German operators
The German names for search operators, status values and the AND and OR keywords.
When FOLD runs in German, the search also accepts German names for most operators. The English names keep working in every language and take precedence: FOLD checks the English name first and only then looks for a German alias. In German, the Search syntax help on the Mac shows the German names.
An alias is only another name. Each one behaves exactly like its English operator, including the limitations listed on the operators page.
Operators
| German | English | Example | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
von: | from: | von:anna | |
an: | to: | an:team@example.com | |
kopie: | cc: | kopie:ben | |
blindkopie: | bcc: | blindkopie:ben | Searches the To field |
betreff: | subject: | betreff:Rechnung | |
text: | body: | text:Vertrag | Text of received messages is not indexed yet |
konto: | account: | konto:Arbeit | Command line only |
ist: | is: | ist:ungelesen | |
hat: | has: | hat:anhang | Error: not supported yet |
größe: | size: | größe:>10M | Write it with ß; groesse: is not recognised |
vor: | before: | vor:30d | |
nach: | after: | nach:2024-06-01 | |
datei: | file: | datei:pdf | No effect |
in:, label:, list:, from-account: and from-identity: have no German alias. Use the English names.
Status values
| German | English |
|---|---|
ungelesen | unread |
gelesen | read |
markiert | flagged |
beantwortet | answered |
gelöscht | deleted |
entwurf | draft |
German and English can be mixed: ist:unread and is:ungelesen both work. As with is:, any other value after ist: is treated as a tag, so ist:Wichtig finds messages tagged “Wichtig”.
AND and OR
UND means AND and ODER means OR. Both must be written in capitals; lowercase und and oder are ordinary search words. A space already means AND, so UND is optional.
Dates
Relative dates keep the English unit letters: d for days, w for weeks, m for months and y for years. vor:2w finds messages older than two weeks; there is no German letter for days or years.
Examples
von:anna betreff:Rechnung nach:30d
von:newsletter@example.com -ist:gelesen
(von:anna ODER von:ben) ist:markiert