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Neomutt keybindings
One would think that a websearch for “neomutt keybindings” would turn up such a simple listing, but it does not. (Maybe that is did not by the time you are reading this). Anyway, here we go.
Yes, it can be called up at any time using ? in Neomutt (vid. inf. 🤡), but, in many ways, this is just easier. For xample, you are editng your muttrc, you’ve borked it somehow, and you can’t get into the program to get to the help screen.
Neomutt is great. Check it out: https://neomutt.org/
Default Bound Functions
| KEY-BIND | MUTT FUNCTION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| ^B | M <enter-command> set my_pipe_dec… | call urlview to extract URLs out of a message |
| ^D | delete-thread | delete all messages in thread |
| ^E | edit-type | edit attachment content type |
| ^F | forget-passphrase | wipe passphrases from memory |
| <Tab> | next-new-then-unread | jump to the next new or unread message |
| <Enter> | sidebar-next | move the highlight to next mailbox |
| ^K | sidebar-prev | move the highlight to previous mailbox |
| ^L | redraw-screen | clear and redraw the screen |
| <Return> | next-line | scroll down one line |
| ^N | sidebar-next-new | move the highlight to next mailbox with new mail |
| ^O | sidebar-open | open highlighted mailbox |
| ^P | sidebar-prev-new | move the highlight to previous mailbox with new mail |
| ^R | read-thread | mark the current thread as read |
| ^U | undelete-thread | undelete all messages in thread |
| <Esc> | search-reverse | search backwards for a regular expression |
| <Esc>C | decode-copy | make decoded (text/plain) copy |
| <Esc>P | check-traditional-pgp | check for classic PGP |
| <Esc>c | change-folder-readonly | open a different folder in read only mode |
| <Esc>d | delete-subthread | delete all messages in subthread |
| <Esc>e | resend-message | use the current message as a template for a new one |
| <Esc>i | change-newsgroup-readonly | open a different newsgroup in read only mode |
| <Esc>k | mail-key | mail a PGP public key |
| <Esc>n | next-subthread | jump to the next subthread |
| <Esc>p | previous-subthread | jump to previous subthread |
| <Esc>r | read-subthread | mark the current subthread as read |
| <Esc>s | decode-save | make decoded copy (text/plain) and delete |
| <Esc>u | undelete-subthread | undelete all messages in subthread |
| <Space> | next-page | move to the next page |
| ! | shell-escape | invoke a command in a subshell |
| # | break-thread | break the thread in two |
| $ | sync-mailbox | save changes to mailbox |
| % | toggle-write | toggle whether the mailbox will be rewritten |
| & | link-threads | link tagged message to the current one |
| - | previous-page | move to the previous page |
| . | mailbox-list | list mailboxes with new mail |
| / | search | search for a regular expression |
| 1 | jump | jump to an index number |
| 2 | jump | jump to an index number |
| 3 | jump | jump to an index number |
| 4 | jump | jump to an index number |
| 5 | jump | jump to an index number |
| 6 | jump | jump to an index number |
| 7 | jump | jump to an index number |
| 8 | jump | jump to an index number |
| 9 | jump | jump to an index number |
| : | enter-command | enter a neomuttrc command |
| ? | help | this screen |
| @ | display-address | display full address of sender |
| B | sidebar-toggle-visible | make the sidebar (in)visible |
| C | copy-message | copy a message to a file/mailbox |
| F | flag-message | toggle a message’s ‘important’ flag |
| G | bottom | jump to the bottom of the message |
| J | next-entry | move to the next entry |
| K | previous-entry | move to the previous entry |
| L | list-reply | reply to specified mailing list |
| N | mark-as-new | toggle a message’s ‘new’ flag |
| O | sort-reverse | sort messages in reverse order |
| P | parent-message | jump to parent message in thread |
| Q | quit | save changes to mailbox and quit |
| R | recall-message | recall a postponed message |
| S | skip-quoted | skip beyond quoted text |
| T | toggle-quoted | toggle display of quoted text |
| V | show-version | show the NeoMutt version number and date |
| W | clear-flag | clear a status flag from a message |
| Y | edit-label | add, change, or delete a message’s label |
| \ | search-toggle | toggle search pattern coloring |
| ^ | top | jump to the top of the message |
| a | create-alias | create an alias from a message sender |
| b | bounce-message | remail a message to another user |
| c | change-folder | open a different folder |
| d | delete-message | delete the current entry |
| e | edit-or-view-raw-message | edit the raw message if the mailbox is not read-only, otherwise view it |
| f | forward-message | forward a message with comments |
| g | top | jump to the top of the message |
| h | display-toggle-weed | display message and toggle header weeding |
| i | exit | exit this menu |
| j | next-line | scroll down one line |
| k | previous-line | scroll up one line |
| m | compose a new mail message | |
| n | search-next | search for next match |
| o | sort-mailbox | sort messages |
| p | print-message | print the current entry |
| r | reply | reply to a message |
| s | save-message | save message/attachment to a mailbox/file |
| t | tag-message | tag the current entry |
| u | undelete-message | undelete the current entry |
| v | view-attachments | show MIME attachments |
| w | set-flag | set a status flag on a message |
| x | exit | exit this menu |
| y | M <exit><change-folder>? | show incoming mailboxes list |
| | | pipe-message | pipe message/attachment to a shell command |
| <Down> | next-line | scroll down one line |
| <Up> | previous-line | scroll up one line |
| <Left> | previous-undeleted | move to the previous undeleted message |
| <Right> | next-undeleted | move to the next undeleted message |
| <Home> | top | jump to the top of the message |
| <BackSpace> | previous-line | scroll up one line |
| <F1> | M <shell-escape> zcat /usr/share/… | show NeoMutt documentation |
| <PageDown> | next-page | move to the next page |
| <PageUp> | previous-page | move to the previous page |
| <End> | bottom | jump to the bottom of the message |
Default Unbound Functions
| KEY-BIND | MUTT FUNCTION | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| – | change-newsgroup | open a different newsgroup |
| – | change-vfolder | open a different virtual folder |
| – | check-stats | calculate message statistics for all mailboxes |
| – | compose-to-sender | compose new message to the current message sender |
| – | decrypt-copy | make decrypted copy |
| – | decrypt-save | make decrypted copy and delete |
| – | edit | edit the raw message (edit and edit-raw-message are synonyms) |
| – | edit-raw-message | edit the raw message (edit and edit-raw-message are synonyms) |
| – | entire-thread | read entire thread of the current message |
| – | extract-keys | extract supported public keys |
| – | followup-message | followup to newsgroup |
| – | forward-to-group | forward to newsgroup |
| – | group-chat-reply | reply to all recipients preserving To/Cc |
| – | group-reply | reply to all recipients |
| – | half-down | scroll down 1/2 page |
| – | half-up | scroll up 1/2 page |
| – | imap-fetch-mail | force retrieval of mail from IMAP server |
| – | imap-logout-all | logout from all IMAP servers |
| – | modify-labels | modify (notmuch/imap) tags |
| – | modify-labels-then-hide | modify (notmuch/imap) tags and then hide message |
| – | modify-tags | modify (notmuch/imap) tags |
| – | modify-tags-then-hide | modify (notmuch/imap) tags and then hide message |
| – | next-new | jump to the next new message |
| – | next-thread | jump to the next thread |
| – | next-unread | jump to the next unread message |
| – | next-unread-mailbox | open next mailbox with new mail |
| – | post-message | post message to newsgroup |
| – | previous-new | jump to the previous new message |
| – | previous-new-then-unread | jump to the previous new or unread message |
| – | previous-thread | jump to previous thread |
| – | previous-unread | jump to the previous unread message |
| – | purge-message | delete the current entry, bypassing the trash folder |
| – | purge-thread | delete the current thread, bypassing the trash folder |
| – | quasi-delete | delete from NeoMutt, don’t touch on disk |
| – | reconstruct-thread | reconstruct thread containing current message |
| – | root-message | jump to root message in thread |
| – | search-opposite | search for next match in opposite direction |
| – | sidebar-first | move the highlight to the first mailbox |
| – | sidebar-last | move the highlight to the last mailbox |
| – | sidebar-page-down | scroll the sidebar down 1 page |
| – | sidebar-page-up | scroll the sidebar up 1 page |
| – | sidebar-toggle-virtual | toggle between mailboxes and virtual mailboxes |
| – | vfolder-from-query | generate virtual folder from query |
| – | vfolder-from-query-readonly | generate a read-only virtual folder from query |
| – | view-raw-message | show the raw message |
| – | what-key | display the keycode for a key press |