1WHATNOW(1) [nmh-1.2-20070115cvs] WHATNOW(1)
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6 whatnow - prompting front-end for sending messages
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9 whatnow [-draftfolder +folder] [-draftmessage msg] [-nodraftfolder]
10 [-editor editor] [-noedit] [-prompt string] [file] [-version]
11 [-help] [-attach header-field-name]
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14 Whatnow is the default program that queries the user about the disposi‐
15 tion of a composed draft. It is normally automatically invoked by one
16 of the nmh commands comp, dist, forw, or repl after the initial edit.
17 When started, the editor is started on the draft (unless -noedit is
19 given, in which case the initial edit is suppressed). Then, whatnow
20 repetitively prompts the user with “What now?” and awaits a response.
21 The valid responses are:
22 edit re-edit using the same editor that was used on
24 the preceding round unless a profile entry
25 “<lasteditor>-next: <editor>” names an alternate
26 editor
27 edit <editor> invoke <editor> for further editing
29 refile +folder refile the draft into the given folder
31 mime process the draft as MIME composition file using
33 the buildmimeproc command (mhbuild by default)
34 display list the message being distributed/replied-to on
36 the terminal
37 list list the draft on the terminal
39 send send the message
41 send -watch send the message and monitor the delivery process
43 push send the message in the background
45 whom list the addresses that the message will go to
47 whom -check list the addresses and verify that they are
49 acceptable to the transport service
50 quit preserve the draft and exit
52 quit -delete delete the draft and exit
54 delete delete the draft and exit
56 cd directory use the directory when interpreting attachment
58 file names
59 pwd print the working directory for attachment files
61 ls [ls-options] list files in the attachment working directory
63 using the ls command
64 attach files add the named files to the draft as MIME attach‐
66 ments
67 alist [-ln] list the MIME attachments, either short, long
69 [-l] or numbered [-n]
70 detach [-n] files-or-numbers
72 remove MIME attachments, either by file name or
73 by number with -n
74 When entering your response, you need only type enough characters to
76 uniquely identify the response.
77 For the edit response, any valid switch to the editor is valid.
79 For the send and push responses, any valid switch to send(1) is valid
81 (as push merely invokes send with the -push option).
82 For the whom response, any valid switch to whom(1) is valid.
84 For the refile response, any valid switch to the fileproc is valid.
86 For the display and list responses, any valid argument to the lproc is
88 valid. If any non-switch arguments are present, then the pathname of
89 the draft will be excluded from the argument list given to the lproc
90 (this is useful for listing another nmh message).
91 See mh-profile(5) for further information about how editors are used by
93 nmh. It also discusses how environment variables can be used to direct
94 whatnow's actions in complex ways.
95 The -prompt string switch sets the prompting string for whatnow.
97 The -draftfolder +folder and -draftmessage msg switches invoke the nmh
99 draft folder facility. This is an advanced (and highly useful) fea‐
100 ture. Consult the mh-draft(5) man page for more information.
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104 $HOME/.mh_profile The user profile
105 <mh-dir>/draft The draft file
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109 Path: To determine the user's nmh directory
110 Draft-Folder: To find the default draft-folder
111 Editor: To override the default editor
112 <lasteditor>-next: To name an editor to be used after exit
113 from <lasteditor>
114 automimeproc: If value is 1, and the draft is a MIME
115 composition file, then automatically call
116 buildmimeproc prior to sending.
117 buildmimeproc: Program to translate MIME composition files
118 fileproc: Program to refile the message
119 lproc: Program to list the contents of a message
120 sendproc: Program to use to send the message
121 whomproc: Program to determine who a message would go to
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125 send(1), whom(1)
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129 `-prompt' defaults to “What Now? ”
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133 None
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137 The argument to the -prompt switch must be interpreted as a single
138 token by the shell that invokes whatnow. Therefore, one must usually
139 place the argument to this switch inside double-quotes.
140 If the initial edit fails, whatnow deletes your draft (by renaming it
142 with a leading comma); failure of a later edit preserves the draft.
143 If the buildmimeproc fails (returns a nonzero status), whatnow simply
145 prints a “What now?” prompt. whatnow depends on the buildmimeproc to
146 tell the user that something went wrong.
147 If whatnowproc is whatnow, then comp, dist, forw, and repl use a
149 built-in whatnow, and do not actually run the whatnow program. Hence,
150 if you define your own whatnowproc, don't call it whatnow since it
151 won't be run.
152 If sendproc is send, then whatnow uses a built-in send, it does not
154 actually run the send program. Hence, if you define your own sendproc,
155 don't call it send since whatnow won't run it.
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