RMM(1) [nmh-1.0.4] (MH.6.8) RMM(1)
NAME
rmm - remove messages
SYNOPSIS
rmm [+folder] [msgs] [-unlink] [-nounlink]
[-version] [-help]
DESCRIPTION
By default, rmm will remove the specified messages by
renaming the message files with preceding commas. Such
files will then need to be removed in some manner after a
certain amount of time. Many sites arrange for cron (8) to
remove these files once a day, so check with your system
administrator.
Alternately, if you wish for rmm to really remove the files
representing these messages, you can use the `-unlink'
switch. But messages removed by this method cannot be later
recovered.
If you prefer a more sophisticated method of `removing'
messages, you can define the rmmproc profile component. For
example, you can add a profile component such as
rmmproc: /home/coleman/bin/rmm_msgs
then instead of simply renaming the message file, rmm will
call the named program or script to handle the files that
represent the messages to be deleted.
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 nmh directory
Current-Folder: To find the default current folder
rmmproc: Program to delete the message
SEE ALSO
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DEFAULTS
`+folder' defaults to the current folder
`msgs' defaults to cur
`-nounlink'
CONTEXT
If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.
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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