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diff --git a/archivemail.sgml b/archivemail.sgml index 2ad5329..c20f0cd 100644 --- a/archivemail.sgml +++ b/archivemail.sgml @@ -93,7 +93,20 @@ mailbox it is reading, creating any archive files as that user. <Option>-d <Replaceable/NUM/, --days=<Replaceable/NUM/</Option> </Term> <ListItem><Para>Archive messages older than <Replaceable/NUM/ days. -The default is 180. +The default is 180. This option is incompatible with the +<Option/--date/ option below. +</Para></ListItem> +</VarListEntry> + +<VarListEntry> +<Term> + <Option>-D <Replaceable/DATE/, --date=<Replaceable/DATE/</Option> +</Term> +<ListItem><Para>Archive messages older than <Replaceable/DATE/. +<Replaceable/DATE/ can be a date string in ISO format (eg '2002-04-23'), +Internet format (eg '23 Apr 2002') or Internet format with full month names +(eg '23 April 2002'). Two-digit years are not supported. +This option is incompatible with the <Option/--days/ option above. </Para></ListItem> </VarListEntry> @@ -284,6 +297,22 @@ are older than 180 days to a compressed mailbox called </Para> <Para> +To archive all messages in the mailbox <filename>cm-melb</filename> that +are older than the first of January 2002 to a compressed mailbox called +<filename>cm-melb_archive.gz</filename> in the current directory: +<screen> +<prompt>bash$ </prompt><userinput>archivemail --date'1 Jan 2002' cm-melb</userinput> +</screen> +</Para> + +<Para> +Exactly the same as the above example, using an ISO date format instead: +<screen> +<prompt>bash$ </prompt><userinput>archivemail --date=2002-01-01 cm-melb</userinput> +</screen> +</Para> + +<Para> To delete all messages in the mailbox <filename>spam</filename> that are older than 30 days: <screen> |