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NAME

       lsmbox - list number of total, old unread, and new messages for the specified mailbox(es)

SYNOPSIS

       lsmbox [OPTION]...  [MAILBOX]...

DESCRIPTION

       lsmbox  lists  the  number  of messages in a mailbox.  Both total, unread but old, and new
       messages can be listed, for one or several mailbox files.  Non-existing or empty mailboxes
       will  be  silently ignored.  If the program has been compiled with curses support, you can
       execute a predefined command on a mailbox by choosing that mailbox using the  cursor  keys
       and  pressing  enter.  If the program has been compiled with ncurses, the command can also
       be executed by clicking on the mailbox with the mouse-pointer.

       By default, lsmbox will look in $MAIL (if defined)  or  /var/spool/mail/USERNAME  for  the
       inbox,  and  in  $HOME/Mail/  for other mailboxes.  This can be overridden by changing the
       default paths in $HOME/.lsmboxrc.  See lsmboxrc(5) for further details.  If $HOME  is  not
       defined on your system, the program will look in the current directory for mailboxes.

       If  no  mailbox  is  given as an argument, the program will default to listing information
       about the mailboxes  listed  in  $HOME/.lsmboxrc.   If  no  default  mailboxes  have  been
       specified  in  that  file,  or if that file does not exist, the program will abort with an
       error.

       A filename of ! denotes your inbox.  A leading ("=")  or  ("+")  in  a  filename  will  be
       expanded into the path to your mail-directory.

       If  the name of a mailbox given at the command-line contains a path-separator ("/"), it is
       assumed that the default mailbox path shall be ignored for that entry,  unless  it  has  a
       leading ("=") or ("+").

OPTIONS

       -c, --continuous
              Update  statistics  continuously rather than just listing them once.  Exit with `q'
              (waits for the next mailcheck to finish) or  `<ctrl>  +  c'  (aborts  immediately).
              Note:  this  option  is only available if the program has been compiled with curses
              support

       -i, --check-interval
              Interval in seconds between each update of the statistics.  This  option  overrides
              the  environment  variable  $MAILCHECK.   Using a low interval will give you faster
              notification of newly arrived e-mail, but will put increased load on  your  system.
              Note:  this  option  is only available if the program has been compiled with curses
              support

       -n, --new-only
              Only display mailboxes with new messages (and old unread, if  the  mark_old  option
              has been unset)

       -o, --no-old
              Do not display the number of old messages each mailbox contains

       -p, --padding
              Width to use for the mailbox column; leave empty to use the smallest possible

       -s, --no-summary
              Do not display a summary of the statistics for all mailboxes

       -S, --short-names
              Only display the name of the mailbox rather than the full path

       -t, --no-total
              Do not display total number of messages each mailbox contains

       --help Display help for the command

       --version
              Display version and author information

ENVIRONMENT

       MAILCHECK
              Interval in seconds between each update of the statistics.

EXAMPLES

       To get information about your inbox:

            lsmbox !

       To get information about the mailboxes debian-devel, linux-kernel, and spam:

            lsmbox debian-devel linux-kernel spam

       To get information about the mailbox test which resides in your home directory:

            lsmbox ~/test

       To use lsmbox to keep track of updates in all mailboxes listed in $HOME/.lsmboxrc:

            lsmbox -c

FILES

       $HOME/.lsmboxrc
              Personal preferences for lsmbox.

SEE ALSO

       lsmboxrc(5), mbox(5)

HISTORY

       Apr 16 2006: Updated for v2.1.0 of lsmbox.
       Apr 16 2004: Updated for v2.0.0 of lsmbox.
       Mar 13 2004: Updated for v1.9.0 of lsmbox.
       Mar 15 2003: Updated for v1.7.0 of lsmbox.
       Jan 16 2003: Minor fixes.
       Jan 06 2003: Minor fixes.
       Dec 09 2002: Minor fixes.
       Nov 06 2002: Updated for v1.5.0 of lsmbox.
       Oct 30 2002: Updated for v1.4.2 of lsmbox.
       Oct 30 2002: Fixed a typo.
       Oct 30 2002: Updated for v1.4.0 of lsmbox.
       Oct 29 2002: Updated for v1.3.1 of lsmbox.
       Oct 29 2002: Updated for v1.3.0 of lsmbox.
       Oct 28 2002: Fixed a typo.
       Oct 26 2002: Updated for v1.1.0 of lsmbox.
       Oct 26 2002: Updated for v1.0.1 of lsmbox.
       Oct 21 2002: Initial release.

AUTHOR

       lsmbox and its manual-pages are written by David Weinehall <tao@acc.umu.se>

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <tao@acc.umu.se>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2002-2006 David Weinehall
       This  is  free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not
       even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.