Command Reference Guide

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elm(1) elm(1)
contains the special variable %s, the variable is replaced by the name of a
temporary file that contains the messages, and the command is executed by
the shell defined by the shell string variable. If the string does not con-
tain %s, the temporary file name is appended to it, and the command is
executed. The default is
cat %s | lp
receivedmail
The file where the received messages will be saved. The default is
=received, the file received in the directory defined by maildir.
remotesignature A signature file that is automatically appended to all outbound mail to
remote hosts before the editor is invoked. This usually contains personal
data about the sender. See also the localsignature string variable.
The default is none.
If any of the addresses in the To: header entry are not local, as described
for the localsignature string variable, the remote signature file is
attached.
savecharset The character set to be used to save a message in a folder. Possible values
are JIS, SJIS, and EUC. If a value is not specified, the message will be
saved according to your locale (given by the
LC_TYPE and/or LANG
environmental variables). This option is applicable only for the Japanese
locale. The default is none. See also the
jisconversion
boolean vari-
able.
sentmail The file where copies of outbound mail can be saved. One possibility is your
incoming mailbox,
/var/mail/loginname. The default is =sent, the
file sent in the directory defined by maildir.
See the copy boolean variable for further details.
shell The shell to use for ! escapes and other such operations. The default is the
value of the SHELL environment variable, if set and nonnull, or
/usr/bin/ksh otherwise.
sortby The way to sort the index of the current folder. The choices are:
from The name of the sender.
sent The date the message was sent.
received The date the message was received.
subject The subject of the message. A leading Re: (and some oth-
ers) is ignored, so replies sort with original messages.
lines The number of lines in the message.
status The read status: blank, O, and N.
You can prefix these values with reverse- to reverse the order of the
sort. The value can be modified on the Options Menu. The default is
reverse-sent .
textencoding Type of encoding to put into the MIME Content-Transfer-
Encoding:
header entry. The choices are 7bit or 8bit. The default is
7bit.
tmpdir Where to create temporary files. The default is the value of the TMPDIR
environment variable, if set and nonnull, or to /tmp/ otherwise.
visualeditor Name of the editor to use for the ˜v command of the built-in editor. The
default is the value of the VISUAL environment variable, if set and non-
null, or /usr/bin/vi otherwise.
weedout A list of header-entry initial strings that you don’t want to see when you
are reading mail. This list is made effective by setting the weed boolean
variable to ON.
The list can continue for as many lines as desired, as long as the continued
lines all have leading blanks. To include blanks in a string, enclose it in
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