02-03-2011
The "mail" command creates workfiles in the directory /tmp . If your mail file is very large (in you case say 50 Mb) there will not be enough space in /tmp to carry out the mail file edit with the "mail" command.
As advised earlier, first look at a directory listing of /var/spool/mail and see how big the mail file(s) are.
If you are in a hurry and have somewhere else with more free space you could try "mailx" having set a new value for $TMPDIR (see "man mailx").
On my system it would take under a year for root mail to reach 100 Mb . We use a cron to archive root mail daily at 12:00 and just keep 2 weeks worth of day files. It's too much labour to delete mail with the "mail" command.
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FBB::mlm(3bobcat) OFoldStream manipulator FBB::mlm(3bobcat)
NAME
FBB::mlm - Manipulator modifying left margins of OFoldStream objects
SYNOPSIS
#include <bobcat/ofoldstream> or
#include <bobcat/ofoldstreambuf>
Linking option: -lbobcat
DESCRIPTION
The mlm class implements a manipulator that can be inserted into OFoldStream objects to modify the stream's left margin by a requested
amount. The request cannot result in a negative left margin value. If a negative left margin would be the arithmetic result of the request
then left margin 0 will silently be used.
Depending on the tab-setting of the OFoldStream the inserted value represents the number of blank space characters or the number of
tab-characters that will be added to the left margin.
The request will be processed at the next newline character or std::flush or std::endl manipulator that is inserted into the stream. If a
line is still empty once an mlm object and a flush manipulator are inserted into the stream then the new left margin will be effective at
the next word inserted into that line (cf., the example section below)
A bad_cast exception is thrown when the manipulator is inserted into an ostream that is not using a OFoldStreambuf buffer.
NAMESPACE
FBB
All constructors, members, operators and manipulators, mentioned in this man-page, are defined in the namespace FBB.
INHERITS FROM
-
CONSTRUCTOR
o mlm(int addValue):
The standard copy constructor is available.
MEMBER FUNCTIONS
There are no public or protected member functions in this class.
EXAMPLE
#include <iostream>
#include <bobcat/ofoldstream>
using namespace std;
using namespace FBB;
int main()
{
OFoldStream out(cout, 0, 80);
out << "hello world (left margin is 0)" << mlm(4) << "
"
"this uses a 4 character wide left margin
" <<
mlm(-10) << flush <<
"left margin -6 changed to 0, active on this line
";
return 0;
}
FILES
bobcat/mlm - defines the class interface
SEE ALSO
bobcat(7), manipulators(3bobcat), lm(3bobcat), ofoldstream(3bobcat)
BUGS
None Reported.
DISTRIBUTION FILES
o bobcat_3.01.00-x.dsc: detached signature;
o bobcat_3.01.00-x.tar.gz: source archive;
o bobcat_3.01.00-x_i386.changes: change log;
o libbobcat1_3.01.00-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries;
o libbobcat1-dev_3.01.00-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries, headers and manual pages;
o http://sourceforge.net/projects/bobcat: public archive location;
BOBCAT
Bobcat is an acronym of `Brokken's Own Base Classes And Templates'.
COPYRIGHT
This is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
AUTHOR
Frank B. Brokken (f.b.brokken@rug.nl).
libbobcat1-dev_3.01.00-x.tar.gz 2005-2012 FBB::mlm(3bobcat)