1 # ident "%Z%%M% %I% %E% SMI"
4 alias,group user ... declare alias for user names
5 alternates user declare alternate names for your login
6 cd,chdir [directory] chdir to directory or home if none given
8 copy [msglist] file save messages to file without marking as saved
9 delete [msglist] delete messages
10 discard,ignore header discard header field when printing message
11 dp,dt [msglist] delete messages and type next message
12 echo string print the string
13 edit [msglist] edit messages
14 folder,file filename change mailboxes to filename
15 folders list files in directory of current folder
16 followup [msglist] reply to authors of messages and save copy
17 Followup [message] reply to all recipients of message and save copy
18 from [msglist] give header lines of messages
19 header [message] print page of active message headers
20 help,? print this help message
21 hold,preserve [msglist] hold messages in mailbox
22 inc incorporate new messages into current session
23 list list all commands (no explanations)
24 mail user mail to specific user
25 Mail mail to specific user, saving copy
26 mbox [msglist] messages will go to mbox when quitting
27 next [message] goto and type next message
28 pipe,| [msglist] shell-cmd pipe the messages to the shell command
29 print,type [msglist] print messages
30 Print,Type [msglist] print messages with all headers
31 quit quit, preserving unread messages
32 reply,respond [msglist] reply to authors (only) of the messages
33 Reply,Respond [message] reply to the author and recipients of the msg
34 save [msglist] file save (appending) messages to file
35 Save [msglist] save messages to file named after author
36 set variable[=value] set variable to value
37 size [msglist] print size of messages
38 source file read commands from file
39 top [msglist] print top 5 lines of messages
40 touch [msglist] force the messages to be saved when quitting
41 undelete [msglist] restore deleted messages
42 undiscard,unignore header add header field back to list printed
43 unread,new [msglist] mark messages unread
45 visual [msglist] edit list with $VISUAL editor
46 write [msglist] file write messages without headers
47 xit,exit quit, preserving all messages
48 z [+/-] display next [last] page of 10 headers
50 [msglist] is optional and specifies messages by number, author, subject or
51 type. The default is the current message.