RMM(1) [mh.6] (MH.6.8) RMM(1)
NAME
rmm - remove messages
SYNOPSIS
rmm [+folder] [msgs] [-help]
DESCRIPTION
Rmm removes the specified messages by renaming the message
files with preceding commas. Many sites consider files that
start with a comma to be a temporary backup, and arrange for
cron (8) to remove such files once a day.
If the user has a profile component such as
rmmproc: /bin/rm
then instead of simply renaming the message file, rmm will
call the named program to delete the file. Note that at
most installations, cron (8) is told to remove files that
begin with a comma once a night.
Some users of csh prefer the following:
alias rmm 'refile +d'
where folder +d is a folder for deleted messages, and
alias mexp 'rm `mhpath +d all`'
is used to expunge deleted messages.
The current message is not changed by rmm, so a next will
advance to the next message in the folder as expected.
FILES
$HOME/.mh_profile The user profile
PROFILE COMPONENTS
Path: To determine the user's MH directory
Current-Folder: To find the default current folder
rmmproc: Program to delete the message
SEE ALSO
rmf(1)
DEFAULTS
`+folder' defaults to the current folder
`msgs' defaults to cur
CONTEXT
If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.
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BUGS
Since refile uses your rmmproc to delete the message, the
rmmproc must NOT call refile without specifying
`-normmproc', or you will create an infinte loop.
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