AERC-BINDS(5) File Formats Manual AERC-BINDS(5) (NAME) aerc-binds - aerc(1) (SYNOPSIS) binds.conf aerc . XDG aerc ~/.config/aerc/binds.conf . . --binds-conf aerc(1) . ini : < > = <> < > ( ) <> aerc . : rq = :reply -q r q :reply -q :reply -q . . [sections] ini . (CONTEXTS) : [messages] [view] [view::passthrough] ( :toggle-key-passthrough) [compose] [compose::editor] [compose::review] (" # ") . : p = :postpone # I'll work on it later . . " # -" . : = :encrypt # - [terminal] : [context:account=AccountName] AccountName accounts.conf . : [messages:folder=FolderName] [view:folder=FolderName] [compose:folder=FolderName] [compose::editor:folder=FolderName] [compose::review:folder=FolderName] FolderName . . (EXAMPLES) [messages:account=Mailbox] c = :cf path:mailbox/** and [compose::editor:account=Mailbox2] [compose::editor:folder=aerc] y = :send -t aerc [messages:folder=Drafts] = :recall [messages:folder=Archive/d+/.*] gi = :cf Inbox . "" : [compose::review] a = :attach d = :detach [compose::review:account=no-attachments] a = d = Delete Trash : d = :read:move Trash #... [messages:folder=Trash] d = :choose -o y 'Permanently delete?' delete-message # And similarly for Spam (SPECIAL OPTIONS) : $noinherit = true|false true . : false $ex = . : : $complete = . : : . [ui].completion-min-chars manual ( aerc- config(5) ) . : o = :cf (SUPPORTED KEYS) ( a RR gu ? ! ) . (modified) : C control A alt S shift key . : +------------+---------------------------+ | | | +------------+---------------------------+ | | " " | +------------+---------------------------+ | | ; | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Tab | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Enter | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Up arrow ( | | | | | | ) | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Down arrow ( | | | | | | ) | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Right arrow ( | | | | | | ) | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Left arrow ( | | | | | | ) | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Page Up ( | | | ) | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Page Down ( | | | ) | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Home | +------------+---------------------------+ | | End | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Insert | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Delete | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Backspace | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Exit | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Cancel | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Print screen | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Pause | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Shift+Tab | +------------+---------------------------+ | | Escape | +------------+---------------------------+ (SEE ALSO) aerc(1) aerc-config(5) (AUTHORS) Drew DeVault Robin Jarry . aerc https://sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc . 2025-08-29 AERC-BINDS(5)