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The classic mail command!

In Linux, the mail command is a simple way to send and receive email messages. Here's a brief overview of how to use it:

Sending an email

To send an email using the mail command, you can use the following syntax:

mail -s "Subject" [email protected]

Replace Subject with the subject of your email, and [email protected] with the email address of the recipient.

You will then be prompted to enter the body of the email. You can type in the message, and then press Ctrl+D to send the email.

Receiving email

To receive email using the mail command, you can use the following syntax:

mail

This will display a list of your email messages. You can then use the following commands to manage your email:

• h or help: Display help information
• q or quit: Quit the email client
• d or delete: Delete the current message
• r or reply: Reply to the current message
• f or forward: Forward the current message
• p or print: Print the current message

Example usage

Here's an example of how to use the mail command to send and receive email:

$ mail -s "Hello" [email protected]
Subject: Hello

Hello, this is a test email.

^D

$ mail
Mail version 8.1.2 02/02/2021
Type? for help
"Mail" is on the inside.
There are 2 messages in your mailbox.
1 [email protected]
2 [email protected]

1 [email protected]
From [email protected] Wed Feb  2 14:30:00 2023
Subject: Hello
Hello, this is a test email.

2 [email protected]
From [email protected] Wed Feb  2 14:30:00 2023
Subject: Re: Hello
Hello back!

? q

In this example, we first use the mail command to send an email to [email protected] with the subject "Hello". We then use the mail command again to receive email, and display the list of messages in our mailbox. We can then use the various commands to manage our email, such as deleting, replying, or forwarding messages.