Node:Changing mailbox/directory, Next:, Previous:Moving Within a Mailbox, Up:Reading Mail



Changing mailbox/directory
cd [dir]
chdir [dir]
ch [dir]
Change to the specified directory. If dir is omitted, $HOME is assumed.
file [mailbox]
fi [mailbox]
folder [mailbox]
fold [mailbox]
Read in the contents of the specified mailbox. The current mailbox is updated as if quit command has been issued. If mailbox is omitted, the command prints the current mailbox name followed by the summary information regarding it, e.g.:
& fold
"/var/spool/mail/gray": 23 messages 22 unread