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msh



PURPOSE

Creates a msh shell.

SYNTAX


       +-- prompt (msh) --+  +-- -noscan --+  +-- -notopcur --+  +--------+
msh ---|                  |--|   one of    |--|    one of     |--|        |---|
       +- -prompt string -+  | +---------+ |  | +-----------+ |  +- file -+
                             +-| -scan   |-+  +-| -topcur   |-+
                               | -noscan |      | -notopcur |
                               +---------+      +-----------+

msh --- -help ---|


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

DESCRIPTION

The msh command allows you to run many of the Message Handling (MH) commands on
a single packed format file, rather than the usual MH folder containing
separate message files.  msh is part of the Message Handling (MH) package and
can be used with other MH and AIX commands.

The file parameter must contain MH-style packed format messages.  If you don't
specify file, msh will attempt to read (~)/msgbox, which also must consist of
packed format messages.  The MH packf command creates packed format files.

The msh command performs a modified subset of MH commands on messages stored in
packed format.  msh prompts you to enter one of the following MH commands, and
continues to prompt you for commands until you press END OF FILE or enter quit:

ali                     burst                    comp                    dist
folder                  forw                     inc                     mark
mhmail                  msgchk                   next                    packf
pick                    prev                     refile                  repl
rmm                     scan                     send                    show
sortm                   whatnow                  whom

You can also enter help to display a brief overview.

FLAGS

-help       Displays help information for the command.




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-noscan     Does not scan unseen items.

-notopcur   Makes the current message track the center line of the vmh scan
            window when msh is invoked from vmh.  This flag is the default.

-prompt string
            Prompts for msh commands with the specified string.

-scan       Scans unseen items.

-topcur     Makes the current message track the top line of the vmh scan window
            when msh is invoked from vmh.

PROFILE ENTRIES

fileproc:             Specifies the program used to refile messages.
Msg-Protect:          Sets the protection level for your new message files.
Path:                 Specifies your user_mh_directory.
showproc:             Specifies the program used to show messages.

FILES

$HOME/..mh_profile       The MH user profile.
/usr/lib/mh/mtstailor    The MH tailor file.

RELATED INFORMATION

See other MH commands:  "ali,"  "burst,"  "comp," "dist,"  "forw,"  "inc,"
"mark,"  "mhmail,"  "msgchk," "next,"  "packf,"  "pick," "prev,"  "refile,"
"repl," "rmm,"  "scan,"  "send," "show,"  "sortm," "whatnow" and "whom."

See the mh-alias, mh-format, mh-mail, and mh-profile files in AIX Operating
System Technical Reference.

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



















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