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.bp .sh 1 "Summary of commands, options, and escapes" .pp This section gives a quick summary of the .i Mail commands, binary and valued options, and tilde escapes. .pp The following table describes the commands:
.bp
.(b
.pp
The following table describes the options. Each option is
shown as being either a binary or valued option.
.)b
.(b
.pp
The following table summarizes the tilde escapes available
while sending mail.
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.(b
.pp
The following table shows the command line flags that
.i Mail
accepts:
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.lp
Notes:
.b -T ,
.b -d ,
.b -h ,
and
.b -r
are not for human use.
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.bp .sh 1 "Summary of commands, options, and escapes" .pp This section gives a quick summary of the .i Mail commands, binary and valued options, and tilde escapes. .pp The following table describes the commands:
| Command Description |
| + Same as next |
| - Back up to previous message |
| ? Print brief summary of Mail commands |
| ! Single command escape to shell |
| Print Type message with ignored fields |
| Reply Reply to author of message only |
| Respond Same as Reply |
| 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 |
| dp Same as dt |
| dt Delete current message, type next message |
| edit Edit a list of messages |
| else Start of else part of conditional; see if |
| endif End of conditional statement; see if |
| exit Leave mail without changing anything |
| file Interrogate/change current mail file |
| folder Same as file |
| folders List the folders in your folder directory |
| from List headers of a list of messages |
| headers List current window of messages |
| help Same as ? |
| hold Same as preserve |
| if Conditional execution of Mail commands |
| ignore Set/examine list of ignored header fields |
| list List valid Mail commands |
| local List other names for the local host |
| mail Send mail to specified names |
| mbox Arrange to save a list of messages in mbox |
| next Go to next message and type it |
| preserve Arrange to leave list of messages in system mailbox |
| print Print messages |
| quit Leave Mail; update system mailbox, mbox as appropriate |
| reply Compose a reply to a message |
| respond Same as reply |
| retain Supersedes ignore |
| 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 mail commands from a file |
| top Print first so many (5 by default) lines of list of messages |
| type Same as print |
| undelete Undelete list of messages |
| unread Marks list of messages as not been read |
| unset Undo the operation of a set |
| visual Invoke visual editor on a list of messages |
| write Append messages to a file, don't include headers |
| xit Same as exit |
| z Scroll to next/previous screenful of headers |
| Option Type Description |
| EDITOR valued Pathname of editor for ~e and edit |
| PAGER valued Pathname of paginator for Print, print, Type and type |
| SHELL valued Pathname of shell for shell, ~! and ! |
| VISUAL valued Pathname of screen editor for ~v, visual |
| append binary Always append messages to end of mbox |
| 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 delete |
| crt valued Minimum number of lines before using PAGER |
| 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 \(uaD |
| keep binary Don't unlink system mailbox when empty |
| keepsave binary Don't delete saved 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 dead.letter |
| quiet binary Suppress printing of Mail version and message numbers |
| record valued File to save all outgoing mail in |
| screen valued Size of window of message headers for z, etc. |
| sendmail valued Choose alternate mail delivery system |
| toplines valued Number of lines to print in top |
| verbose binary Invoke sendmail with the -v flag |
| Escape Arguments Description |
| ~! command Execute shell command |
| ~b name ... Add names to "blind" Cc: list |
| ~c name ... Add names to Cc: field |
| ~d Read dead.letter 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 string |
| ~t name ... Add names to To: field |
| ~v Invoke screen editor on message |
| ~w filename Write message on file |
| ~| command Pipe message through command |
| ~: Mail command Execute a Mail command |
| ~~ string Quote a ~ in front of string |
| Flag Description |
| -N Suppress the initial printing of headers |
| -T file Article-id's of read/deleted messages to file |
| -d Turn on debugging |
| -f file Show messages in file or ~/mbox |
| -h number Pass on hop count for mail forwarding |
| -i Ignore tty interrupt signals |
| -n Inhibit reading of /etc/mail.rc |
| -r name Pass on name for mail forwarding |
| -s string Use string as subject in outgoing mail |
| -u name Read name's mail instead of your own |
| -v Invoke sendmail with the -v flag |