mxr cat

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Display a message. Pass a positional ID, pipe IDs on stdin, or resolve a list with --search QUERY (then --first for the most recent match or --limit N for the top N)

mxr cat [OPTIONS] [MESSAGE_ID]

Arguments

Flag	Description
[MESSAGE_ID]	Message ID (or omit when piping IDs / using —search)

Options

Flag	Description
--search <SEARCH>	Resolve target(s) by query instead of a positional ID. Iterates over each match with a separator
--first	Only display the most recent match (when —search is used)
--limit <LIMIT>	Cap the number of matches displayed (when —search is used)
--view <VIEW>	[possible values: reader, raw, html, headers]
--assets	—
--raw	—
--html	—
--format <FORMAT>	[possible values: table, json, jsonl, csv, ids]
-h, --help	Print help

Use When

Read one message body, or resolve a search to the first matching message.

Everyday Examples

mxr cat MESSAGE_ID --view reader
mxr cat --search 'from:boss is:unread' --first

See also

• CLI overview — full command index
• Concepts — query operators, search modes, JSON shapes
• Automation contract — which commands support --format json, --dry-run, stdin