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

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 (<p>, <b>, <a>, etc.) — no <html>/<body> 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