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 to include above the forwarded message (plain text, or HTML with --html)
--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

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