Displaying lines of a message while in the mail editor
Use the ~p subcommand to display message lines while in the mail editor.
- The mail program must be installed on your system.
- To display a message while in the mail editor, you must have started the mail editor. If you need information on this, see Starting the mail editor.
At the beginning of a line while in the mail editor, use the ~p subcommand as shown in the following example:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| ~p | The editor displays the contents of the message including the header
information for the message. The text scrolls up from the bottom of the display.
The end of the message is followed by the mail editor's (Continue) prompt. |
If the message is larger than one screen and you have not set the page size for your terminal by using the stty command, the text scrolls off the top of the screen to the end. To look at the content of large messages, use the mail editor subcommands to view the message with another editor. If you need information on this, see Message editing.