Type: string
Default: "%4C %Z %{%b %d} %-15.15L (%4l) %s"
This variable allows you to customize the message index display to your personal taste.
``Format strings'' are similar to the strings used in the ``C'' function printf to format output (see the man page for more detail). The following sequences are defined in Mutt:
address of the author
filename of the original message folder (think mailBox)
the list to which the letter was sent, or else the folder name (%b).
number of characters (bytes) in the message
current message number
date and time of the message in the format specified by ``date_format'' converted to sender's time zone
date and time of the message in the format specified by ``date_format'' converted to the local time zone
current message number in thread
number of messages in current thread
entire From: line (address + real name)
author name, or recipient name if the message is from you
message-id of the current message
number of lines in the message
list-from function
total number of message in the mailbox
number of hidden messages if the thread is collapsed.
message score
author's real name (or address if missing)
(_O_riginal save folder) Where mutt would formerly have stashed the message: list name or recipient name if no list
subject of the message
status of the message (N/D/d/!/r/*)
`to:' field (recipients)
the appropriate character from the $to_chars string
user (login) name of the author
first name of the author, or the recipient if the message is from you
`x-label:' field, if present
`x-label' field, if present, and (1) not at part of a thread tree, (2) at the top of a thread, or (3) `x-label' is different from preceding message's `x-label'.
message status flags
the date and time of the message is converted to sender's time zone, and ``fmt'' is expanded by the library function ``strftime''; a leading bang disables locales
the date and time of the message is converted to the local time zone, and ``fmt'' is expanded by the library function ``strftime''; a leading bang disables locales
the local date and time when the message was received. ``fmt'' is expanded by the library function ``strftime''; a leading bang disables locales
the current local time. ``fmt'' is expanded by the library function ``strftime''; a leading bang disables locales.
right justify the rest of the string and pad with character "X"
pad to the end of the line with character "X"
See also: `` $to_chars''.