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PURPOSE

Incorporates new mail.

SYNTAX


       +-- +inbox --+   +------ -noaudit ------+   +--- -changecur ---+
inc ---|            |---|        one of        |---|      one of      |--->
       +- + folder -+   | +------------------+ |   | +--------------+ |
                        +-| -audit file      |-+   +-| -changecur   |-+
                          | -noaudit         |       | -nochangecur |
                          +------------------+       +--------------+

    +----------------------+   +--------------+   +-----------------+
>---|        one of        |---|              |---|     one of      |--->
    | +------------------+ |   +- -file name -+   | +-------------+ |
    +-| -form file       |-+                      +-| -truncate   |-+
      | -format string   |                          | -notruncate |
      +------------------+                          +-------------+

    +-- -nosilent --+   +--- -width 72 ----+
>---|    one of     |---|                  |---|
    | +-----------+ |   +- -width columns -+
    +-| -silent   |-+
      | -nosilent |
      +-----------+

inc -- -help --|


Warning: See restrictions, Chapter 18, AIX Programming Tools and Interfaces.

DESCRIPTION

The inc command is used to incorporate incoming mail.  This command is part of
the Message Handling (MH) package and can be used with other MH and AIX
commands.

The inc command takes all of the new messages from your mail drop and places
them in the specified folder.  If the specified folder does not exist, the inc
command asks you if it should be created.  The command assigns the new messages
consecutive message numbers starting with the next highest number in the
folder.  It also assigns the new messages the protection code specified in the
Msg-Protect: entry in your .mh_profile.  If there is no Msg-Protect: entry, the
inc command assigns the messages the protection code of 644.  The inc command
calls the scan command to display information about the new messages.  If the



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Unseen-Sequence: profile entry specifies any sequences, the inc command adds
the new messages to each sequence.

FLAGS

-audit file      Copies the current date to the specified file and appends the
                 output from the scan command to the file.

-changecur       Sets the first new message as the current message for the
                 specified folder.  This flag is the default.

-file file       Incorporates messages from the specified file instead of the
                 user's maildrop.

+folder          Incorporates the new messages into the specified folder.  The
                 default folder is "+inbox".

-form file       Displays the scan command output in the alternate format
                 described in file.

-format string   Displays the scan command output in the alternate format
                 described by string.

-help            Displays help information for the command.

-noaudit         Does not record information about incorporating the new
                 messages (see the -audit flag).  This flag is the default.

-nochangecur     Does not alter the setting for the current message in the
                 specified folder.

-nosilent        Prompts the user for any necessary information.  This flag is
                 the default.

-notruncate      Does not clear the mailbox or file from which the inc command
                 is taking new messages.  If the -file flag is specified, the
                 -notruncate flag is the default.

-silent          Does not prompt you for any information.  This flag is useful
                 for running the inc command in the background.

-truncate        Clears the mailbox or file from which the inc command is
                 taking new messages.  If the -file flag is not specified, the
                 -truncate flag is the default.

-width num       Sets the number of columns in the scan command output.  The
                 default is the width of the display.

PROFILE ENTRIES

Alternate-Mailboxes:     Specifies your mailboxes.




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Folder-Protect:          Sets the protection level for your new folder
                         directories.
Msg-Protect:             Sets the protection level for your new message files.
Path:                    Specifies your user_mh_directory.
Unseen-Sequence:         Specifies the sequences used to keep track of your
                         unseen messages.

FILES

$HOME/.mh_profile     The MH user profile.
/usr/lib/mh/mtstailor The MH tailor file.
$HOME/.newmail        The location of the mail drop.

RELATED INFORMATION

See other MH commands:  "mhmail,"  "post," and  "scan."

See the mh-format, mh-mail, and mh-profile files in AIX Operating System
Technical Reference.  (The mh-format section describes formats for the -form
and -format options.)

See "Overview of the Message Handling Package" in Managing the AIX Operating
System.
































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