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.