DOVEADM-IMPORT(1)

NAME
doveadm-import - Import messages matching given search query

SYNOPSIS
doveadm [-Dv] import [-S socket_path] source_location dest_parent search_query
doveadm [-Dv] import [-S socket_path] -A source_location dest_parent search_query
doveadm [-Dv] import [-S socket_path] -u user source_location dest_parent search_query

DESCRIPTION
This command can be used to import mails from another mail storage specified by source_location to one or more user's mailboxes. All the mailboxes are imported under the given dest_parent mailbox, or to root level if dest_parent is empty (""). The search_query can be used to restrict which mailboxes or messages are imported. In the first form, doveadm(1) will executed the import action with the environment of the logged in system user.

In the second form, the mails will be imported for all users.

In the third form, the mails will be imported only for given user(s). @INCLUDE:global-options@

Command specific options: @INCLUDE:option-A@ @INCLUDE:option-S-socket@ @INCLUDE:option-u-user@

ARGUMENTS

dest_parent
    The name of the destination mailbox, under which the mails should be imported. doveadm(1) will create the dest_parent mailbox if it doesn't exist.

search_query
    Copy messages matching this search query. See doveadm-search-query(7) for details.

source_location
    This argument specifies the mailbox format and location of the source location. The syntax is the same as for the mail_location setting. For example: maildir:/backup/20101126/jane.doe/Maildir or mdbox:/srv/mail/john.doe/mdbox:ALT=/nfsmount/john.doe/mdbox

EXAMPLE
This example imports all mails from a backup under a backup-20101026 mailbox:

doveadm import -u jane.doe@example.org \
mdbox:/backup/20101026/jane.doe/mdbox backup-20101026 all

Another example that imports only messages from foo@example.org in the backup mdbox's INBOX to jane's INBOX:

doveadm import -u jane.doe@example.org \
mdbox:~/mdbox-backup "" mailbox INBOX from foo@example.org
@INCLUDE:reporting-bugs@

SEE ALSO
doveadm(1), doveadm-fetch(1), doveadm-search(1), doveadm-search-query(7)