Linux you have mail

The classic "You have mail" message!

In Linux, this message typically appears when you have new email messages waiting in your mailbox. Here's what you can do:

  1. Check your email: You can use a command-line email client like mutt, alpine, or nmh to check your email. For example, you can use mutt by typing mutt in the terminal.
  2. Use a graphical email client: If you prefer a graphical interface, you can use a desktop email client like Evolution, Thunderbird, or KMail.
  3. Check your mailbox: If you're using a shell like Bash, you can check your mailbox by typing mail or mailx in the terminal. This will display a list of new email messages.
  4. Read your email: Once you've checked your mailbox, you can read your email messages by typing the number of the message you want to read, followed by the Enter key.

Here's an example of what the mail command might look like:

$ mail
Mail version 8.1.2 02/22/2021
Type? for help
"Your Name" <[email protected]>
1 new message

1  Thu Jan  1 12:00:00 2023
From: John Doe <[email protected]>
Subject: Test email

...

Type 'd' to delete, 'r' to reply, 's' to save, or '?' to help

In this example, you can type 1 to read the first message, d to delete it, r to reply to it, or s to save it to a file.