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158fee786SmillertMail Command			Description
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358fee786Smillertt [message list]		type message(s).
4*8ea23905Sderaadtmore [message list]		read message(s), through the $PAGER
558fee786Smillertn				goto and type next message.
658fee786Smillerte [message list]		edit message(s).
758fee786Smillertf [message list]		give head lines of messages.
858fee786Smillertd [message list]		delete message(s).
958fee786Smillerts [message list] <file>		append message(s) to file.
1058fee786Smillertu [message list]		undelete message(s).
1158fee786SmillertR [message list]		reply to message sender(s).
1258fee786Smillertr [message list]		reply to message sender(s) and all recipients.
13f3226c70Ssobradop [message list]		print message list.
1458fee786Smillertpre [message list]		make messages go back to /var/mail.
1558fee786Smillertm <recipient list>		mail to specific recipient(s).
1658fee786Smillertq				quit, saving unresolved messages in mbox.
1758fee786Smillertx				quit, do not remove system mailbox.
1858fee786Smillerth				print out active message headers.
1958fee786Smillert!				shell escape.
2058fee786Smillert| [msglist] command		pipe message(s) to shell command.
2158fee786Smillertpi [msglist] command		pipe message(s) to shell command.
22df930be7Sderaadtcd [directory]			chdir to directory or home if none given
2358fee786Smillertfi <file>			switch to file (%=system inbox, %user=user's
2458fee786Smillert				system inbox).  + searches in your folder
2558fee786Smillert				directory for the file.
2658fee786Smillertset variable[=value]		set Mail variable.
27df930be7Sderaadt
2858fee786SmillertA [message list] consists of integers, ranges of same, :status, /subject, or
2958fee786Smillertuser names separated by spaces.  If omitted, Mail uses the current message.
3058fee786SmillertThe pipe command doesn't accept user names or subject message list, since
3158fee786Smillertthat might conflict with the command string.
32df930be7Sderaadt
3358fee786SmillertA <recipient list> consists of recipient addresses or aliases separated by
3458fee786Smillertspaces.  Aliases are defined in .mailrc in your home directory.
3558fee786Smillert
3658fee786Smillert<file> is a full or relative pathname, +folder, % (system inbox), %user
3760d7a43eSjmc(specified user's system inbox), # (previous file), & (mbox file), or an
3858fee786Smillertexpression understood by ${SHELL:-/bin/sh} -c 'echo ...'.
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