gws-gmail-forward

Gmail: Forward a message to new recipients.

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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

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

gws-shared — Global flags and auth

gws-gmail — All send, read, and manage email commands

Repository: googleworkspace/cli
Path: skills/gws-gmail-forward/SKILL.md
Commit: a3768d0

Last updated: 2 days ago
First committed: 5 months ago

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