+.TH MH-SEQUENCE %manext5% "January 9, 2001" "%nmhversion%"
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-.TH MH-SEQUENCE %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
mh-sequence \- sequence specification for nmh message system
.SH SYNOPSIS
has several internally
defined sequences, as well as allowing users to define their own
sequences.
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.SS "Message Specification and Pre\-Defined Message Sequences"
Most
.B nmh
.RS 5
.nf
.ta +\w'\fIName\fP 'u
-.I Name Description
+.I "Name Description"
first the first message in the folder
last the last message in the folder
cur the most recently accessed message
which is used by the
.B mhpath
command.
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.SS "User\-Defined Message Sequences"
In addition to the \*(lqreserved\*(rq (pre-defined) message names given
above,
But if the folder is read\-only, or if
the \*(lqmh\-sequences\*(rq profile entry is defined but empty, then
\fIprivate\fR sequences will be created instead.
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.SS "Sequence Negation"
.B Nmh
provides the ability to select all messages not elements of a
.PP
Obviously, the user should beware of defining sequences with names that
begin with the value of the \*(lqSequence\-Negation\*(rq profile entry.
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.SS "The Previous Sequence"
.B Nmh
provides the ability to remember the `msgs' or `msg' argument
will write to the
.B \&.mh\(rusequences
file.
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.SS "The Unseen Sequence"
Finally, many users like to indicate which messages have not been
previously seen by them. The commands
displays a message, that message will be removed from
any sequences named by the \*(lqUnseen\-Sequence\*(rq entry in the
profile.
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.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
^<mh\-dir>/context~^The user context
^<folder>/\&.mh\(rusequences~^File for public sequences
.fi
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.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
.fc ^ ~
.nf
^Previous\-Sequence:~^The last message specification given
^Unseen\-Sequence:~^Those messages not yet seen by the user
.fi
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
-flist(1), mark(1), pick(1), mh-profile(5)
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+.IR flist (1),
+.IR mark (1),
+.IR pick (1),
+.IR mh-profile (5)
.SH DEFAULTS
None