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Chapter 2 UNIX Commands |
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Chapter 2 UNIX Commands |
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mailx[options] [users]
Read mail, or send mail to other
users
. For a summary of commands, type
?
in command mode (e.g., when reading mail) or
~?
in input mode (e.g., when sending mail). The start-up file
.mailrc
in the user's home directory is useful for setting display variables and for defining alias lists.
Set debugging.
Test for the existence of mail without printing it. Exit status is 0 if mail exists; otherwise 1.
file
]
Read mail in alternate
file
(default is
mbox
).
Store message in a file named after the first recipient.
n
Stop trying to send after making
n
network connections, or "hops" (useful for avoiding infinite loops).
Print mail headers only.
Ignore interrupts (useful on modems); same as ignore environment variable.
Use with -f when displaying saved news articles; newsgroup and article-ID headers are included.
Do not read the startup mailx.rc file.
Don't print mail headers.
address
Specify a return
address
for mail you send.
sub
Print string
sub
in the subject header field.
file
Record message IDs and article IDs (of news articles) in
file
.
user
Read
user
's mail.
Convert uucp -type addresses to Internet format.
Print version number of mailx and exit.
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| Reference: mailalias |
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Reference: make |
