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- removed "Option string values" section and divided up amongst mail options and environment section - expanded environment section - rearranged mail options - added default values to the mail options for clarification Reviewed by: ru
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@ -860,10 +860,13 @@ you have changed the escape character, then you should double
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that character in order to send it.
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.El
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.Ss "Mail Options"
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Options are controlled via
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Options can be set with the
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.Ic set
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and
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command
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and can be disabled with the
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.Ic unset
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or
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.Ic set Cm no Ns Ar name
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commands.
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Options may be either binary, in which case it is only
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significant to see whether they are set or not; or string, in which
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@ -880,28 +883,38 @@ to be appended to the end rather than prepended.
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This should always be set (preferably in one of the system-wide
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.Pa mail.rc
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files).
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Default is
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.Va noappend .
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.It Va ask , asksub
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Causes
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.Nm
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to prompt you for the subject of each message you send.
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If
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you respond with simply a newline, no subject field will be sent.
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Default is
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.Va asksub .
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.It Va askbcc
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Causes you to be prompted for additional blind carbon copy recipients at the
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end of each message.
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Responding with a newline indicates your
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satisfaction with the current list.
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Default is
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.Va noaskbcc .
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.It Va askcc
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Causes you to be prompted for additional carbon copy recipients at the
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end of each message.
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Responding with a newline indicates your
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satisfaction with the current list.
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Default is
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.Va noaskcc .
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.It Va autoinc
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Causes new mail to be automatically incorporated when it arrives.
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Setting this is similar to issuing the
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.Ic inc
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command at each prompt, except that the current message is not
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reset when new mail arrives.
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Default is
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.Va noautoinc .
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.It Va autoprint
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Causes the
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.Ic delete
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@ -909,6 +922,23 @@ command to behave like
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.Ic dp ;
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thus, after deleting a message, the next one will be typed
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automatically.
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Default is
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.Va noautoprint .
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.It Va crt
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The valued option
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.Va crt
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is used as a threshold to determine how long a message must
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be before
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.Ev PAGER
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is used to read it.
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If
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.Va crt
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is set without a value,
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then the height of the terminal screen stored in the system
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is used to compute the threshold (see
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.Xr stty 1 ) .
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Default is
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.Va nocrt .
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.It Va debug
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Setting the binary option
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.Va debug
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@ -918,6 +948,8 @@ on the command line and causes
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.Nm
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to output all sorts of information useful for debugging
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.Nm .
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Default is
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.Va nodebug .
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.It Va dot
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The binary option
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.Va dot
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@ -925,12 +957,39 @@ causes
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.Nm
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to interpret a period alone on a line as the terminator
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of a message you are sending.
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Default is
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.Va nodot .
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.It Va escape
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If defined, the first character of this option gives the character to
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use in place of
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.Ql ~
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to denote escapes.
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.It Va folder
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The name of the directory to use for storing folders of
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messages.
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If this name begins with a
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.Ql / ,
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.Nm
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considers it to be an absolute pathname; otherwise, the
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folder directory is found relative to your home directory.
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.It Va header
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If defined, initially display message headers when reading mail or
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editing a mail folder.
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Default is
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.Va header .
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This option can be disabled by giving the
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.Fl N
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flag on the command line.
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.It Va hold
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This option is used to hold messages in the system mailbox
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by default.
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Default is
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.Va nohold .
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.It Va ignore
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Causes interrupt signals from your terminal to be ignored and echoed as
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.Li @ Ns 's.
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Default is
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.Va noignore .
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.It Va ignoreeof
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An option related to
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.Va dot
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@ -945,36 +1004,51 @@ as the end of a message.
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also applies to
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.Nm
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command mode.
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Default is
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.Va noignoreeof .
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.It Va indentprefix
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String used by the
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.Ic ~m
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tilde escape for indenting messages, in place of
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the normal tab character
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.Pq Li ^I .
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Be sure to quote the value if it contains
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spaces or tabs.
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.It Va metoo
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Usually, when a group is expanded that contains the sender, the sender
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is removed from the expansion.
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Setting this option causes the sender
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to be included in the group.
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.It Va noheader
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Setting the option
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.Va noheader
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is the same as giving the
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.Fl N
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flag on the command line.
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.It Va nosave
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Normally, when you abort a message with two
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.Tn RUBOUT
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(erase or delete),
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.Nm
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copies the partial letter to the file
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.Pa dead.letter
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in your home directory.
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Setting the binary option
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.Va nosave
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prevents this.
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Default is
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.Va nometoo .
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.It Va quiet
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Suppresses the printing of the version when first invoked.
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Default is
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.Va noquiet .
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.It Va record
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If defined, gives the pathname of the file used to record all outgoing
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mail.
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If not defined, outgoing mail is not saved.
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Default is
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.Va norecord .
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.It Va Replyall
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Reverses the sense of
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.Ic reply
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and
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.Ic Reply
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commands.
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.It Va quiet
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Suppresses the printing of the version when first invoked.
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Default is
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.Va noReplyall .
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.It Va save
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If this option is set, and you abort a message with two
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.Tn RUBOUT
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(erase or delete),
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.Nm
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will copy the partial letter to the file
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.Pa dead.letter
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in your home directory.
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Default is
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.Va save .
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.It Va searchheaders
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If this option is set, then a message-list specifier in the form
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.Dq Li / Ns Ar x Ns Li : Ns Ar y
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@ -1008,6 +1082,13 @@ can be used to limit the search for
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to just the
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.Dq Li To:
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field.
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Default is
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.Va nosearchheaders .
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.It Va toplines
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If defined, gives the number of lines of a message to be printed out
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with the
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.Ic top
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command; normally, the first five lines are printed.
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.It Va verbose
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Setting the option
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.Va verbose
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runs in verbose mode,
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the actual delivery of messages is displayed on the user's
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terminal.
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Default is
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.Va noverbose .
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.El
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.Ss "Option String Values"
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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.Sh ENVIRONMENT
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.Bl -tag -width ".Ev REPLYTO"
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.It Ev DEAD
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Pathname of the file to save partial messages to in case of interrupts
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or delivery errors.
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Default is
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.Pa ~/dead.letter .
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.It Ev EDITOR
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Pathname of the text editor to use in the
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.Ic edit
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@ -1029,12 +1117,30 @@ command and
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.Ic ~e
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escape.
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If not defined, then a default editor is used.
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.It Ev HOME
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Pathname of the user's home directory.
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.It Ev LISTER
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Pathname of the directory lister to use in the
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.Ic folders
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command.
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Default is
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.Pa /bin/ls .
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.It Ev MAIL
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Location of the user's mailbox.
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Default is
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.Pa /var/mail .
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.It Ev MAILRC
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Pathname of file containing initial
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.Nm
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commands.
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Default is
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.Pa ~/.mailrc .
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.It Ev MBOX
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The name of the mailbox file.
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It can be the name of a folder.
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The default is
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.Pa mbox
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in the user's home directory.
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.It Ev PAGER
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Pathname of the program to use in the
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.Ic more
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command and
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.Ic ~v
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escape.
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.It Va crt
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The valued option
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.Va crt
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is used as a threshold to determine how long a message must
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be before
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.Ev PAGER
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is used to read it.
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If
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.Va crt
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is set without a value,
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then the height of the terminal screen stored in the system
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is used to compute the threshold (see
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.Xr stty 1 ) .
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.It Va escape
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If defined, the first character of this option gives the character to
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use in the place of
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.Ql ~
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to denote escapes.
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.It Va folder
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The name of the directory to use for storing folders of
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messages.
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If this name begins with a
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.Ql / ,
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.Nm
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considers it to be an absolute pathname; otherwise, the
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folder directory is found relative to your home directory.
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.It Ev MBOX
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The name of the mailbox file.
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It can be the name of a folder.
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The default is
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.Pa mbox
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in the user's home directory.
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.It Va record
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If defined, gives the pathname of the file used to record all outgoing
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mail.
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If not defined, then outgoing mail is not so saved.
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.It Va indentprefix
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String used by the
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.Ic ~m
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tilde escape for indenting messages, in place of
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the normal tab character
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.Pq Li ^I .
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Be sure to quote the value if it contains
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spaces or tabs.
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.It Va toplines
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If defined, gives the number of lines of a message to be printed out
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with the
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.Ic top
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command; normally, the first five lines are printed.
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.It Ev USER
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Login name of the user executing mail.
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.El
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.Sh ENVIRONMENT
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The
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.Nm
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utility utilizes the
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.Ev HOME
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and
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.Ev USER
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environment variables.
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Also, if the
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.Ev MAIL
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environment variable is set, it is used as the
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location of the user's mailbox instead of the
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default in
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.Pa /var/mail .
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /usr/share/misc/mail.*help" -compact
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.It Pa /var/mail/*
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