Command line program for Internet News and Email.
| address | Send mail to address this will open pine directly into the message composer. |
| -a | Special anonymous mode for UWIN. |
| -attach file | Send e-mail with the selected file as an attachment. |
| -attach_and_delete file | Send e-mail with the selected file as an attachment and remove file after sent. |
| -attach file-list | Send e-mail with the listed file-list as an attatchment. |
| -c context-number | context-number is the number corresponding to the folder-collection to which the -f command line argument should be applied. By default the -f argument is applied to the first defined folder collection. |
| -d debug-level | Output diagnostic info at debug-level (0-9) to the current .pine-debug[1-4] file. A value of 0 turns debugging off and suppresses the .pine-debug file. |
| -d key[=val] | Fine tuned output of diagnostic messages where "flush" causes debug file writing without buffering, "timestamp" appends each message with a timestamp, "imap=n" where n is between 0 and 4 representing none to verbose IMAP telemetry reporting, "numfiles=n" where n is between 0 and 31 corresponding to the number of debug files to maintain, and "verbose=n" where n is between 0 and 9 indicating an inverse threshold for message output. |
| -f folder | Open folder (in first defined folder collection, use -c n to specify another collection) instead of INBOX. |
| -F file | Open named text file and view with Pine's browser. |
| -h | Help: list valid command-line options. |
| -i | Start up in the FOLDER Indexscreen. |
| -I keystrokes | Initial (comma separated list of) keystrokes which Pine should execute on startup. |
| -k | Use function keys for commands. This is the same as running the command pinef. |
| -n number | Start up with current message-number set to number. |
| -nr | Special mode for UWIN. |
| -o | Open first folder read-only. |
| -p config_file | Use config-file as the personal configuration file instead of the default .pinerc. |
| -P config_file | Use config-file as the configuration file instead of default system-wide configuration file pine.conf. |
| -r | Use restricted/demo mode. Pine will only send mail to itself and functions like save and export are restricted. |
| -url url | Open the given url. Cannot be used with -f, -F, or -attach options. |
| -z | Enable ^Z and SIGTSTP so pine may be suspended. |
| -conf | Produce a sample/fresh copy of the system-wide configuration file, pine.conf, on the standard output. This is distinct from the per-user .pinerc file. |
| -create_lu addrbook sort-order | Creates auxiliary index (look-up) file for addrbook and sorts addrbook in sort-order, which may be dont-sort, nickname, fullname, nickname-with- lists-last, or fullname-with-lists-last. Useful when creating global or shared address books. After creating the index file in this way, the file should be moved or copied in a way which preserves the mtime of the address book file. The mtime of the address book file at the
time the index file was built is stored inside the index file and a comparison
between that stored value and the current mtime of the address book file is done when somebody runs pine. If the mtime has changed since the index file was made, then pine will want to rebuild the index file. In other words, don't build the index file with this option
and then copy the address book to its final destination in a way which changes the file's mtime. |
| -pinerc file | Output fresh pinerc configuration to file. |
| -sort order | Sort the FOLDER Indexdisplay in one of the following orders: arrival, subject, from, date, size, orderedsubj or reverse. Arrival order is the default. The OrderedSubj choice simulates a threaded sort. Any sort may be reversed by adding /reverse to it. Reverse by
itself is the same as arrival/reverse. |
| -option=value | Assign value to the config option option e.g. -signature-file=sig1 or -feature-
list=signature-at-bottom (Note: feature-list values are additive) |
Below is a general listing of files related to mail and pine on a Unix or Unix variant system:
| /usr/spool/mail/xxxx | Default folder for incoming mail. |
| ~/mail | Default directory for mail folders. |
| ~/.addressbook | Default address book file. |
| ~/.addressbook.lu | Default address book index file. |
| ~/.pine-debug[1-4] | Diagnostic log for debugging. |
| ~/.pinerc | Personal pine config file. |
| ~/.newsrc | News subscription/state file. |
| ~/.signature | Default signature file. |
| ~/.mailcap | Personal mail capabilities file. |
| ~/.mime.types | Personal file extension to MIME type mapping |
| /etc/mailcap | System-wide mail capabilities file. |
| /etc/mime.types | System-wide file ext. to MIME type mapping |
| /usr/local/lib/pine.info | Local pointer to system administrator. |
| /usr/local/lib/pine.conf | System-wide configuration file. |
| /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed | Non-overridable configuration file. |
| /tmp/.\usr\spool\mail\xxxx | Per-folder mailbox lock files. |
| ~/.pine-interrupted-mail | Message which was interrupted. |
| ~/mail/postponed-msgs | For postponed messages. |
| ~/mail/sent-mail | Outgoing message archive (FCC). |
| ~/mail/saved-messages | Default destination for Saving messages. |
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.
