Summary of Mail System Commands

Commands to Use at the Shell Prompt

Type This	For This Function
mail	to see a listing of mail
mail -f	to read old messages in mbox
mail -f filename	to read old messages in a file
mail userid	to begin writing a message to recipient

Commands to Use While Typing Your Message

Press This	For This Function
CTRL-c	cancel message
CTRL-d	end and send message
CTRL-u	delete a line
~v	edit message in vi
~?	view list of ~ commands

Commands to Use at the & Mail Prompt

Type This	For This Function
n	type a message number to read that message
d	delete current message
d n	to delete a particular message
h	to see mail listing
mbox	to save message in mbox
q	quit and save message in mbox
r n	using a Sun workstation: to reply to sender only
	using an IBM or AIX/370: to reply to sender
	and other recipients
R n	using a Sun workstation: to reply to sender
	and other recipients
	using an IBM or AIX/370: to reply to sender only
Return key	to read next message
s n filename	to save a particular message to a file
u n	undelete a particular message
x	exit and leave messages on system
?	help