HP-UX Reference (11i v1 05/09) - 1 User Commands A-M (vol 1)

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elm(1) elm(1)
?key ... Help on key. Display a one-line description of what each key does.
? displays a sum-
mary listing for each command available. A period (
.) returns you to the Message
Menu.
@ Display a summary of the messages indexed on the current screen.
| Pipe the current message or the set of tagged messages through other filters as
desired. Use the shell defined by the
shell string variable.
n New current message. Change the current message pointer to the one indexed as n.
If the message is not on the current page of headers, the appropriate page displayed.
Return Read current message. The screen is cleared and the current message is displayed by
the pager defined by the
pager
string variable.
a Alias. Switch to the Alias Menu.
b Bounce mail. This is similar to forwarding a message, except that you do not edit the
message and the return address is set to the original sender’s address, rather than to
your address.
c Change folder. This command is used to change the file whose messages are displayed
on the Message Menu. You are asked for a file name. The file must be in message
format; otherwise, elm aborts. You can use the customary wildcards for your shell, as
well as the following special names:
! Your incoming mail folder.
> Your received folder, defined by the receivedmail string variable.
< Your sent folder, defined by the sentmail string variable.
. The previously used folder.
@alias The default folder for the login name associated with the alias alias.
=filename A file in the directory defined by the maildir string variable.
C Copy message. Save the current message or the set of tagged messages to a folder.
You are prompted for a file name with a default value. The default value is a file in
the maildir directory with the user name of the sender of the first message in the
set being saved. Any tags are cleared. Unlike the > and s commands, the messages
are not marked for deletion and the current message pointer is not moved.
d Delete. Mark the current message for deletion. See also Ctrl-D, u, and Ctrl-U.
Ctrl-D Delete. Mark all messages for deletion that contain a specified pattern in the
From:
and Subject: header entries. See also d, u, and Ctrl-U.
e Edit. Allows you to physically edit the current mail folder using the editor defined by
the editor string variable. When you exit from your editor, elm resynchronizes
your mail folder (see the $ command).
f Forward the current message. You are asked if you want to edit the outbound mes-
sage. If you answer y, the characters defined by the prefix string variable are
prefixed to each line of the message and the editor defined by the editor string vari-
able will be invoked to allow you to edit the message. If you answer n, the characters
are not prefixed and the editor will not be invoked. In either case, you are prompted
for To: recipients, allowed to edit the Subject: header entry, and, if the askcc
boolean variable is ON, you are prompted for Cc: recipients.
If the userlevel numeric variable is 1 (intermediate) or 2 (expert), and there was
a previous sent or forgotten message in this session, you are asked if you would like to
Recall last kept message instead? (y/n)
If you answer y, the previous message is returned to the send buffer. If you answer
n, the current message is copied into the send buffer and your signature file (if any) is
appended.
Then the editor is invoked if you chose to edit the outbound message (above). When
you leave the editor, or if it was not invoked, the Send Menu is displayed.
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