August 27, 2024

Delete all emails at once in Mutt

In the index (the screen where you can see the inbox), press:

Shift + D

In the command line (at the bottom of the index), you should see:

Delete messages matching: 

type:

~A

which selects all messages.

Then, quit Mutt by pressing the key q.

You should see:

Purge [number] deleted messages? ([yes]/no): 

Press y to confirm.

Note: you can press Ctrl+G to exit Mutt’s command line.

Source: Mutt’s manual 4. Advanced Usage / 3. Patterns: Searching, Limiting and Tagging / 3.1 Pattern Modifier / Table 4.4. Pattern modifiers

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