Himalaya Email CLI

Himalaya is a CLI email client that lets you manage emails from the terminal using IMAP, SMTP, Notmuch, or Sendmail backends.

References

• references/configuration.md (config file setup + IMAP/SMTP authentication)

Prerequisites

1. Himalaya CLI - the himalaya binary must already be on PATH. Check with himalaya --version.
   • Recommended: v1.2.0 or newer. Older releases can fail against some IMAP servers; v1.2.0+ includes related fixes.
2. A configuration file at ~/.config/himalaya/config.toml
3. IMAP/SMTP credentials configured (password stored securely)

Configuration Setup

Run the interactive wizard to set up an account (replace default with any name you want, e.g. gmail, work):