Debian you have new mail
A classic!
In Debian, you can check for new mail by running the following command:
mail
This will open the mail
program, which is a simple text-based email client. You can then use the following commands to navigate and read your email:
h
orhelp
: Display help informationq
orquit
: Quit the mail programn
ornext
: Move to the next messagep
orprevious
: Move to the previous messaged
ordelete
: Delete the current messager
orreply
: Reply to the current messagef
orforward
: Forward the current message
You can also use the less
command to view the contents of a message:
less <message_number>
Replace <message_number>
with the number of the message you want to view.
Note: If you have multiple email accounts set up on your system, you may need to specify the account you want to check by running mail -f <account_name>
.