gyb
Command line tool for locally backing up Gmail messages using Gmail's API over HTTPS. More information: https://github.com/GAM-team/got-your-back.
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Estimate the number and the size of all emails on your Gmail account:
gyb --email {{[email protected]}} --action estimate
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Backup a Gmail account to a specific directory:
gyb --email {{[email protected]}} --action backup --local-folder {{path/to/directory}}
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Backup only important or starred emails from a Gmail account to the default local folder:
gyb --email {{[email protected]}} --search "{{is:important OR is:starred}}"
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Restore from a local folder to a Gmail account:
gyb --email {{[email protected]}} --action restore --local-folder {{path/to/directory}}
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