version 1.24, 1999/06/05 01:21:33 |
version 1.25, 1999/10/16 20:47:40 |
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.Ic delete 1\-5 |
.Ic delete 1\-5 |
deletes messages 1 through 5. |
deletes messages 1 through 5. |
The special name |
The special name |
.Dq \&* |
.Sq \&* |
addresses all messages and |
addresses all messages and |
.Dq \&$ |
.Sq \&$ |
addresses |
addresses |
the last message; thus the command |
the last message; thus the command |
.Ic top |
.Ic top |
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has a number of options which can be set in the |
has a number of options which can be set in the |
.Pa .mailrc |
.Pa .mailrc |
file to alter its behavior; thus |
file to alter its behavior; thus |
.Dq Li set askcc |
.Ic set askcc |
enables the |
enables the |
.Ar askcc |
.Ar askcc |
feature. |
feature. |
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Lists the current range of headers, which is an 18\-message group. |
Lists the current range of headers, which is an 18\-message group. |
If |
If |
a |
a |
.Dq \&+ |
.Ql \&+ |
argument is given, the next 18\-message group is printed; if |
argument is given, the next 18\-message group is printed; if |
a |
a |
.Dq \&\- |
.Ql \&\- |
argument is given, the previous 18\-message group is printed. |
argument is given, the previous 18\-message group is printed. |
.It Ic help |
.It Ic help |
A synonym for |
A synonym for |
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(no space before or after =) or |
(no space before or after =) or |
.Ar option . |
.Ar option . |
Quotation marks may be placed around any part of the assignment statement to |
Quotation marks may be placed around any part of the assignment statement to |
quote blanks or tabs, i.e. |
quote blanks or tabs, i.e., |
.Dq Li "set indentprefix=\*q->\*q" . |
.Ic set indentprefix="->" . |
.It Ic saveignore |
.It Ic saveignore |
.Ic Saveignore |
.Ic saveignore |
is to |
is to |
.Ic save |
.Ic save |
what |
what |
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.Ar mbox . |
.Ar mbox . |
.pl +1 |
.pl +1 |
.It Ic saveretain |
.It Ic saveretain |
.Ic Saveretain |
.Ic saveretain |
is to |
is to |
.Ic save |
.Ic save |
what |
what |
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.Ic save |
.Ic save |
or when automatically saving to |
or when automatically saving to |
.Ar mbox . |
.Ar mbox . |
.Ic Saveretain |
.Ic saveretain |
overrides |
overrides |
.Ic saveignore . |
.Ic saveignore . |
.It Ic shell |
.It Ic shell |
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.It Ic \&~m Ns Ar messages |
.It Ic \&~m Ns Ar messages |
Read the named messages into the message being sent, indented by a |
Read the named messages into the message being sent, indented by a |
tab or by the value of |
tab or by the value of |
.Ar indentprefix . |
.Va indentprefix . |
If no messages are specified, |
If no messages are specified, |
read the current message. |
read the current message. |
Message headers currently being ignored (by the |
Message headers currently being ignored (by the |
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to be appended to the end rather than prepended. |
to be appended to the end rather than prepended. |
This should always be set (perhaps in |
This should always be set (perhaps in |
.Pa /etc/mail.rc ) . |
.Pa /etc/mail.rc ) . |
.It Ar ask, asksub |
.It Ar ask , asksub |
Causes |
Causes |
.Nm mail |
.Nm mail |
to prompt you for the subject of each message you send. |
to prompt you for the subject of each message you send. |
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Causes the |
Causes the |
.Ic delete |
.Ic delete |
command to behave like |
command to behave like |
.Ic dp |
.Ic dp ; |
\- thus, after deleting a message, the next one will be typed |
thus, after deleting a message, the next one will be typed |
automatically. |
automatically. |
.It Ar debug |
.It Ar debug |
Setting the binary option |
Setting the binary option |
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which makes |
which makes |
.Nm mail |
.Nm mail |
refuse to accept a control-d as the end of a message. |
refuse to accept a control-d as the end of a message. |
.Ar Ignoreeof |
.Ar ignoreeof |
also applies to |
also applies to |
.Nm mail |
.Nm mail |
command mode. |
command mode. |
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The name of the directory to use for storing folders of |
The name of the directory to use for storing folders of |
messages. |
messages. |
If this name begins with a |
If this name begins with a |
.Dq / , |
.Ql / , |
.Nm mail |
.Nm mail |
considers it to be an absolute pathname; otherwise, the |
considers it to be an absolute pathname; otherwise, the |
folder directory is found relative to your home directory. |
folder directory is found relative to your home directory. |