
	     Use this suffix.

	     Definitions of the symbols above are as follows:

     range   N | [start]-[end] | last:N

     pattern
	     'key=val' | 'key!=val' |  '!<pattern>'  |	'(<pattern>)'  |  '<pat-
	     tern>&<pattern>' | '<pattern>|<pattern>'

BUGS
     If  a  field  is  long, only the beginning three lines are extracted by de-
     fault.

				  March 5, 2003 			 MEWL(1)

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