home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- : Use /bin/sh
- # messages: part of the Elm mail system
- # @(#)$Id: messages,v 4.1 90/04/28 22:44:45 syd Exp $
-
- if [ "$2" != "" ]; then
- echo Usage: messages \{folder-name\} 1>&2
- exit 1
- fi
-
- if [ "$1" = "" ]; then
- fname=$MAIL
- optional="in your mailbox"
- else
- fname=$1
- optional="in folder $1"
- fi
-
- if [ -f "$fname" ]; then
- mcount=`egrep -c "^From " $fname`
- else
- exit 0
- fi
-
- if [ "$mcount" -eq 1 ]; then
- echo There is $mcount message $optional.
- else
- echo There are $mcount messages $optional.
- fi
-
- exit $mcount
-