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briskmail save-draft

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Save a draft in Gmail without opening a window. It never sends.

Usage

briskmail save-draft [--to <addresses>] [--cc <addresses>] [--bcc <addresses>] [--subject <text>] [--body <text> | --body-file <path>]

Runs only while Let apps read and organize my mail is on. With it off, the command exits 2 and names the switch.

Arguments and flags

--to ADDRESSES
To recipients.
--cc ADDRESSES
Cc recipients.
--bcc ADDRESSES
Bcc recipients.
--subject TEXT
Subject.
--body TEXT
Plain text body.
--body-file PATH
Read plain text body from a file or stdin (-).

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
0Done. Prints ok.
2Not allowed: macOS refused Automation for the app you ran it from (-1743), or this command's switch is off. The message names the switch.
3Briskmail reported an error, printed on stderr.
64Bad usage.

Examples

briskmail save-draft --to dana@example.com --subject Hello --body Hi
ok