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.TH Mail 1
.SH NAME
Mail \- send and receive mail
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B Mail
[
.I option
]
...
[
.I person
]
...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Mail 
with 
.I persons
named reads a letter from the standard input and sends it to them.
.PP
.I Mail
otherwise presents your mail.
It responds to commands, each typed on a line by itself,
possibly with arguments.
A command need not be typed in its
entirety \- the first command that matches the typed prefix is used.
A missing message list is interpreted as a singleton:
whichever of the current message,
the nearest message ahead, or the nearest message back
satisfies the command's requirements.
.PP
The following table describes the commands:
.PP
.ta \w'\f5alternates\fP 'u +\w'Arguments 'u
.de fq
\f5\\$1\\fP	\f5\\$2\\fP	\\f5\\$3\\fP
..
.nf
.fq !	"Single command escape to shell"
.fq -	"Back up to previous message"
.fq Reply	"Compose a reply to a message"
.fq alias	"Define an alias as a set of user names"
.fq alternates	"List other names you are known by"
.fq chdir	"Change working directory, default home"
.fq copy	"Copy a message to a file or folder, or pipe it to a command"
.fq delete	"Delete a list of messages"
.fq dt	"Delete message, type next"
.fq endif	"End of \f5if\fR conditional statement"
.fq edit	"Edit a list of messages"
.fq else	"Part of \f5if\fR conditional"
.fq exit	"Leave mail without changing anything"
.fq file	"Interrogate/change current mail file"
.fq folder	"Same as file"
.fq folders	"List your folder directory"
.fq from	"List headers of a list of messages"
.fq headers	"List current window of messages"
.fq help	"Print brief summary of Mail commands"
.fq hold	"Same as preserve"
.fq if	"Conditional execution of Mail commands"
.fq ignore	"Do not print listed headers"
.fq mail	"Send mail to specified names"
.fq mbox	"Arrange to save a list of messages in mbox"
.fq next	"Go to next message and type it"
.fq preserve	"Arrange to leave list of messages in mbox"
.fq quit	"Leave Mail; update mbox as appropriate"
.fq reply	"Reply to author of message only"
.fq save	"Append messages, with headers, to a file, or pipe it to a command"
.fq set	"Set binary or valued options"
.fq shell	"Invoke an interactive shell"
.fq top	"Print first so many (5 by default) lines of list of messages"
.fq type	"Print messages"
.fq undelete	"Undelete list of messages"
.fq unset	"Undo the operation of a set"
.fq visual	"Invoke visual editor on a list of messages"
.fq write	"Append messages, without headers, to a file, or pipe it to a command"
.fq z	"Scroll to next/previous screenful of headers"
.fi
.PP
The following table describes the options for
.BR set .
Each option is
shown as being either a binary or valued option.
.PP
.nf
.fq EDITOR	valued	"Pathname of editor for \f5~e\fP and \f5edit\fP"
.fq SHELL	valued	"Pathname of shell for \f5shell\fP, \f5~!\fP and \f5!\fP"
.fq VISUAL	valued	"Pathname of screen editor for \f5~v\fP, \f5visual\fP"
.fq append	binary	"Always append messages to end of \fImbox\fP"
.fq ask	binary	"Prompt user for Subject: field when sending"
.fq askcc	binary	"Prompt user for additional Cc's at end of message"
.fq autoprint	binary	"Print next message after \f5delete\fP"
.fq crt	valued	"Minimum number of lines before using \fImore\fP"
.fq dot	binary	"Accept . alone on line to terminate message input"
.fq escape	valued	"Escape character to be used instead of ~"
.fq folder	valued	"Directory to store folders in"
.fq hold	binary	"Hold messages in \fImbox\fP by default"
.fq ignore	binary	"Ignore \s-2RUBOUT\s0 while sending mail"
.fq ignoreeof	binary	"Don't terminate letters/command input with ^D"
.fq keep	binary	"Don't unlink \fImbox\fP when empty"
.fq keepsave	binary	"Don't delete \f5save\fPd messages by default"
.fq metoo	binary	"Include sending user in aliases"
.fq nosave	binary	"Don't save partial letter in \fIdead.letter\fP"
.fq quiet	binary	"Suppress printing of \fIMail\fP version"
.fq record	valued	"File to save all outgoing mail in"
.fq screen	valued	"Size of window of message headers for \f5z\fP, etc."
.fq sendmail	valued	"Choose alternate mail delivery system"
.fq toplines	valued	"Number of lines to print in \f5top\fP"
.fi
.PP
The following table summarizes tilde escapes available
while entering a letter.
.PP
Escape	Arguments	Description
.nf
.de fz
\f5\\$1\fP	\fI\\$2\\fP	\\$3
..
.fz ~!	command	"Execute shell command"
.fz ~c	name ...	"Add names to Cc: field"
.fz ~d		"Read \f5dead.letter\fP into message"
.fz ~e		"Invoke text editor on partial message"
.fz ~f	messages	"Read named messages"
.fz ~h		"Edit the header fields"
.fz ~m	messages	"Read named messages, right shift by tab"
.fz ~p		"Print message entered so far"
.fz ~q		"Abort entry of letter; like \s-2RUBOUT\s0"
.fz ~r	filename	"Read file into message"
.fz ~s	string	"Set Subject: field to \fIstring\fP"
.fz ~t	name ...	"Add names to \f%To:\fP field"
.fz ~v		"Invoke screen editor on message"
.fz ~w	filename	"Write message on file"
.fz ~\^|	command	"Pipe message through \fIcommand\fP"
.fz ~~	string	"Quote a \f5~\fP in front of \fIstring\fP"
.fi
.PP
The following table shows the command line flags.
.PP
.ta \w'\f5-h number\fP 'u
.B
.nf
.fz -N		"Suppress the initial printing of headers"
.fz -T	file	"Article-id's of read/deleted messages to \fIfile\fP"
.fz -d		"Turn on debugging"
.fz -f	file	"Show messages in \fIfile\fP or \fI$HOME/mbox\fP"
.fz -h	number	"Pass on hop count for mail forwarding"
.fz -i	"Ignore tty interrupt signals"
.fz -n	"Inhibit reading of /usr/lib/Mail.rc"
.fz -r	name	"Pass on \fIname\fP for mail forwarding"
.fz -s	string	"Use \fIstring\fP as subject in outgoing mail"
.fz -u	name	"Read \fIname's\fP mail instead of your own"
.fi
.PP
Notes:
.B -T ,
.B -d ,
.B -h ,
and
.B -r
are not intended for human consumption.
.SH FILES
.TF /usr/lib/Mail.help*
.TP
.F /usr/spool/mail/*
post office
.TP
.F $HOME/mbox
your old mail
.TP
.F $HOME/.mailrc
file giving initial mail commands
.TP
.F /tmp/R#
temporary for editor escape
.TP
.F /usr/lib/Mail.help*
help files
.TP
.F /usr/lib/Mail.rc
system initialization file
.TP
.F /bin/mail
to do actual mailing
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR mail (1)
.br
`The Mail Reference Manual,'
.I Berkeley BSD 4.1 UNIX User's Manual

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