DOVEADM-MOVE(1)

NAME
doveadm-move - Move messages matching the given search query into another mailbox
doveadm-copy - Copy messages matching the given search query into another mailbox

SYNOPSIS
doveadm [-Dv] move [-S socket_path] destination [user source_user] search_query
doveadm [-Dv] move [-S socket_path] -A destination [user source_user] search_query
doveadm [-Dv] move [-S socket_path] -F file destination [user source_user] search_query
doveadm [-Dv] move [-S socket_path] -u user destination [user source_user] search_query

doveadm [-Dv] copy [-S socket_path] destination [user source_user] search_query
doveadm [-Dv] copy [-S socket_path] -A destination [user source_user] search_query
doveadm [-Dv] copy [-S socket_path] -F file destination [user source_user] search_query
doveadm [-Dv] copy [-S socket_path] -u user destination [user source_user] search_query

DESCRIPTION
doveadm move can be used for moving mails between mailboxes for one or more users. The search_query is used to restrict which messages are moved into the destination mailbox.
doveadm copy behaves the same as doveadm move, except that copied messages will not be expunged after copying.

In the first form, doveadm(1) will execute the move/copy action with the environment of the logged in system user.

In the second form, doveadm(1) will iterate over all users, found in the configured user_db(s), and move or copy each user's messages, matching the given search_query, into the user's destination mailbox.

In the third form, doveadm(1) will iterate over all users, found in the given file, and move or copy each user's messages, matching the given search_query, into the user's destination mailbox.

In the fourth form, matching mails will be moved or copied only for given user(s). @INCLUDE:global-options@

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

ARGUMENTS

destination
    The name of the destination mailbox, into which the mails should be moved or copied. The destination mailbox must exist, otherwise this command will fail.

search_query
    Move/copy messages matching the given search query. See doveadm-search-query(7) for details.

user source_user
    The keyword user followed by a valid user name. When this argument is present, doveadm(1) will apply the search_query to the source_user's mail_location.
    Limitation: Currently the users, specified by -u user and user source_user, must share the same UID and GID.

EXAMPLE
Move jane's messages - received in September 2011 - from her INBOX into her archive.

doveadm move -u jane Archive/2011/09 mailbox INBOX BEFORE \
2011-10-01 SINCE 01-Sep-2011
@INCLUDE:reporting-bugs@

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