RMF(1)                        [mh.6]                       RMF(1)


NAME
       rmf - remove folder

SYNOPSIS
       rmf [+folder] [-interactive] [-nointeractive] [-help]

DESCRIPTION
       Rmf  removes all of the messages (files) within the speci-
       fied (or default) folder,  and  then  removes  the  folder
       (directory)  itself.   If  there  are any files within the
       folder which are not a  part  of  MH,  they  will  not  be
       removed,  and an error will be produced.  If the folder is
       given explicitly or the `-nointeractive' option is  given,
       then  the  folder  will  be  removed without confirmation.
       Otherwise, the user will be asked  for  confirmation.   If
       rmf  can't  find  the current folder, for some reason, the
       folder to be removed defaults to `+inbox'  with  confirma-
       tion.

       Rmf  irreversibly  deletes  messages that don't have other
       links, so use it with caution.

       If the folder being removed is  a  subfolder,  the  parent
       folder  will  become  the new current folder, and rmf will
       produce a message telling  the  user  this  has  happened.
       This  provides  an  easy  mechanism for selecting a set of
       messages, operating on the list, then  removing  the  list
       and  returning  to  the current folder from which the list
       was extracted.

       Rmf of a read-only folder will delete the private sequence
       and  cur  information  (i.e., atr-seq-folder entries) from
       the profile without affecting the folder itself.

FILES
       $HOME/.mh_profile                     The user profile

PROFILE COMPONENTS
       Path:                To determine the user's MH directory
       Current-Folder:      To find the default current folder

SEE ALSO
       rmm(1)

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

CONTEXT
       Rmf will set the current folder to the parent folder if  a
       subfolder is removed; or if the current folder is removed,
       it will make inbox current.  Otherwise, it doesn't  change
       the current folder or message.




MH                        April 22, 1986                        1

RMF(1)                        [mh.6]                       RMF(1)


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




















































MH                        April 22, 1986                        2