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Introduction​

This cheat sheet provides a quick reference for some common mail command and concepts. The mail command is used to send and read email messages from the command line in Unix-like operating systems.

mail Concepts​

Sending Email​

You can send email messages using the mail command.

  • Send an email from the command line:

    echo "Message Body" | mail -s "Subject" [email protected]

  • Send an email with a file as the message body:

    mail -s "Subject" [email protected] < message.txt

Reading Email​

You can read email messages using the mail command.

  • Start the mail client to read email messages:

    mail

  • Read a specific email by message number:

    mail -e message_number

Command-Line Options​

mail supports various options to control email sending and reading.

  • Specify the sender's name:

    mail -r "Sender Name" -s "Subject" [email protected]

  • Attach a file to the email:

    mail -s "Subject" -a attachment.txt [email protected] < message.txt

  • List all email messages:

    mail -H

  • Delete a specific email by message number:

    mail -d message_number

  • Exit the mail client:

    mail -q

mail Command-Line​

  • Send an email from the command line:

    echo "Message Body" | mail -s "Subject" [email protected]

  • Send an email with a file as the message body:

    mail -s "Subject" [email protected] < message.txt

  • Start the mail client to read email messages:

    mail

  • Read a specific email by message number:

    mail -e message_number

  • Specify the sender's name:

    mail -r "Sender Name" -s "Subject" [email protected]

  • Attach a file to the email:

    mail -s "Subject" -a attachment.txt [email protected] < message.txt

  • List all email messages:

    mail -H

  • Delete a specific email by message number:

    mail -d message_number

  • Exit the mail client:

    mail -q

Conclusion​

This cheat sheet covers some common mail command and concepts. The mail command is a handy tool for sending and reading email messages from the command line, making it useful for automation and scripting tasks; refer to the official mail documentation for more in-depth information and advanced usage.