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diff --git a/usr.bin/mail/misc/mail.help b/usr.bin/mail/misc/mail.help
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+    Mail   Commands
+t <message list>		type messages
+n				goto and type next message
+e <message list>		edit messages
+f <message list>		give head lines of messages
+d <message list>		delete messages
+s <message list> file		append messages to file
+u <message list>		undelete messages
+R <message list>		reply to message senders
+r <message list>		reply to message senders and all recipients
+pre <message list>		make messages go back to /var/mail
+m <user list>			mail to specific users
+q				quit, saving unresolved messages in mbox
+x				quit, do not remove system mailbox
+h				print out active message headers
+!				shell escape
+cd [directory]			chdir to directory or home if none given
+
+A <message list> consists of integers, ranges of same, or user names separated
+by spaces.  If omitted, Mail uses the last message typed.
+
+A <user list> consists of user names or aliases separated by spaces.
+Aliases are defined in .mailrc in your home directory.
diff --git a/usr.bin/mail/misc/mail.rc b/usr.bin/mail/misc/mail.rc
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+set append dot save ask crt
+ignore Received Message-Id Resent-Message-Id Status Mail-From Return-Path Via
diff --git a/usr.bin/mail/misc/mail.tildehelp b/usr.bin/mail/misc/mail.tildehelp
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+-----------------------------------------------------------
+The following ~ escapes are defined:
+~?		Print this message
+~~		Quote a single tilde
+~.		Simulate end-of-file on input
+~A		Equivalent to: ~i Sign
+~a		Equivalent to: ~i sign
+~b users	Add users to Bcc list
+~c users	Add users to Cc list
+~C		Dump core
+~d		Read in dead.letter
+~e		Edit the message buffer
+~f messages	Read in messages
+~F messages	Same as ~f, but keep all header lines
+~h		Prompt for Subject and To, Cc, and Bcc lists
+~i name		Insert the value of the named variable
+~m messages	Read in messages, right shifted by a tab
+~M messages	Same as ~m, but keep all header lines
+~p		Print the message buffer
+~q		Quit, save partial message in dead.letter
+~r file		Read a file into the message buffer
+~r !command	Insert the output of the command
+~< file		Same as ~r
+~< !command	Same as ~r
+~R address	Set Reply-to to address
+~s subject	Set Subject to subject
+~t users	Add users to the To list
+~v		Invoke display editor on message
+~w file		Write message onto file
+~x		Quit, do not save to dead.letter
+~! command	Invoke the shell
+~| command	Pipe the message through the command
+~^ command	Same as ~|
+~_ mail-cmd	Perform the command-level request
+~: mail-cmd	Same as ~_
+-----------------------------------------------------------