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folder, folders - set/list current folder/message
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folder [+folder] [msg] [-all] [-create] [-nocreate]
[-print] [-fast] [-nofast] [-header] [-noheader]
[-recurse] [-norecurse] [-total] [-nototal] [-list]
[-nolist] [-push] [-pop] [-pack] [-nopack] [-verbose]
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Since the _
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track of the current folder from day to day. When _
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is given the `-print' switch (the default), _
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list the current folder, the number of messages in it, the
range of the messages (low-high), and the current message
within the folder, and will flag extra files if they
exist. An example of this summary is:
inbox+ has 16 messages ( 3- 22); cur= 5.
If a `+folder' and/or `msg' are specified, they will
become the current folder and/or message. By comparison,
when a `+folder' argument is given, this corresponds to a
"cd" operation in the _
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given, this corresponds roughly to a "pwd" operation in
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If the specified (or default) folder doesn't exist, the
default action is to query the user as to whether the
folder should be created; when standard input is not a
tty, the answer to the query is assumed to be "yes".
Specifying `-create' will cause _
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empty folder for use later.) Specifying `-nocreate' will
cause _
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Specifying `-all' will produce a summary line for each
top-level folder in the user's MH directory, sorted alpha-
betically. (If _
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`-recurse' with `-all' will also produce a line for all
sub-folders. These folders are all preceded by the
read-only folders, which occur as "atr-cur-" entries in
the user's _
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Folder # of messages ( range ) cur msg (other files)
/fsd/rs/m/tacc has 35 messages ( 1- 35); cur= 23.
/rnd/phyl/Mail/EP has 82 messages ( 1-108); cur= 82.
inbox+ has 16 messages ( 3- 22); cur= 5.
mh has 76 messages ( 1- 76); cur= 70.
notes has 2 messages ( 1- 2); cur= 1.
ucom has 124 messages ( 1-124); cur= 6; (others).
TOTAL= 339 messages in 7 folders
The "+" after inbox indicates that it is the current
folder. The "(others)" indicates that the folder `ucom'
has files which aren't messages. These files may either
be sub-folders, or files that don't belong under the MH
The header is output if either a `-all' or a `-header'
switch is specified; it is suppressed by `-noheader'. A
`-total' switch will produce only the summary line.
If `-fast' is given, only the folder name (or names in the
case of `-all') will be listed. (This is faster because
the folders need not be read.)
If a `+folder' is given along with the `-all' switch,
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list the top-level folders for the current folder (with
`-norecurse') or list all sub-folders under the current
folder recursively (with `-recurse'). In this case, if a
`msg' is also supplied, it will become the current message
The `-recurse' switch lists each folder recursively, so
use of this option effectively defeats the speed enhance-
ment of the `-fast' option, since each folder must be
searched for subfolders. Nevertheless, the combination of
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The `-pack' switch will compress the message names in the
designated folders, removing holes in message numbering.
The `-verbose' switch directs _
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general actions that it is taking to compress the folder.
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The `-push' switch directs _
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folder onto the _
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ment the current folder. If `+folder' is not given, the
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exchanged. This corresponds to the "pushd" operation in
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The `-pop' switch directs _
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value. No `+folder' argument is allowed. This corre-
sponds to the "popd" operation in the _
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switch and the `-pop' switch are mutually exclusive: the
last occurrence of either one overrides any previous
occurrence of the other. Both of these switches also set
The `-list' switch directs _
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After a successful `-push' or `-pop', the `-list' action
is taken, unless a `-nolist' switch follows them on the
command line. This corresponds to the "dirs" operation in
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$HOME/.mh_profile The user profile
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Path: To determine the user's MH directory
Current-Folder: To find the default current folder
Folder-Protect: To set mode when creating a new folder
Folder-Stack: To determine the folder stack
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`+folder' defaults to the current folder
`-print' is the default if no `-list', `-push', or `-pop' is specified
`-list' is the default if `-push', or `-pop' is specified
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If `+folder' and/or `msg' are given, they will become the
current folder and/or message.
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In previous versions of _
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context changes from occurring for the current folder.
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This is no longer the case: if `+folder' is given, then
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`-all' forces `-header' and `-total'.
There is no way to restore the default behavior (to ask
the user whether to create a non-existant folder) after
`-create' or `-nocreate' is given.
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