1RMF(1)                             [nmh-1.3]                            RMF(1)
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NAME

6       rmf - remove an nmh folder
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SYNOPSIS

9       rmf [+folder] [-interactive | -nointeractive] [-version] [-help]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Rmf  removes  all  of  the  messages  (files)  within the specified (or
13       default) folder, and then removes the folder (directory) itself.
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15       If there are any files within the folder which are not a part  of  nmh,
16       they will not be removed, and an error will be produced.  If the folder
17       is given explicitly or the -nointeractive option  is  given,  then  the
18       folder  will be removed without confirmation.  Otherwise, the user will
19       be asked for confirmation.  If rmf can't find the current  folder,  for
20       some  reason,  the  folder  to  be removed defaults to `+inbox' (unless
21       overridden by user's profile entry “Inbox”) with confirmation.
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23       If the folder being removed is a  subfolder,  the  parent  folder  will
24       become  the  new current folder, and rmf will produce a message telling
25       the user this has  happened.   This  provides  an  easy  mechanism  for
26       selecting  a  set of messages, operating on the list, then removing the
27       list and returning to the  current  folder  from  which  the  list  was
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30       If  rmf  s used on a read-only folder, it will delete all the (private)
31       sequences (i.e., “atr-seq-folder” entries) for this  folder  from  your
32       context without affecting the folder itself.
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34       Rmf  irreversibly  deletes messages that don't have other links, so use
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FILES

39       $HOME/.mh_profile          The user profile
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PROFILE COMPONENTS

43       Path:                To determine the user's nmh directory
44       Current-Folder:      To find the default current folder
45       Inbox:               To find the default inbox
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SEE ALSO

49       rmm(1)
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DEFAULTS

53       `+folder' defaults to the current folder, usually with confirmation
54       `-interactive' if +folder' not given, `-nointeractive' otherwise
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CONTEXT

58       Rmf will set the current folder to the parent folder if a subfolder  is
59       removed; or if the current folder is removed, it will make “inbox” cur‐
60       rent.  Otherwise, it doesn't change the current folder or message.
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BUGS

64       Although intuitively one would suspect that rmf works  recursively,  it
65       does  not.  Hence if you have a sub-folder within a folder, in order to
66       rmf the parent, you must first rmf each of the children.
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70MH.6.8                            1 June 2008                           RMF(1)
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