message numbers from folder\-specific message sequences, or by listing
those sequences and messages.
.PP
-A message sequence is a keyword, just like one of the \*(lqreserved\*(rq
-message names, such as \*(lqfirst\*(rq or \*(lqnext\*(rq. Unlike the
-\*(lqreserved\*(rq message names, which have a fixed semantics on
+A message sequence is a keyword, just like one of the `reserved'
+message names, such as `f' or `n' (see mh-sequence(7)). Unlike the
+`reserved' message names, which have a fixed semantics on
a per\-folder basis, the semantics of a message sequence may be
defined, modified, and removed by the user. Message sequences are
-folder\-specific, e.g., the sequence name \*(lqseen\*(rq in the context
+folder\-specific, e.g., the sequence name `seen' in the context
of folder
-.RI \*(lq +inbox \*(rq
+.RI ` +inbox '
need not have any relation whatsoever to the
sequence of the same name in a folder of a different name.
.PP
.I name
argument (which must occur at least once) the messages named via
.I msgs
-(which defaults to \*(lqcur\*(rq if no
+(which defaults to `c' if no
.I msgs
are given), are added to the
sequence. The messages to be added need not be absent from the sequence.
means
that only the indicated messages should be removed from each sequence.
As expected, the command
-.RB \*(lq mark
+.RB ` mark
.B \-sequence
.I foo
.B \-delete
-all\*(rq
-deletes the sequence \*(lqfoo\*(rq from the current folder.
+all'
+deletes the sequence `foo' from the current folder.
.PP
When creating or modifying sequences, you can specify the switches
.B \-public
or
.B \-nopublic
to force the new or modified sequences to be
-\*(lqpublic\*(rq or \*(lqprivate\*(rq. The switch
+`public' or `private'. The switch
.B \-public
indicates
-that the sequences should be made \*(lqpublic\*(rq. These sequences
+that the sequences should be made `public'. These sequences
will then be readable by all
.B nmh
users with permission to read the relevant folders. In contrast, the
.B \-nopublic
switch indicates that the
-sequences should be made \*(lqprivate\*(rq, and will only be accessible by
+sequences should be made `private', and will only be accessible by
you. If neither of these switches is specified, then existing sequences
will maintain their current status, and new sequences will default to
-\*(lqpublic\*(rq if you have write permission for the relevant folder.
+`public' if you have write permission for the relevant folder.
Check the
.BR mh\-sequence (7)
man page for more details about the difference
-between \*(lqpublic\*(rq and \*(lqprivate\*(rq sequences.
+between `public' and `private' sequences.
.PP
The
.B \-list
.IP \(bu 2
The name used to denote a message sequence must consist of an alphabetic
character followed by zero or more alphanumeric characters, and cannot
-be one of the (reserved) message names \*(lqnew\*(rq, \*(lqfirst\*(rq,
-\*(lqlast\*(rq, \*(lqall\*(rq, \*(lqnext\*(rq, or \*(lqprev\*(rq.
+be one of the (reserved) message names `c', `f',
+`l', `a', `n', `p', or `b'.
.PP
.IP \(bu 2
Only a certain number of sequences may be defined for a given folder.
.PP
.IP \(bu 2
Message ranges with user\-defined sequence names are restricted to the
-form \*(lqname:n\*(rq, \*(lqname:+n\*(rq, or \*(lqname:-n\*(rq, and refer
+form `name:n', `name:+n', or `name:-n', and refer
to the first or last `n' messages of the sequence `name', respectively.
-Constructs of the form \*(lqname1\-name2\*(rq are forbidden for user
+Constructs of the form `name1\-name2' are forbidden for user
defined sequences.
.SH FILES
.nf
.RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
.RB ` \-add "' if " \-sequence " is specified, " \-list " otherwise"
-.RB ` msgs "' defaults to cur (or all if " \-list " is specified)"
+.RB ` msgs "' defaults to `c' (or `a' if " \-list " is specified)"
.RB ` \-nozero '
.SH CONTEXT
Use
.B flist
to find folders with a given sequence, and
-.RB \*(lq pick
+.RB ` pick
.I sequence
-.BR \-list \*(rq
+.BR \-list '
to enumerate those messages in the sequence (such as for
use by a shell script).