NAME¶
checkmail - plays a sound file when the user receives mail
SYNOPSIS¶
checkmail
DESCRIPTION¶
The
checkmail program checks the status of the user's mail drop. If new
mail is waiting,
checkmail runs
playbucket to play a sound and
returns an exit status of 0. If mail has been cleared, an exit status of 2 is
returned. If there has been no change, an exit status of 1 is returned.
The
checkmail program is intended to be used with the
checkCommand
resource of
xbiff. To set this resource, add the following line to your
.Xdefaults file:
xbiff*checkCommand: checkmail
FILES¶
- /usr/spool/mail/$USER
- the user's mail drop
- $HOME/.mailstat
- holds the previous mail drop size
- $HOME/.mailsound
- audio file to play when there's new mail
SEE ALSO¶
playbucket(1),
xbiff(1),
nas(1)
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright 1994 Network Computing Devices, Inc.
AUTHOR¶
Greg Renda, Network Computing Devices, Inc.
