4 .TH MHLIST %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
6 mhlist \- list information about MIME messages
21 .RB [ \-verbose " | " \-noverbose ]
28 command allows you to list information (essentially
29 a table of contents) about the various parts of a collection of
30 MIME (multi-media) messages.
33 manipulates MIME (multi-media messages) as specified
34 in RFC\-2045 thru RFC\-2049 (See
37 A one-line banner is displayed above the listing.
39 `native' (decoded) format of each content is evaluated.
40 This provides an accurate count at the expense of a small delay.
43 switch is present, then the listing will show
44 any `extra' information that is present in the message,
45 such as comments in the `Content-Type' header.
53 file as the source message, rather than a message from a folder.
54 If you specify this file as `-', then
57 accept the source message on the standard input. Note that the
58 file, or input from standard input should be a validly formatted
59 message, just like any other
63 be in mail drop format (to convert a file in mail drop format to
71 will list information about the entire
72 message (all of its parts). By using the
76 switches, you may limit the scope of this command to particular
77 subparts (of a multipart content) and/or particular content types.
79 A part specification consists of a series of numbers separated by dots.
80 For example, in a multipart content containing three parts, these
81 would be named as 1, 2, and 3, respectively. If part 2 was also a
82 multipart content containing two parts, these would be named as 2.1 and
83 2.2, respectively. Note that the
85 switch is effective for only
86 messages containing a multipart content. If a message has some other
87 kind of content, or if the part is itself another multipart content, the
89 switch will not prevent the content from being acted upon.
91 A content specification consists of a content type and a subtype.
92 The initial list of `standard' content types and subtypes can
93 be found in RFC\-2046.
95 A list of commonly used contents is briefly reproduced here:
103 multipart mixed, alternative, digest, parallel
104 message rfc822, partial, external-body
105 application octet-stream, postscript
112 A legal MIME message must contain a subtype specification.
114 To specify a content, regardless of its subtype, just use the
115 name of the content, e.g., `audio'. To specify a specific
116 subtype, separate the two with a slash, e.g., `audio/basic'.
117 Note that regardless of the values given to the
120 multipart content (of any subtype listed above) is always acted upon.
125 .ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
126 ^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user profile
129 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
133 .ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
134 ^Path:~^To determine the user's mail storage
135 ^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
139 mhbuild(1), show(1), mhstore(1), sendfiles(1)
143 .RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
144 .RB ` msgs "' defaults to cur"
149 If a folder is given, it will become the current folder. The last
150 message selected will become the current message.