[Alpine-info] saving index/printing to file?

[Andrew C Aitchison via Alpine-info]

On Wed, 11 Jun 2025, Andrew C Aitchison via Alpine-info wrote:


> On Tue, 10 Jun 2025, Matt Ackeret via Alpine-info wrote:

>

>> 

>> I see that if I turn this on:

>>      [X]  Print Index Enabled

>> 

>> then I can use the % print command from the INDEX screen.. 

>> and I see I can even set up multiple printers, even a custom 

>> command..

>> 

>> but I don't see quite exactly how to do what I want:

>> 

>> What I'd really like it to be able to save my current INDEX 

>> screen (e.g. selected messages) to a file..

>> if it's some randomly generated filename in /tmp, fine..

>> 

>> just so I can get a specific list of messages in a file that 

>> I can then do some

>> other things on them (e.g. pipe to some cut commands then 

>> sort then unique)

>> to figure out some specific things from subjects of messages 

>> I save.

>> 

>> Can someone explain how to do that, get print to go to some 

>> filename, even if

>> it's the SAME filename always (but preferably not)?

>> thanks.

>

> Use a custom printer with the value

   Sorry, a custom *command*

>    cat > /path/to/my/printout

>

> This should work on unix and mac,

> but would need changing on windows.

>

> Note that this file will contain the whole index of the

> folder, not just the portion that was on the screen.


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Andrew C. Aitchison                      Kendal, UK
                    andrew at aitchison.me.uk