In Berkeley mail for Unix, how do I quote the message to which I am replying with the ">" character at the beginning of each line?

1. Add the following line to your .mailrc file: set 'indent=>'
2. To reply to a message after reading or selecting it, press  r .
   
   
3. To include the message text, on any new line, enter  ~m .
   
   
4. To edit the message, on any new line, enter  ~v .
   
   

For more information about Berkeley mail, read its man page. On BSD systems, at the Unix prompt, enter: man mail On System V systems, including all UITS central systems at Indiana University, at the Unix prompt, enter one of the following: man mailx man mail

At Indiana University, for personal or departmental Linux or Unix systems support, see At IU, how do I get support for Linux or Unix?

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