NAME
mail − the standard /usr/bin/mail interface
SYNOPSIS
mail [OPTION...] [address...]
DESCRIPTION
GNU mail −− the standard /usr/bin/mail interface
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−a, −−append=HEADER: VALUE Append given header to the message being sent |
−e, −−exist
Return true if mail exists
−E, −−exec=COMMAND
Execute COMMAND
−f, −−file[=URL]
Operate on given mailbox URL (default ~/mbox)
−F, −−byname
Save messages according to sender
−H, −−headers
Write a header summary and exit
−i, −−ignore
Ignore interrupts
−n, −−norc
Do not read the system mailrc file
−N, −−nosum
Do not display initial header summary
−p, −−print
Print all mail to standard output
−q, −−quit
Cause interrupts to terminate program
−r, −−read
Same as −p
−s, −−subject=SUBJ
Send a message with a Subject of SUBJ
−t, −−to
Precede message by a list of addresses
−u, −−user=USER
Operate on USER’s mailbox
Common options
−−license
Print license and exit
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−−external−locker=PATH Set full path to the external locker program |
−−lock−expire−timeout=SECONDS
Number of seconds after which the lock expires
−−lock−flags=FLAGS
Default locker flags (E=external, R=retry, T=time, P=pid)
−−lock−retry−count=NUMBER
Set the maximum number of times to retry acquiring the lockfile
−−lock−retry−timeout=SECONDS
Set timeout for acquiring the lockfile
−m, −−mail−spool=URL
Use specified URL as a mailspool directory
−−mailbox−type=PROTO
Default mailbox type to use
−−tls[=BOOL]
Enable TLS support
−?, −−help
give this help list
−−usage
give a short usage message
−V, −−version
print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug−mailutils [AT] gnu.org>.
SEE ALSO
The complete
GNU mailutils manual is not available in Debian systems due
to licensing reasons. You can find this manual online in the
GNU mailutils webpage:
http://www.gnu.org/software/mailutils/manual/index.html.