inc Reference Guide

inc: incorporate new mail

+folder (default: inbox)

Folder name

-audit audit-file

Write scan lines to audit-file

-noaudit (default)

Don't audit

-changecur (default)

Make first new message the current message

-nochangecur

Don't change current message

-file file

Read messages from file, not system mailbox

-form formatfile, more...

scan format file for message display

-format string

scan format string for message display

-width columns (default: screen width)

scan output width

-silent

Don't scan to screen or audit-file

-nosilent (default)

Write scan lines to screen, and audit-file if given

-truncate (default if no -file)

Empty system mailbox after incorporating messages

-notruncate (default if -file)

Don't empty mailbox

-pack file

(POP only) Write all messages to file instead of splitting into folder

-nopack (default)

(POP only) Put POP'ed messages into folder

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