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+title: UNIX ProTips
+description: Handy tips for budding power users
+author: xvetrd
+-->
+
+# UNIX ProTips
+
+I realized today I wasn't getting mail notifications, and I hadn't set
+them up on this shell. So here are some things I do on my local machine
+that work here:
+
+To get the shell to tell you when you have new mail, after command
+executions, add this to your `.profile` or your `.kshrc` files 
+(or other shell RC file) in your home directory.
+
+```
+export MAILCHECK=0
+```
+
+And, if you want, you can have a persistent notification when
+you have un-incorporated mail, or more specifically, when your
+`/var/mail/<username>` isn't empty.
+
+```
+PS1="\$([-s /var/mail/`whoami` ] && echo '* ')$PS1"
+```
+
+This works in `/bin/ksh`, I can't speak for other shells.
+
+If anybody else has some quick tips they would like to share, I encorage
+them to edit this page.
+
+Happy Unixing!
+
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