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