Linux and Unix mailx command
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mailx [-B] [-d] [-e] [-F] [-H] [-i] [-I] [-n] [-N] [-U] [-R] [-t] [-v] [-V] [-~] [-b bcc] [-c cc] [-h number][ -f [file | +folder ] ] [ -T file ] [ -u user ]
| -B | Do not buffer standard input or standard output. |
| -d | Turn on debugging output. (Neither particularly interesting nor recommended.) |
| -e | Test for the presence of mail. mailx prints nothing and exits with a successful return code if there is mail to read. |
| -F | Record the message in a file named after the first recipient. Overrides the record variable, if set. |
| -H | Print header summary only. |
| -i | Ignore interrupts. |
| -I | Include the newsgroup and article-id header lines when printing mail messages. This option requires the -f option to be specified. |
| -m | |
| -n | Do not initialize from the system default mailx.rc or Mail.rc file. |
| -N | Do not print initial header summary. |
| -U | Convert UUCP-style addresses to Internet standards. Overrides the conv environment variable. |
| -R | |
| -t | Scan the input for To:, Cc:, and Bcc: fields. Any recipients on the command line will be ignored. |
| -v | Pass the -v flag to sendmail. |
| -V | Print the mailx version number and exit. |
| -~ | Interpret tilde escapes in the input even if not reading from a tty. |
| -b bcc | Set the blind carbon copy list to bcc. bcc should be enclosed in quotes if it contains more than one name. |
| -c cc | Set the carbon copy list to cc. cc should be enclosed in quotes if it contains more than one name. |
| -h number | The number of network "hops" made so far. This is provided for network software to avoid infinite delivery loops. This option and its argument are passed to the delivery program. |
| -r address | Use address as the return address when invoking the delivery program. All tilde commands are disabled. This option and its argument is passed to the delivery program. |
| -s subject | Set the Subject header field to subject. subject should be enclosed in quotes if it contains embedded white space. |
| recipient | The recipient of the e-mail. |
| -f [file] | Read messages from file instead of mailbox. If no file is specified, the mbox is used. |
| -f [+folder] | Use the file folder in the folder directory (same as the fold er command). The name of this directory is listed in the folder variable. |
| -T file | Message-id and article-id header lines are recorded in file after the message is read. This option also sets the -I option. |
| -u user | Read user's mailbox. This is only effective if user's mailbox is not read protected. |
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