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NAME

6       rmf - remove an nmh folder
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SYNOPSIS

9       rmf [-help] [-version] [+folder] [-interactive | -nointeractive]
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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, for  some  reason,  find  the
20       current  folder  the  folder to be removed defaults to `+inbox' (unless
21       overridden by the 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  is  used on a read-only folder, it will delete all the private
31       sequences (i.e., .RI “atr- seq - folder ” entries) for this folder from
32       your context without affecting the folder itself.
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34       rmf  irreversibly  deletes messages that don't have other links, so use
35       it with caution.
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FILES

38       $HOME/.mh_profile          The user profile
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PROFILE COMPONENTS

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

46       folder(1), rmm(1)
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DEFAULTS

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

53       rmf will set the current folder to the parent folder if a subfolder  is
54       removed; or if the current folder is removed, it will make “inbox” cur‐
55       rent.  Otherwise, it doesn't change the current folder or message.
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BUGS

58       Although intuitively one would suspect that rmf works  recursively,  it
59       does not.  Hence, if you have a sub-folder within a folder, in order to
60       rmf the parent, you must first rmf each of the children.
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