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.TH ELM 1L "Elm Version 2.3" "USENET Community Trust"
.SH NAME
elm - an interactive mail system
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B elm
[
.B \-achkKmrwz
] [
.B \-f
.I "alternate-folder"
] [
.B \-d
.I debug-level
]
.br
.B elm 
[
.B \-s 
.I subject
]
.I "list of aliases or addresses"
.PP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Elm\^
is an interactive screen-oriented mailer program that supercedes 
.I mail
and 
.I mailx.
.PP
There are three main ways to use the \fBelm\fR mailer.  One way
to use the mailer is to specify a list of addresses on the
command line when the mailer is invoked.  This will allow sending
of a single message to the specified recipients with all the
options usually available in the \fBelm\fR system itself. For example,
the command
.nf

	elm -s testing joe

.fi
would initiate the sending of a message to the alias joe with the subject
"testing" indicated and
would put you into an editor for you to enter the text of the message.
If the subject flag and argument were not present, you would be prompted
for a message subject.
.PP
The second way, used most commonly when transmitting files and such,
is to specify the subject of the message and the recipients using
the command line and redirect a file as standard input.  For example,
the command 
.nf

	elm -s testing joe < test.c 

.fi
would mail a copy of the
file test.c to alias joe, with the subject "testing" indicated.
The subject flag and argument are optional.
.PP
The third way, elm is invoked
with neither subject nor addresses specified on the command line and
without standard input redirected.
You can then read any messages in your incoming mailbox (or specified
folder), reply to messages in the mailbox, mail messages, etc.
.PP
Options are:
.TP 1.0i
.B "  -a"
Arrow - force the arrow cursor (instead of the inverse bar)
.TP
.B "  -c"
Checkalias - expand the following aliases and return.
.TP
.B "  -d \fIlevel\fR  "
Debug - set specified debug level - Output to "$HOME/ELM:debug.info"
.TP
.B "  -f \fIalternative-folder\fR  "
Folder - read folder (specified) rather than the incoming mailbox.
.TP
.B "  -h"
Help - give a list of starting options.
.TP
.B "  -?"
Synonymous with the "-h" option.
.TP
.B "  -k"
Keypad - force knowledge of HP terminal keyboard, to allow
the use of the NEXT, PREV and HOME/SHIFT-HOME keys.
.TP
.B "  -K"
Keypad + softkeys - enable use of softkeys on HP terminals only.
.TP
.B "  -m"
Menu off - Use the extra lines for more message headers.
.TP
.B "  -s \fIsubj\fR  "
Subject - specify subject for message to mail.
.TP
.B "  -v"
Version - print version and configuration information.
.TP
.B "  -z"
Zero - don't enter \fBElm\fR if no mail is pending.
.SH AUTHOR
Dave Taylor, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
.SH SEE ALSO
The Elm documentation package, including:
.I
The Elm Users Guide,
The Elm Reference Guide,
The Elm Alias System Users Guide,
The Elm Forms Mode Guide,
The Elm Filter Guide,
The Elm Configuration Guide\fR
.sp 
.br
newalias(1L), checkalias(1L), mail(1), mailx(1), frm(1L), printmail(1L)
.SH FILES
/usr/local/lib/elm-help.*         help files
.br
/usr/local/lib/aliases.text       system alias source
.br
/usr/local/lib/aliases.hash       system alias hash table
.br
/usr/local/lib/aliases.data       system alias data table
.br
$HOME/.elm/aliases.hash           user alias source
.br
$HOME/.elm/aliases.hash           user alias hash table
.br
$HOME/.elm/aliases.data           user alias data table
.br
$HOME/.elm/elmrc                  customized mailer parameters
.br
$HOME/.elm/elmheaders             customized message headers
.br
/tmp/snd.$$                       outgoing mail edit buffer
.br
/tmp/mbox.\fIlogname\fR            temporary mailbox
.br
$HOME/ELM:debug.info              Debug output if turned on
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Should know about keyboards/softkey terminals other than HP.  (If only 
termcap were that powerful!)
.SH BUG REPORTS TO
Syd Weinstein	elm@DSI.COM	(dsinc!elm)
.SH COPYRIGHTS
.ps 18
\fB\(co\fR\s12 Copyright 1986, 1987 by Dave Taylor
.br
.ps 18
\fB\(co\fR\s12 Copyright 1988, 1989, 1990 by The USENET Community Trust