aerc

aerc is an email client that runs in your terminal.

Runs as aerc|macOS, Linux|aerc-mail.org

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 5 fields

Launch aerc, optionally limited to some accounts or using alternate config files. mailto: and mbox: arguments and :commands are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui aerc

Start aercExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Account*

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Open one account

account

Use alternate config files

aerc_confaccounts_confbinds_confno_ipc

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Account

Load only this account; repeat for several.
string · repeatable

--account-a

aerc.conf

path

--aerc-conf-C

accounts.conf

path

--accounts-conf-A

binds.conf

path

--binds-conf-B

Do not use IPC

boolean

--no-ipc-I

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

man

aerc [-h] [-v] [-a <name>] [-C <file>] [-A <file>] [-B <file>] [-I] [mailto:<...> | mbox:<file> | :<command...>] -a <name>, --account <name> Load only the named account, as opposed to all configured accounts. It can also be a comma separated list of names. This option may be specified multiple times. -C </path/to/aerc.conf>, --aerc-conf </path/to/aerc.conf>…

manualaerc(1)

man.archlinux.org

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed aerc against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.