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- -------------------- ~ ESCAPES ----------------------------
- ~~ Quote a single tilde
- ~a,~A Autograph (insert 'sign','Sign' variable)
- ~b users Add users to Bcc list
- ~c users Add users to Cc list
- ~d Read in dead.letter file
- ~e Edit the message buffer
- ~f messages Read in messages, do not right-shift
- ~h Prompt for Subject and To, Cc and Bcc lists
- ~i variable Insert variable into message (~a := ~i sign)
- ~m messages Read in messages, right-shifted by a tab
- ~p Print the message buffer
- ~q,~Q Quit, save letter in $HOME/dead.letter
- ~r,~< file Read a file into the message buffer
- ~r,~< !command Read output from command into message
- ~R Mark message for return receipt
- ~s subject Set subject
- ~t users Add users to To list
- ~v Invoke display editor on message
- ~w file Write message onto file (no header)
- ~x Quit, do not save letter
- ~!command Run a shell command
- ~|,~^ command Pipe the message through the command
- ~:,~_ command Execute regular mailx command
- ~. end of input
- ~? print this help message
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