#!/bin/bash MAILS=$(echo x | mail -f /home/miguel/mail/default | head -n 1 | tail -n 1 | cut -d" " -f 4-) A="" B="" case $MAILS in *new*) echo "$A$MAILS$B" ;; *unread*) echo "$A$MAILS$B" ;; *) echo "$Ano mail$B" ;; esac