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


NAME
       rmm - remove messages

SYNOPSIS
       rmm [+folder] [msgs] [-help]

DESCRIPTION
       Rmm removes the specified messages by renaming the message
       files with preceding commas.  Many  sites  consider  files
       that  start  with  a  comma  to be a temporary backup, and
       arrange for cron (8) to remove such files once a day.

       If the user has a profile component such as

            rmmproc:  /bin/rm

       then instead of simply renaming the message file, rmm will
       call  the  named program to delete the file.  Note that at
       most installations, cron (8) is told to remove files  that
       begin with a comma once a night.

       Some users of csh prefer the following:

            alias rmm 'refile +d'

       where folder +d is a folder for deleted messages, and

            alias mexp 'rm `mhpath +d all`'

       is used to expunge deleted messages.

       The current message is not changed by rmm, so a next  will
       advance to the next message in the folder as expected.

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
       rmmproc:             Program to delete the message

SEE ALSO
       rmf(1)

DEFAULTS
       `+folder' defaults to the current folder
       `msgs' defaults to cur

CONTEXT
       If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.






MH                        April 22, 1986                        1