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notify

notify [options]

Inform user when new mail arrives. With no options, indicate whether automatic notification is enabled or disabled.

Options

-m file

Save mail messages to file (default is $HOME/.mailfile). Applies only when automatic notification is enabled (-y option).

-n

Disable mail notification. -n is used alone.

-y

Enable mail notification.

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