ELM Commands

Social Science Computing, University of Pennsylvania

ELM Commands

Command			Elm 2.3 Action

[RETURN], [SPACE]	Display current message
|			Pipe current message or tagged messages to a system 
			command.
!			Shell escape
$			Resynchronize folder
?			This screen of information
+, [RIGHT]		Display next index page
-, [LEFT]		Display previous index page
=			Set current message to first message
*			Set current message to last message
[NUMBER][RETURN]	Set current message to 
/			Search from/subjects for pattern
//			Search entire message texts for pattern
>			Save current message or tagged messages to a folder
<			Scan current message for calendar entries
a			Alias, change to 'alias' mode
b			Bounce (remail) current message
C			Copy current message or tagged messages to a folder
c			Change to another folder
d			Delete current message
			Delete messages with a specified pattern ("^" = CTRL key)
e			Edit current folder
f			Forward current message
g			Group (all recipients) reply to current message
h			Headers displayed with message
J			Increment current message by one
j, [DOWN]		Advance to next undeleted message
K			Decrement current message by one
k, [UP]			Advance to previous undeleted message
l			Limit messages by specified criteria
^L			Redraw screen ("^" = CTRL key)
m			Mail a message
n			Next message, displaying current, then increment
o			Change ELM options
p			Print current message or tagged messages
q			Quit, maybe prompting for deleting, storing, and keeping
			messages
Q			Quick quit - no prompting
r			Reply to current message
s			Save current message or tagged messages to a folder
t			Tag current message for further operations
^T			Tag messages with a specified pattern ("^" = CTRL key)
u			Undelete current message
^U			Undelete messages with a specified pattern ("^" = CTRL key)
x, ^Q			Exit leaving folder untouched, ask permission if folder changed
X			Exit leaving folder untouched, unconditionally