`$MAILPATH` – List of Filenames to Check For Mail

$MAILPATH is a colon-separated list of filenames, which are checked for mail by the shell.

Examples

Check $HOME/.inbox for incoming mail every 10 seconds

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MAILPATH=~/".inbox?Hey, you've got mail in \$_"
MAILCHECK=10
# Now bash will notify you when ~/.inbox changes

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