Quick links About mail and rmail
Syntax
User commands
Examples
Related commands
Linux / Unix main page About mail and rmail One of the ways that allows you to read/send E-Mail. Syntax Sending mail [-t] [-w] [ -m message_type ] recipient ... rmail [-t] [-w] [ -m message_type ] recipient ... Reading mail [-e] [-h] [-p] [-P] [-q] [-r] [ -f file ] Debugging mail [ -x debug_level ] [ other_mail_options ] recipient ...
| -t | A To: line is added to the message header for each of the intended recipients. |
| -w | A letter is sent to a remote recipient without waiting for the completion of the remote transfer program. |
| -m message_type | A Message-Type: line is added to the message header with the value of message_type. |
| -e | Mail is not printed. An exit status of 0 is returned if the user has mail; otherwise, an exit status of 1 is returned. |
| -h | A window of headers are initially displayed rather than the latest message. The display is followed by the ? prompt. |
| -p | All messages are printed without prompting for disposition. |
| -P | All messages are printed with all header lines displayed, rather than the default selective header line display. |
| -q | mail terminates after interrupts. Normally an interrupt causes only the termination of the message being printed. |
| -r | Messages are printed in first-in, first-out order. |
| -f file | mail uses file (such as mbox) instead of the default mailfile. |
| -x debug_level | mail creates a trace file containing debugging information. |
User command
| # | Display message number |
| - | Print previous |
| + | Next (no delete) |
| !command | Escape to the shell to execut command. |
| <CR> | Next (no delete) |
| a | Print message that arrived during the mail session. |
| d or dp | Delete the current message and print the next message. |
| d n | Delete message number n. Do not go on to next message. |
| dq | Delete message and quit mail. |
| h | Display a window of headers around current message. |
| h n | Display a window of headers around message number n. |
| h a | Display headers of all messages in the user's mailfile. |
| h d | Display headers of messages scheduled for deletion. |
| m [persons] | Mail (and delete) the current message to the named persons. |
| n | Print message number n. |
| p | Print current message again, overriding any indications of binary (that is, unprintable) content. |
| P | Override default brief mode and print current message again, displaying all header lines. |
| q, or CTRL-D | Put undeleted mail back in the mailfile and quit mail . |
| r [users] | Reply to the sender, and other users, then delete the message. |
| s [files] | Save message in the named file s (mbox is default) and delete the message. |
| u [n] | Undelete message number n (default is last read). |
| w [files] | Save message contents, without any header lines, in the named files (mbox is default) and delete the message. |
| x | Put all mail back in the mailfile unchanged and exit mail . |
| y [files] | Same as -w option. |
| ? | Print a command summary. |
Examples mail - Opens the mail program with the first message in the mail (if applicable). mail support@computerhope.com - Starts a new e-mail, sending the e-mail to the support at Computer Hope. When composing a message to terminate the message type a period ( . ) and press enter. Additional information about sending and reading e-mail in a telnet session, SSH session, and/or at the command line can be found on document CH000817. Related commands chmod
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