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

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.

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.