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briskmail check

Built

Check every signed-in account for new mail now, like Mailbox ▸ Check for New Mail.

Taught in lesson 2, Triage your inbox with an agent.

Usage

briskmail check

Needs macOS Automation consent and no switch.

Arguments and flags

None besides the global flags.

Global flags

--account ID
An account id from accounts.json. Leave it out to use the first account. Accepted before or after the command.
--dev
Send the command to the dev build (com.valleyedgeconsulting.edgemail.dev) instead of Briskmail. Only useful when working on Briskmail itself.

Exit codes

CodeMeaning
0The check started. Prints ok.
2Not allowed. macOS refused Automation for the app you ran it from (-1743).
3Briskmail reported an error, printed on stderr.
64Bad usage.

Examples

briskmail check
ok