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Commands Reference, Volume 4

rmm Command

Purpose

Removes messages from active status.

Syntax

rmm [ + Folder ] [ Messages ]

Description

The rmm command removes messages from active status by renaming them. To rename a message, the system prefaces the current message number with a , (comma). Inactive files are unavailable to the Message Handler (MH) package. However, system commands can still manipulate inactive files.

Note
The rmm command does not change the current message.

Inactive messages should be deleted periodically. An entry can be placed in your crontab file to automatically delete all files beginning with a comma.

Flags

+Folder Specifies the folder containing the messages to rename.
Messages Specifies the messages to rename. You can specify several messages, a range of messages, or a single message. Use the following references to specify a message:
Number
Number of the message
Sequence
A group of messages specified by the user. Recognized values include:
all
All messages in a folder
cur or . (dot)
Current message. This is the default.
first
First message in a folder
last
Last message in a folder
next
Message following the current message
prev
Message preceding the current message
 
-help Lists the command syntax, available switches (toggles), and version information.
Note
For MH, the name of this flag must be fully spelled out.

Examples

  1. To remove the current message in the current folder, enter:

    rmm
  2. To remove messages 2 through 5 from the sales folder, enter:
    rmm +sales 2-5

Profile Entries

The following entries are entered in the UserMhDirectory/.mh_profile:

Current-Folder: Sets the default current folder.
Path: Specifies the UserMhDirectory.
rmmproc: Specifies the program used to remove messages from a folder.

Files

$HOME/.mh_profile Contains the MH user profile.
/usr/bin/rmm Contains the rmm command.

Related Information

The crontab command, rmf command.

The .mh_alias file format, .mh_profile file format.

Mail Overview in AIX 5L Version 5.2 System User's Guide: Communications and Networks.

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