.B mhpath
.RI [ +folder ]
.RI [ msgs ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
+.RB [ \-Version ]
.RB [ \-help ]
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B mhpath
outputs the current mail folder's pathname
instead. If the only argument is `+', your mail storage location
-(\*(lqPath\*(rq) is output; this can be useful in shell scripts.
+(`Path') is output; this can be useful in shell scripts.
.PP
Contrasted with other
.B nmh
may often be intended for writing. Because of this:
.PP
.IP 1) 4
-the name \*(lqnew\*(rq has been added to
+the name `new' has been added to
.BR mhpath 's
list of
-reserved message names (the others are \*(lqfirst\*(rq, \*(lqlast\*(rq,
-\*(lqprev\*(rq, \*(lqnext\*(rq, \*(lqcur\*(rq, and \*(lqall\*(rq).
+reserved message names (the others are `first', `last',
+`prev', `next', `cur', and `all').
The new message is equivalent to the message after the last message
in a folder (and equivalent to 1 in a folder without messages).
-The \*(lqnew\*(rq message may not be used as part of a message range.
+The `new' message may not be used as part of a message range.
.IP 2) 4
Within a message list, the following designations may refer to messages
that do not exist: a single numeric message name, the single message name
-\*(lqcur\*(rq, and (obviously) the single message name \*(lqnew\*(rq.
+`cur', and (obviously) the single message name `new'.
All other message designations must refer to at least one existing
message, if the folder contains messages.
.IP 3) 4
/r/phyl/Mail/foo/7
% mhpath last\-new
-bad message list \*(lqlast\-new\*(rq.
+bad message list `last\-new'.
% mhpath cur
/r/phyl/Mail/foo/4
% mhpath 1\-2
-no messages in range \*(lq1\-2\*(rq.
+no messages in range `1\-2'.
% mhpath first:2
/r/phyl/Mail/foo/3