gyb — Locally back up Gmail messages using Gmail's API over HTTPS. More information: <https://github.com/G

Estimate the number and the size of all emails on your Gmail account

gyb --email {{email@gmail.com}} --action estimate

Backup a Gmail account to a specific directory

gyb --email {{email@gmail.com}} --action backup --local-folder {{path/to/directory}}

Backup only important or starred emails from a Gmail account to the default local folder

gyb --email {{email@gmail.com}} --search "{{is:important OR is:starred}}"

Restore from a local folder to a Gmail account

gyb --email {{email@gmail.com}} --action restore --local-folder {{path/to/directory}}