# alpine

> An email client and Usenet newsgroup program with a pico/nano-inspired interface.
> Supports most modern email services through IMAP.
> More information: <https://manned.org/alpine>.

- Open alpine normally:

`alpine`

- Open alpine directly to the message composition screen to send an email to a given email address:

`alpine {{email@example.net}}`

- Quit alpine:

`q + y`