#### 3.20.1 Invocation Syntax ¶

`Mailutils` is a command line tool. Its invocation syntax is:

    mailutils [options] command [args]

where options are options that affect the behavior of `mailutils` as a whole, command instructs it what it is to do and args are any arguments the command needs in order to be executed.

The commands are:

2047

  Decodes or encodes email message headers.

acl

  Tests Mailutils access control lists.

cflags

  Shows compiler options needed to compile with Mailutils.

dbm

  Invokes a DBM management tool.

;filter

  Applies a chain of filters to the input.

help

  Displays a terse help summary.

imap

  Invokes an IMAP4 client shell (in development).

info

  Displays information about Mailutils compile-time configuration.

ldflags

  Constructs a `ld`(1) command line for linking a program with Mailutils.

logger

  Logs information using Mailutils log facility.

pop

  Invokes a POP3 client shell.

query

  Queries configuration values.

wicket

  Scans wicket for matching URLs