cyr_ls - Cyrus IMAP documentation
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1993–2025, The Cyrus Team
3.10.2 Jun 27, 2025 CYR_LS(8)
Description
List information about the directory corresponding to the given mailbox name (the current directory by
default)
cyr_ls reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) file unless specified otherwise by -C. It
uses <configdirectory>/mailboxes.db to locate the mailboxes on disk.
Examples
cyr_lsuser/jsmithDisplaythedirectorycontentsformailboxuser/jsmith.
Files
/etc/imapd.conf, <configdirectory>/mailboxes.db
Name
cyr_ls - Cyrus IMAP documentation
List Cyrus mailbox directory contents
Options
-Cconfig-file
Use the specified configuration file config-file rather than the default imapd.conf(5).
-l,--long
Use a long listing format.
-m,--metadata
Output the path to the metadata files (if different from the message files).
-R,--recursive
List submailboxes recursively.
-1,--one-per-line
List one file per line.
See Also
imapd.conf(5)Synopsis
cyr_ls [ -Cconfig-file ] [ -l ] [ -m ] [ -R ] [ -1 ] [ mailbox-name ]
