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.sh 1 "Summary of commands, options, and escapes"
This section gives a quick summary of the
commands, binary and valued options, and tilde escapes.
The following table describes the commands:
- Back up to previous message
? Print brief summary of \fIMail\fP commands
! Single command escape to shell
Print Type message with ignored fields
Reply Reply to author of message only
Respond Same as \fBReply\fP
Type Type message with ignored fields
alias Define an alias as a set of user names
alternates List other names you are known by
chdir Change working directory, home by default
copy Copy a message to a file or folder
delete Delete a list of messages
dt Delete current message, type next message
edit Edit a list of messages
else Start of else part of conditional; see \fBif\fP
endif End of conditional statement; see \fBif\fP
exit Leave mail without changing anything
file Interrogate/change current mail file
folder Same as \fBfile\fP
folders List the folders in your folder directory
from List headers of a list of messages
headers List current window of messages
hold Same as \fBpreserve\fP
if Conditional execution of \fIMail\fP commands
ignore Set/examine list of ignored header fields
list List valid \fIMail\fP commands
local List other names for the local host
mail Send mail to specified names
mbox Arrange to save a list of messages in \fImbox\fP
next Go to next message and type it
preserve Arrange to leave list of messages in system mailbox
quit Leave \fIMail\fP; update system mailbox, \fImbox\fP as appropriate
reply Compose a reply to a message
respond Same as \fBreply\fP
retain Supersedes \fBignore\fP
save Append messages, headers included, on a file
set Set binary or valued options
shell Invoke an interactive shell
size Prints out size of message list
source Read \fImail\fP commands from a file
top Print first so many (5 by default) lines of list of messages
undelete Undelete list of messages
unread Marks list of messages as not been read
unset Undo the operation of a \fBset\fP
visual Invoke visual editor on a list of messages
write Append messages to a file, don't include headers
z Scroll to next/previous screenful of headers
The following table describes the options. Each option is
shown as being either a binary or valued option.
EDITOR valued Pathname of editor for ~e and \fBedit\fP
PAGER valued Pathname of paginator for \fBPrint\fP, \fBprint\fP, \fBType\fP and \fBtype\fP
SHELL valued Pathname of shell for \fBshell\fP, ~! and \fB!\fP
VISUAL valued Pathname of screen editor for ~v, \fBvisual\fP
append binary Always append messages to end of \fImbox\fP
ask binary Prompt user for Subject: field when sending
askcc binary Prompt user for additional Cc's at end of message
autoprint binary Print next message after \fBdelete\fP
crt valued Minimum number of lines before using \fBPAGER\fP
debug binary Print out debugging information
dot binary Accept . alone on line to terminate message input
escape valued Escape character to be used instead of\ \ ~
folder valued Directory to store folders in
hold binary Hold messages in system mailbox by default
ignore binary Ignore \s-2RUBOUT\s0 while sending mail
ignoreeof binary Don't terminate letters/command input with \fB\(uaD\fP
keep binary Don't unlink system mailbox when empty
keepsave binary Don't delete \fBsave\fPd messages by default
metoo binary Include sending user in aliases
noheader binary Suppress initial printing of version and headers
nosave binary Don't save partial letter in \fIdead.letter\fP
quiet binary Suppress printing of \fIMail\fP version and message numbers
record valued File to save all outgoing mail in
screen valued Size of window of message headers for \fBz\fP, etc.
sendmail valued Choose alternate mail delivery system
toplines valued Number of lines to print in \fBtop\fP
verbose binary Invoke sendmail with the \fB\-v\fP flag
The following table summarizes the tilde escapes available
Escape Arguments Description
~! command Execute shell command
~b name ... Add names to "blind" Cc: list
~c name ... Add names to Cc: field
~d Read \fIdead.letter\fP into message
~e Invoke text editor on partial message
~f messages Read named messages
~h Edit the header fields
~m messages Read named messages, right shift by tab
~p Print message entered so far
~q Abort entry of letter; like \s-2RUBOUT\s0
~r filename Read file into message
~s string Set Subject: field to \fIstring\fP
~t name ... Add names to To: field
~v Invoke screen editor on message
~w filename Write message on file
~| command Pipe message through \fIcommand\fP
~: Mail command Execute a \fIMail\fP command
~~ string Quote a ~ in front of \fIstring\fP
The following table shows the command line flags that
\-N Suppress the initial printing of headers
\-T \fIfile\fP Article-id's of read/deleted messages to \fIfile\fP
\-f \fIfile\fP Show messages in \fIfile\fP or \fI~/mbox\fP
\-h \fInumber\fP Pass on hop count for mail forwarding
\-i Ignore tty interrupt signals
\-n Inhibit reading of /usr/lib/Mail.rc
\-r \fIname\fP Pass on \fIname\fP for mail forwarding
\-s \fIstring\fP Use \fIstring\fP as subject in outgoing mail
\-u \fIname\fP Read \fIname's\fP mail instead of your own
\-v Invoke sendmail with the \fB\-v\fP flag
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