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gyb: Backup only important or starred emails from a Gmail account to the default local folder.
$ gyb --email ${email@gmail-com} --search "${is:important OR is:starred}"
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The command you provided is using the "gyb" tool, which is a Python-based command-line utility for backing up and restoring Gmail content.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
gyb
: This is the name of the command-line tool.--email ${email@gmail-com}
: This flag is used to specify the email address for which you want to perform the backup or restore. You need to replace${email@gmail-com}
with the actual Gmail address you want to work with.--search "${is:important OR is:starred}"
: This flag allows you to specify a search query to filter the emails to include in the backup or restore. In this case, the search query is"${is:important OR is:starred}"
, which means it will include emails that are either marked as important or starred.
Overall, this command is performing a backup or restore operation using the "gyb" tool, specifically targeting the Gmail account specified with the --email
flag. It will only include emails that match the search criteria defined with the --search
flag.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.