mail.mailutils(1)

NAME

mail.mailutils - process mail messages

SYNOPSIS

mail.mailutils [OPTION...] [address...]
mail.mailutils [OPTION...] [OPTION...] [file]
mail.mailutils [OPTION...] --file [OPTION...] [file]
mail.mailutils [OPTION...] --file=file [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

GNU mail -- process mail messages. If -f or --file is given, mail operates on the mailbox named by the first argument, or the user's mbox, if no argument given.

-A, --attach=FILE: attach FILE

-a, --append=HEADER: VALUE append given header to the message being sent

--[no-]alternative: force multipart/alternative content type

--attach-fd=FD: attach from file descriptor FD

--content-filename=NAME: set the Content-Disposition filename parameter for the next --attach option

--content-name=NAME: set the Content-Type name parameter for the next --attach option

--content-type=TYPE: set content type for subsequent --attach options

-E, --exec=COMMAND: execute COMMAND

-e, --exist: return true if mail exists

--encoding=NAME: set encoding for subsequent --attach options

-F, --byname: save messages according to sender

-H, --headers: write a header summary and exit

-i, --ignore: ignore interrupts

-M, --[no-]mime: compose MIME messages

-N, --nosum: do not display initial header summary

-n, --norc: do not read the system mailrc file

-p, --print, --read: print all mail to standard output

-q, --quit: cause interrupts to terminate program

-r, --return-address=ADDRESS: use address as the return address when sending mail

-s, --subject=SUBJ: send a message with the given SUBJECT

--[no-]skip-empty-attachments: skip attachments with empty body

-t, --to: read recipients from the message header

-u, --user=USER: operate on USER's mailbox

: Global debugging settings

--debug-level=LEVEL: set Mailutils debugging level

--[no-]debug-line-info show source info with debugging messages

-M, --mailer=MAILER: use specified URL as the default mailer

: Configuration handling

--config-file=FILE: load this configuration file; implies --no-config

--config-lint: check configuration file syntax and exit

--config-verbose: verbosely log parsing of the configuration files

--no-config: do not load site and user configuration files

--no-site-config: do not load site-wide configuration file

--no-user-config: do not load user configuration file

--set=PARAM=VALUE: set configuration parameter

: Informational options

--config-help: show configuration file summary

--show-config-options: show compilation options

-?, --help: give this help list

--usage: give a short usage message

-V, --version: print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
GNU Mailutils home page: <http://mailutils.org>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007-2024 Free Software Foundation, inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.