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mu: Find messages using a specific keyword (in message body, subject, sender, ...).

$ mu find ${keyword}

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The command "mu find ${keyword}" is used to search for emails that contain a specific keyword using the "mu" mail indexer and search tool.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

"mu": It refers to the command-line tool called "mu", which is used to index and search emails in the Maildir format. Mu is often used in conjunction with the "mu4e" email client for Emacs.
"find": This is an argument or sub-command given to the "mu" tool, indicating that we want to find or search for emails.
"${keyword}": It is a placeholder representing the keyword or search term you want to look for in the emails. You need to replace "${keyword}" with the actual term you want to search for. For example, if you want to find emails related to "meeting," you would replace "${keyword}" with "meeting", resulting in the command "mu find meeting".

Executing this command will trigger the "mu" tool to search through your indexed emails and return a list of messages that contain the specified keyword.

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.

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