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mhpath(1) General Commands Manual mhpath(1)
NAME
mhpath - print full pathnames of MH messages and folders (only avail-
able within the message handling system, mh)
SYNOPSIS
mhpath [ +foldername ] [ msgs ] [ -help ]
DESCRIPTION
Use the mhpath command to display the full pathname of the specified
folder. If you do not specify a folder, mhpath displays the pathname
of the current folder.
If you specify a message with its message number, mhpath displays the
pathname of the specified message. You can also specify a number of
messages, or a range of messages. If the top of the range that you
specify is greater than the last message in the folder, mhpath displays
as much of the specified range as possible.
Additionally mhpath can take a keyword or a sequence name. The follow-
ing keywords are acceptable:
first The first message in the folder.
last The last message in the folder.
new The message after the last message in the folder. You cannot
use new as part of a message range.
cur The current message in the folder.
prev The message before the current message.
next The message after the current message.
all All of the messages in the folder.
FLAGS
-help Prints a list of the valid options to this command.
EXAMPLES
In the following example, mhpath displays message 3 in the folder +in-
box: % mhpath +inbox 3 /r/phyl/Mail/inbox
The following example displays the pathname of messages 2 to 5 in the
current folder: % mhpath 2-5 /r/phyl/Mail/inbox/2 /r/phyl/Mail/inbox/3
/r/phyl/Mail/inbox/4 /r/phyl/Mail/inbox/5
PROFILE COMPONENTS
tab(+); l l. Path:+To determine your Mail directory
FILES
$HOME/.mh_profile
The user profile.
RELATED INFORMATION
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