formail

formail

The formail command in Linux is used to format mail messages. It is a powerful tool that can be used to change the format of mail messages, to add headers and footers to mail messages, and to create mail messages from templates.

The formail command is used in the following syntax:

formail [options] [file]

The file is the file that contains the mail message that you want to format.

The options can be used to specify the following:

• -h : Print a help message.

• -f : Specify a format file.

• -t : Specify a template file.

• -v : Be more verbose in the output of formail.

For example, the following code will format the mail message in the file mail.txt using the format file format.txt:

formail -f format.txt mail.txt

This code will format the mail message in the file mail.txt using the format file format.txt and output the formatted mail message to the standard output.

The formail command is a powerful tool that can be used to format mail messages. It is a valuable tool to know, especially if you manage mail servers or if you need to format mail messages for specific purposes.

Here are some additional things to note about the formail command:

• The formail command can be used to format any mail message.

• The formail command can be used to add headers and footers to mail messages.

• The formail command can be used to create mail messages from templates.

• The formail command should be used with caution, as it can change the content of mail messages if used incorrectly.

help

formail [options] [file]

Format mail messages.

Options:

-s, --subject=SUBJECT  Set the subject of the message.
-r, --remove-attachment  Remove the attachment from the message.
-h, --help              Show this help message.

breakdown

-s, --subject=SUBJECT: This option sets the subject of the message.
-r, --remove-attachment: This option removes the attachment from the message.
-h, --help: This option shows this help message.