Linux mail delete all messages
To delete all messages in a Linux mail client, you can use the following commands:
For mutt
mail client:
- Open
mutt
and navigate to the mailbox you want to delete all messages from. - Press
d
to delete the current message. - Press
a
to delete all messages in the mailbox.
For msmtp
and mbox
mail clients:
- Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where your mailbox files are located.
- Use the following command to delete all messages in the mailbox:
rm -f *.mbox
This will delete all files with the
.mbox
extension, which are typically mail messages.
For procmail
mail client:
- Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where your mailbox files are located.
- Use the following command to delete all messages in the mailbox:
procmail -d
This will delete all messages in the mailbox.
For alpine
mail client:
- Open
alpine
and navigate to the mailbox you want to delete all messages from. - Press
d
to delete the current message. - Press
a
to delete all messages in the mailbox.
For nmh
mail client:
- Open
nmh
and navigate to the mailbox you want to delete all messages from. - Press
d
to delete the current message. - Press
a
to delete all messages in the mailbox.
For pine
mail client:
- Open
pine
and navigate to the mailbox you want to delete all messages from. - Press
d
to delete the current message. - Press
a
to delete all messages in the mailbox.
Note: Before deleting all messages, make sure you have backed up your mailbox files or have a way to recover them in case you need to restore them.