MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 1
mailx(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities mailx(1)
alias choir soprano alto tenor bass
Once you have done this, you can send messages to choir and they are sent to the
names that follow choir in the command. Issuing the alias command without any
arguments displays a list of the currently defined aliases.
Note: Aliases which are entered interactively remain in effect only until the end of
the current interactive session. To make an alias permanent, include the alias com-
mand in your start-up file (see Start-Up Files). See also group.
alt[ernates] name ...
lists a set of alternate names for your own login name. This is useful for people who
login under several different names. When you reply to a message, mailx usually
sends your reply to the author of the message and all the recipients as well; however,
it does not send the message to any of your alternate login names. In this way, you
don’t have to worry about sending mail to yourself.
Specifying alternates without names displays your list of currently defined alternate
names.
cd directory
makes directory your new working directory. If no directory is specified, cd goes to
your
HOME
directory.
ch[dir] directory
is the same as cd.
c[opy][filename]
copies the current message into the specified file. If the file does not already exist, it
is created. If no filename is specified, your mbox file is used.
This operation does not mark the message as saved; if it was previously unread, it is
still regarded as an unread message. Thus the original message remains in your sys-
tem mailbox. See also save.
c[opy] refs filename
copies the messages referenced by refs into the given file. The filename must be
specified. If the file does not already exist, it is created. As with the previous form of
copy, the messages are not marked as saved.
C[opy][refs]
is similar to the copy command, except that the referenced messages are saved in a
file the name of which is derived from the author of the first message referenced. The
name of the file is the author’s name, stripped of any network addressing. If the
folder
variable is set, the file is saved to the specified directory. The copied mes-
sages are not marked as saved.Ifnorefs are specified, the current message is copied.
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