3.5 messages -- Count the Number of Messages in a Mailbox

Messages prints on standard output the number of messages contained in each folder specified in command line. If no folders are specified, it operates upon user's system mailbox. For each folder, the following output line is produced:

Number of messages in folder: number

where folder represents the folder name, number represents the number of messages.

The program uses following option groups: See section 3.1.2 Mailbox.

The program accepts following command line options:

`-q'

`--quite'

`-s'

`--silent'

Be quiet. Display only number of messages per mailbox, without leading text.

`-?'

`--help'

Output help message and exit.

`--usage'

Output short usage summary and exit.

`-V'

`--version'

Output program version and exit.