Mail command line linux

The mail command in Linux is a simple command-line email client that allows you to send and receive email messages. Here are some basic commands and options:

Sending an email

• mail -s "Subject" [email protected] : Send an email with a subject and body.
• mail -s "Subject" [email protected] < message.txt : Send an email with a subject and body from a file.

Receiving email

• mail : Check for new email and display the list of messages.
• mail -f : Check for new email and display the list of messages, including deleted messages.
• mail -f -d : Check for new email and display the list of messages, including deleted messages, and delete them.

Managing email

• mail -d : Delete a message.
• mail -r : Reply to a message.
• mail -f : Forward a message.
• mail -s : Save a message to a file.

Options

• -s : Set the subject of the email.
• -c : Set the from address of the email.
• -b : Set the body of the email.
• -f : Check for new email and display the list of messages.
• -d : Delete a message.
• -r : Reply to a message.
• -f : Forward a message.
• -s : Save a message to a file.

Examples

• Send an email to [email protected] with the subject "Hello" and body "Hello, how are you?":

  mail -s "Hello" [email protected]

• Send an email to [email protected] with the subject "Hello" and body from a file message.txt:

  mail -s "Hello" [email protected] < message.txt

• Check for new email and display the list of messages:

  mail

• Delete a message:

  mail -d <message_number>

• Reply to a message:

  mail -r <message_number>

• Forward a message:

  mail -f <message_number>

• Save a message to a file:

  mail -s <message_number> > message.txt

  Note: The mail command is a simple command-line email client and does not support many features that are available in modern email clients, such as attachments, HTML emails, and encryption.