UNIX操作系统教学课件英文版第八九章.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * mail command; mailx command (Berkeley UNIX). mailx has a large number of features and options. 9.2 ELECTRONIC MAIL Every user of the system has a mailbox, e.g. /usr/mail/students/david. mailx reads from your mailbox. ? set command sees your system mailbox pathname. The variable MAIL is set to the filename that receives your mail. 9.2.1 Using Mailboxes The following command changes the default setting and sets up your private mailbox in the email directory. $ MBOX=$HOME/EMAIL/mbox $ mailx daniel [Return]. ? 9.2.2 Sending Mail $ mailx daniel [Return] .... Send a message to daniel. Subject: meeting [Return] . . . Enter the subject. Hi, Dan [Return] Let me know if tomorrows meeting is still on. [Return] Dave [Return] [Ctrl-d] ........... Signal the end of the message. EOT .............. mailx shows end of transmission. $_ .............. Return to the prompt. $ mailx [Return] mailx shows two lines of information followed by a numbered list of headers of messages in your mailbox; ? …… the mailx prompt mailx can issue commands to delete, save, or reply to messages. You press q at the ? prompt to exit mailx. 9.2.3 Reading Mail $ mailx [Return]? mailx version 4.0 Type ? for help. “/usr/students/mail/daniel”: 1 message 1 new N 1 david .... Thu Nov 28 14:14 8:126 meeting ?The first header line shows your mailx version number and informs you that you can press ? to get help. ?The second header line shows /usr/mail/daniel, followed by the number and status of your messages. N indicates that this is the first time you are reading it. The ? prompt shows in command mode; To specify the mail by typing its associated message number; ? ........ mailx is in command mode. ? 1 [Return] . . . Display message 1, the only message in your mailbox. ? Message 1: ? From: david Mon, 28 Nov 01 14:14 EOT 2005 To: daniel Subject: meeting Status: R Hi, Dan Let me know if tomorrows meeting is still on