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Setting up a signature file for Elm

Elm can use two different signature files, one that is appended to messages sent to users on the same system, and one appended to mail sent to users on other systems. Elm refers to these as local and remote signatures.

In order for Elm to find the signature files you have created, you must first start Elm. The first time you run Elm, it will create a directory named .elm in your home directory, and place a file named elmrc inside the newly created directory. When you exit Elm, you will need to edit this file.

Edit the file ~/.elm/elmrc using your favorite text editor, and find the line that says:

       # local ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages...

Just below this line, type:

       localsignature=~/.signature

Then look for the line which says:

        # remote ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages...

And just below it, enter:

       remotesignature=~/.signature

Then, save the file. Congratulations! You've just set up Elm to append the file .signature to the end of all the mail you send.