Mail command on linux

The mail command on Linux!

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

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 email body. You can type your 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 your email inbox, and you can use the following commands to manage your emails:

• h or help: Display help information
• l or list: List all emails in your inbox
• r or read: Read a specific email
• d or delete: Delete a specific email
• q or quit: Quit the email client

Example usage

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

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

Hello,

This is a test email.

Press Ctrl+D to send the email.

$ mail
Mail version 12.5 6/6/93
Type? for help
"Mail" is on
Mailbox is locked

>l
1 [email protected] (1 message)

>1
From [email protected] Mon Jun 13 14:30:00 2023
Subject: Hello World

Hello,

This is a test email.

>q

In this example, we first use the mail command to send an email to [email protected] with the subject "Hello World". We then use the mail command again to receive email, and list all emails in our inbox using the l command. We then read the first email using the 1 command, and quit the email client using the q command.

Note: The mail command is a simple email client, and it may not support all the features you're used to in a modern email client like Gmail or Outlook. However, it's still a useful tool for sending and receiving email from the command line.