mutt variable expansion in shell command ?

[Mathieu Carpentier]

I did few tests and I think I'm going to use environment variable.

Before calling mutt I will source "~/.mutt/my-env.sh" where I'll set the
variable I'd like to use in muttrc (eg. MUTT_MAIL_FOLDER=~/Mail).
mailboxes `echo -n "+ "; cd $MUTT_MAIL_FOLDER/gmail; find . -maxdepth 1
-type d -name "*" -printf "+'%f' "`

It seems to work fine. I was just looking for a way to do it only with mutt
variable.


On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 12:45 AM <mutt-users-request at mutt.org> wrote:

> > I would like to use "folder" for mailboxes command:
> > mailboxes `echo -n "+ "; cd $folder; find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -name
> "*"
> > -printf "+'%f' "`
> >
> > When I run mutt, I get the content of my home directory in the side
> panel:
> > $folder was not "expanded". It works if I use an environment variable set
> > before starting mutt.
> >
> > Is it possible to use a mutt variable (e.g $folder) in a shell command ?
>
> Not a direct answer, but you _could_ use an environment variable, and
> then expand it in both places, ie.
>
> set folder=`echo $FOLDER`
>
>
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