Aix mail delete all messages

AIX!

To delete all messages in the mailbox on an AIX system, you can use the mail command with the -d option followed by the mailbox name. Here are a few ways to do it:

Method 1: Delete all messages in the current mailbox

mail -d /var/mail/username

Replace username with the actual username of the mailbox you want to delete all messages from.

Method 2: Delete all messages in a specific mailbox

mail -d /var/mail/username -a "*"

This will delete all messages in the specified mailbox.

Method 3: Delete all messages in all mailboxes

for i in /var/mail/*; do mail -d $i -a "*"; done

This will delete all messages in all mailboxes in the /var/mail directory.

Note: Be careful when using these commands, as they will permanently delete all messages in the specified mailbox(s) without prompting for confirmation.

Also, make sure you have the necessary permissions to delete files in the /var/mail directory.