From ccb2ef57e36b0fa3a5e02de710d5b763a9472646 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guilhem Moulin Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 20:04:26 +0100 Subject: doc/getting-started.md: Clarify use of `exec` built-in. --- doc/getting-started.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/getting-started.md b/doc/getting-started.md index 1d29231..da8f116 100644 --- a/doc/getting-started.md +++ b/doc/getting-started.md @@ -180,23 +180,27 @@ for the sake of clarity we start from an empty file here. # ignore the mailbox named 'virtual' and its descendants # WARN: for version 0.4 and earlier it should be ^virtual(?:/|$) ignore-mailbox = ^virtual(?:\x00|$) - EOF 2. Next, append a `[local]` section pointing to the wrapper defined above: $ cat >>${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/interimap/config <<-EOF + [local] type = tunnel command = exec ~/.local/bin/dovecot-imap - EOF + (The command will be passed to `` `/bin/sh -c` `` as it contains + the metacharacter `~`. We use the `exec` built-in utility so the + shell process doesn't linger around during the IMAP session.) + 3. And finally append a `[remote]` section with your account information at `imap.example.org` (adapt the values accordingly): $ cat >>${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/interimap/config <<-EOF + [remote] type = imaps host = imap.example.net -- cgit v1.2.3