gmail +forward
PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.
Forward a message to new recipients
Usage
gws gmail +forward --message-id <ID> --to <EMAILS>
Flags
| Flag |
Required |
Default |
Description |
--message-id |
✓ |
— |
Gmail message ID to forward |
--to |
✓ |
— |
Recipient email address(es), comma-separated |
--from |
— |
— |
Sender address (for send-as/alias; omit to use account default) |
--body |
— |
— |
Optional note above the forwarded message, used verbatim (plain text, or HTML with --html). \n is NOT a newline — use $'...' or a real line break |
--no-original-attachments |
— |
— |
Do not include file attachments from the original message (inline images in --html mode are preserved) |
--attach |
— |
— |
Attach a file (can be specified multiple times) |
--cc |
— |
— |
CC email address(es), comma-separated |
--bcc |
— |
— |
BCC email address(es), comma-separated |
--html |
— |
— |
Treat --body as HTML content (default is plain text) |
--dry-run |
— |
— |
Show the request that would be sent without executing it |
--draft |
— |
— |
Save as draft instead of sending |
Examples
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --body 'FYI see below'
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --cc eve@example.com
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --body '<p>FYI</p>' --html
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com -a notes.pdf
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --no-original-attachments
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --draft
# Multi-line note — $'...' quoting turns \n into a real newline:
gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --body $'Dave,\n\nSee the thread below.\n\nBlake'
Tips
- IMPORTANT: --body is verbatim. Writing --body "Hi,\n\nFYI" sends a literal backslash-n to the recipient; it does NOT create a line break. Use $'Hi,\n\nFYI' or "$(cat file.txt)". See gws-shared Shell Tips.
- Includes the original message with sender, date, subject, and recipients.
- Original attachments are included by default (matching Gmail web behavior).
- With --html, inline images are also preserved via cid: references.
- In plain-text mode, inline images are not included (matching Gmail web).
- Use --no-original-attachments to forward without the original message's files.
- Use -a/--attach to add extra file attachments. Can be specified multiple times.
- Combined size of original and user attachments is limited to 25MB.
- With --html, the forwarded block uses Gmail's gmail_quote CSS classes and preserves HTML formatting. Use fragment tags (, , , etc.) — no / wrapper needed.
- Use --draft to save the forward as a draft instead of sending it immediately.
See Also
1---2name: gws-gmail-forward3description: Gmail: Forward a message to new recipients.4---5
6# gmail +forward
7
8> **PREREQUISITE:** Read `../gws-shared/SKILL.md` for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run `gws generate-skills` to create it.
9
10Forward a message to new recipients
11
12## Usage
13
14```bash
15gws gmail +forward --message-id <ID> --to <EMAILS>
16```
17
18## Flags
19
20| Flag | Required | Default | Description |
21|------|----------|---------|-------------|
22| `--message-id` | ✓ | — | Gmail message ID to forward |
23| `--to` | ✓ | — | Recipient email address(es), comma-separated |
24| `--from` | — | — | Sender address (for send-as/alias; omit to use account default) |
25| `--body` | — | — | Optional note above the forwarded message, used verbatim (plain text, or HTML with --html). \n is NOT a newline — use $'...' or a real line break |
26| `--no-original-attachments` | — | — | Do not include file attachments from the original message (inline images in --html mode are preserved) |
27| `--attach` | — | — | Attach a file (can be specified multiple times) |
28| `--cc` | — | — | CC email address(es), comma-separated |
29| `--bcc` | — | — | BCC email address(es), comma-separated |
30| `--html` | — | — | Treat --body as HTML content (default is plain text) |
31| `--dry-run` | — | — | Show the request that would be sent without executing it |
32| `--draft` | — | — | Save as draft instead of sending |
33
34## Examples
35
36```bash
37gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com
38gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --body 'FYI see below'
39gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --cc eve@example.com
40gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --body '<p>FYI</p>' --html
41gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com -a notes.pdf
42gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --no-original-attachments
43gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --draft
44# Multi-line note — $'...' quoting turns \n into a real newline:
45gws gmail +forward --message-id 18f1a2b3c4d --to dave@example.com --body $'Dave,\n\nSee the thread below.\n\nBlake'
46```
47
48## Tips
49
50- IMPORTANT: --body is verbatim. Writing --body "Hi,\n\nFYI" sends a literal backslash-n to the recipient; it does NOT create a line break. Use $'Hi,\n\nFYI' or "$(cat file.txt)". See gws-shared Shell Tips.
51- Includes the original message with sender, date, subject, and recipients.
52- Original attachments are included by default (matching Gmail web behavior).
53- With --html, inline images are also preserved via cid: references.
54- In plain-text mode, inline images are not included (matching Gmail web).
55- Use --no-original-attachments to forward without the original message's files.
56- Use -a/--attach to add extra file attachments. Can be specified multiple times.
57- Combined size of original and user attachments is limited to 25MB.
58- With --html, the forwarded block uses Gmail's gmail_quote CSS classes and preserves HTML formatting. Use fragment tags (<p>, <b>, <a>, etc.) — no <html>/<body> wrapper needed.
59- Use --draft to save the forward as a draft instead of sending it immediately.
60
61## See Also
62
63- [gws-shared](../gws-shared/SKILL.md) — Global flags and auth
64- [gws-gmail](../gws-gmail/SKILL.md) — All send, read, and manage email commands
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