In 2002 Martin Michlmayr wrote: "I wanted to send some photos I took yesterday to a couple of friends and it would be nice to simply do "a" and then say *.jpg. Why is that not possible? Alternatively, it would be nice if you could tag files in the file browser and then attach the tagged ones."
On http://michael.orlitzky.com/articles/multiple_attachments_in_mutt.php Michael Orlitzky describes an undocumented way to attach several files "by mashing t real seriously". As far as I can see, sending multiple attachments described by a pattern is still impossible in % mutt --version mutt: invalid option -- '-' Mutt 1.5.20 (2009-06-14) For example: Start mutt on my local machine. The mailhost is remote. I wish to attach all files in the current directory on the local machine. (Not from the command line, but while sending mail.) Command: a Mutt replies: Attach file ('?' for list): Command: * Mutt replies: Unable to attach *! [ok, so strings like * or .* are not viewed as patterns but taken literally] Try again. Command: a Mutt replies: Attach file ('?' for list): Command: ? Mutt contacts the remote host to look at various remote folders. Ach. [This feels like a mutt bug.] Try again. Command: a Mutt replies: Attach file ('?' for list): Command: TAB Mutt replies with a directory listing of the current directory. I would like to select all files, and have so far not found a better method than hitting t as many times as there are files. How does one tag all files? How does one tag all files fitting a pattern? Try ~: "Key is not bound. Press '?' for help." Try /: "Search for:" Try ~A. "Not found." [more generally, / searches for the next file with a suitable name, not for all such files] Try T: This is bound to toggle-subscribed, not to tag-pattern. Andries
