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mail [username]

Asked by Jean-Claude Bateau

How do I end a mail message and return to the Linux prompt?

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Best Samuel Iglesias (samuelig) said : 		#1

Write a newline with only one dot. For example:

$ mail root
Subject: hello
How are you?
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Jean-Claude Bateau (private-jbateau) said : 		#2

I fixed the problem. The answer is ^D (Ctrl-d) and that works.

Thanks,

Jean-Claude