elm(1)

elm(1)

 

CONFIGURATION section).

-ssubject

Subject. Specify the subject for a File Mode or Message Mode message.

-t

Set usetite=OFF . Do not use the termcap ti/te and terminfo cup cursor-

 

positioning entries. This overrides the setting of the usetite boolean variable (see

 

the ELM CONFIGURATION section).

-V

Verbose transmission. Pass outbound messages to the sendmail mail transport

 

agent using the -voption (see sendmail(1M)).

-v

Version. Print out the elm version information. This displays the revision number

 

and build date as well as the compilation features that were speci®ed or omitted.

-z

Zero. Do not enter elm if there is no mail in the incoming mailbox.

Operands

The following operands are recognized:

address-listA blank-separated list of one or more mail addresses, your elm user aliases, or elm system aliases.

alias-list

A blank-separated list of one or more of your elm user aliases or elm system aliases.

Terminology

The following terms are used throughout this manpage.

blank

A space or a tab character, sometimes known as linear white space.

body

The body of a message. See message.

boolean variable

See con®guration variable.

configuration variable

A boolean, numeric, or string variable that de®nes default behavior in the elm mail system. See the ELM CONFIGURATION section.

elm system alias text file

The source ®le, /var/mail/.elm/aliases.text, for the elm system alias database.

elm user alias text file

The source ®le , $HOME/.elm/aliases.text, for a user's own elm alias database.

elm user headers file

A ®le, $HOME/.elm/elmheaders, where a user can specify special header entries that are included in all outbound messages.

elmrc configuration file

A ®le, $HOME/.elm/elmrc, that de®nes the initial values for elm con®guration variables.

environment variable

A global variable set in the shell that called elm. See the EXTERNAL INFLUENCES section.

folder

A ®le that contains mail messages in the format created by sendmail or elm.

full name

The ®rst and last name of a user, as extracted from an alias text ®le or from the /etc/passwd ®le.

header

The header of a message. See message.

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