Check latest Gmail inbox from command line
Answer:
It is easy to check your latest Gmail inbox from command line.
curl -u you@gmail.com --silent "https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom" |
perl -ne \
'
print "Subject: $1 " if /(.+?)<\/title>/ && $title++;
print "(from $1)\n" if /<email>(.+?)<\/email>/;
'
</code></pre>
<p>Enter your password in the prompt and you can see the latest inbox mail(s).</p>
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