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32 .sh 1 "Summary of commands, options, and escapes"
33 .pp
34 This section gives a quick summary of the
35 .i Mail
36 commands, binary and valued options, and tilde escapes.
37 .pp
38 The following table describes the commands:
39 .TS
40 center ;
41 c ci
42 lb l.
43 Command Description
44 _
45 + Same as \fBnext\fP
46 - Back up to previous message
47 ? Print brief summary of \fIMail\fP commands
48 ! Single command escape to shell
49 Print Type message with ignored fields
50 Reply Reply to author of message only
51 Respond Same as \fBReply\fP
52 Type Type message with ignored fields
53 alias Define an alias as a set of user names
54 alternates List other names you are known by
55 chdir Change working directory, home by default
56 copy Copy a message to a file or folder
57 delete Delete a list of messages
58 dp Same as \fBdt\fP
59 dt Delete current message, type next message
60 edit Edit a list of messages
61 else Start of else part of conditional; see \fBif\fP
62 endif End of conditional statement; see \fBif\fP
63 exit Leave mail without changing anything
64 file Interrogate/change current mail file
65 folder Same as \fBfile\fP
66 folders List the folders in your folder directory
67 from List headers of a list of messages
68 headers List current window of messages
69 help Same as \fB?\fP
70 hold Same as \fBpreserve\fP
71 if Conditional execution of \fIMail\fP commands
72 ignore Set/examine list of ignored header fields
73 list List valid \fIMail\fP commands
74 local List other names for the local host
75 mail Send mail to specified names
76 mbox Arrange to save a list of messages in \fImbox\fP
77 next Go to next message and type it
78 preserve Arrange to leave list of messages in system mailbox
79 print Print messages
80 quit Leave \fIMail\fP; update system mailbox, \fImbox\fP as appropriate
81 reply Compose a reply to a message
82 respond Same as \fBreply\fP
83 retain Supersedes \fBignore\fP
84 save Append messages, headers included, on a file
85 set Set binary or valued options
86 shell Invoke an interactive shell
87 size Prints out size of message list
88 source Read \fImail\fP commands from a file
89 top Print first so many (5 by default) lines of list of messages
90 type Same as \fBprint\fP
91 undelete Undelete list of messages
92 unread Marks list of messages as not been read
93 unset Undo the operation of a \fBset\fP
94 visual Invoke visual editor on a list of messages
95 write Append messages to a file, don't include headers
96 xit Same as \fBexit\fP
97 z Scroll to next/previous screenful of headers
98 .TE
99 .(b
100 .pp
101 The following table describes the options. Each option is
102 shown as being either a binary or valued option.
103 .TS
104 center;
105 c ci ci
106 l ci l.
107 Option Type Description
108 _
109 EDITOR valued Pathname of editor for ~e and \fBedit\fP
110 PAGER valued Pathname of paginator for \fBPrint\fP, \fBprint\fP, \fBType\fP and \fBtype\fP
111 SHELL valued Pathname of shell for \fBshell\fP, ~! and \fB!\fP
112 VISUAL valued Pathname of screen editor for ~v, \fBvisual\fP
113 append binary Always append messages to end of \fImbox\fP
114 ask binary Prompt user for Subject: field when sending
115 askcc binary Prompt user for additional Cc's at end of message
116 autoprint binary Print next message after \fBdelete\fP
117 crt valued Minimum number of lines before using \fBPAGER\fP
118 debug binary Print out debugging information
119 dot binary Accept . alone on line to terminate message input
120 escape valued Escape character to be used instead of\ \ ~
121 folder valued Directory to store folders in
122 hold binary Hold messages in system mailbox by default
123 ignore binary Ignore \s-2RUBOUT\s0 while sending mail
124 ignoreeof binary Don't terminate letters/command input with \fB\(uaD\fP
125 keep binary Don't unlink system mailbox when empty
126 keepsave binary Don't delete \fBsave\fPd messages by default
127 metoo binary Include sending user in aliases
128 noheader binary Suppress initial printing of version and headers
129 nosave binary Don't save partial letter in \fIdead.letter\fP
130 quiet binary Suppress printing of \fIMail\fP version and message numbers
131 record valued File to save all outgoing mail in
132 screen valued Size of window of message headers for \fBz\fP, etc.
133 sendmail valued Choose alternate mail delivery system
134 toplines valued Number of lines to print in \fBtop\fP
135 verbose binary Invoke sendmail with the \fB\-v\fP flag
136 .TE
137 .)b
138 .(b
139 .pp
140 The following table summarizes the tilde escapes available
141 while sending mail.
142 .TS
143 center;
144 c ci ci
145 l li l.
146 Escape Arguments Description
147 _
148 ~! command Execute shell command
149 ~b name ... Add names to "blind" Cc: list
150 ~c name ... Add names to Cc: field
151 ~d Read \fIdead.letter\fP into message
152 ~e Invoke text editor on partial message
153 ~f messages Read named messages
154 ~h Edit the header fields
155 ~m messages Read named messages, right shift by tab
156 ~p Print message entered so far
157 ~q Abort entry of letter; like \s-2RUBOUT\s0
158 ~r filename Read file into message
159 ~s string Set Subject: field to \fIstring\fP
160 ~t name ... Add names to To: field
161 ~v Invoke screen editor on message
162 ~w filename Write message on file
163 ~| command Pipe message through \fIcommand\fP
164 ~: Mail command Execute a \fIMail\fP command
165 ~~ string Quote a ~ in front of \fIstring\fP
166 .TE
167 .)b
168 .(b
169 .pp
170 The following table shows the command line flags that
171 .i Mail
172 accepts:
173 .TS
174 center;
175 c c
176 l a.
177 Flag Description
178 _
179 \-N Suppress the initial printing of headers
180 \-T \fIfile\fP Article-id's of read/deleted messages to \fIfile\fP
181 \-d Turn on debugging
182 \-f \fIfile\fP Show messages in \fIfile\fP or \fI~/mbox\fP
183 \-h \fInumber\fP Pass on hop count for mail forwarding
184 \-i Ignore tty interrupt signals
185 \-n Inhibit reading of /usr/lib/Mail.rc
186 \-r \fIname\fP Pass on \fIname\fP for mail forwarding
187 \-s \fIstring\fP Use \fIstring\fP as subject in outgoing mail
188 \-u \fIname\fP Read \fIname's\fP mail instead of your own
189 \-v Invoke sendmail with the \fB\-v\fP flag
190 .TE
191 .)b
192 .lp
193 Notes:
194 .b \-T ,
195 .b \-d ,
196 .b \-h ,
197 and
198 .b \-r
199 are not for human use.