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# Mail
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1. [TL;DR](#tldr)
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1. [Further readings](#further-readings)
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1. [Sources](#sources)
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## TL;DR
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```sh
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# Just test the presence for new emails.
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# Exit status '0' means there are, '1' there is none.
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mail -e
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# Read all unread emails at once.
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cat '/var/mail/username'
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# Read automatically saved messages.
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cat "$HOME/mbox"
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# Send emails.
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mail -s 'Subject' 'recipient@mail.server'
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echo '' | mail -a 'attachment.file' -s 'Subject' 'recipient@mail.server'
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# Send larger files.
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cat 'file.txt' | mail -s 'Subject' 'recipient@mail.server'
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# Make "email-safe" the contents of a file before sending it.
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uuencode 'file.txt' | mail -s 'Subject' 'recipient@mail.server'
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# Delete all emails at once.
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echo -n > '/var/mail/username'
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sudo rm '/var/mail/username'
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```
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| Command | Description |
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| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
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| `?` | View the help |
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| `p`, `print`<br/>`p 3`<br/>`p 3 6`<br/>`p 3-10`<br/>`p *` | Print all messages in the list to the default output |
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| `t`, `type` | Synonym for `p` |
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| `mo`, `more`<br/>`mo 3`<br/>`mo 3 6`<br/>`mo 3-10`<br/>`mo *` | Print all messages in the list to the default pager |
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| `n`, `next`<br/>`n 3`<br/>`n 3 6`<br/>`n 3-10`<br/>`n *` | Print the next message in the list |
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| `d`, `delete`<br/>`d 3`<br/>`d 3 6`<br/>`d 3-10`<br/>`d *` | Mark all messages in the list as deleted |
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| `q`, `quit` | Quit saving unresolved messages under `~/mbox` |
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| `x`, `ex`, `exit` | Quit **without** making changes to the mailbox |
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## Further readings
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### Sources
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- [`man` page][man page]
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[linux mail command examples]: https://www.binarytides.com/linux-mail-command-examples/
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[man page]: https://linux.die.net/man/1/mail
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[uuencode]: https://linux.101hacks.com/unix/uuencode/
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