next(1m) — AIX PS/2 1.2.1



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PURPOSE

Shows the next message.

SYNTAX


        +------------+   +--- -header ---+   +-------------------------+
next ---|            |---|    one of     |---|         one of          |---|
        +- + folder -+   | +-----------+ |   | +---------------------+ |
                         +-| -header   |-+   +-| -showproc cmdstring |-+
                           | -noheader |       | -noshowproc         |
                           +-----------+       +---------------------+


next -- help --|


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

DESCRIPTION

The next command is used to display the next message in a folder.  This command
is equivalent to the show command with next specified as the message.  The next
command is part of the Message Handling (MH) package and can be used with other
MH and AIX commands.

Note:  If you link to next and call that link something other than next, your
       link will function like the show command, rather than like the next
       command.

The next command links to the show program and passes this program its flags
and attributes.  The show command invokes a program to perform the listing.
The system default is /bin/pg.  You can define your own default with the
showproc: entry in $HOME/.mh_profile.  If you set showproc: entry to mhl, the
show command calls an internal mhl routine instead of the mhl command.  You can
also specify the program to perform a listing in the cmdstring of the -showproc
flag.

The show command passes any flags that it does not recognize to the program
performing the listing.  Thus, you can specify flags for the listing program,
as well as the flags described in this command section.

FLAGS






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+ folder              Specifies the folder that contains the message you want
                      to show.

-header               Displays a one-line description of the message being
                      shown.  The description includes the folder name and the
                      message number.

-help                 Displays help information for the command.

-noheader             Does not display a one-line description of each message
                      being shown.

-noshowproc           Uses /bin/cat to perform the listing.

-showproc cmdstring   Uses the specified command string to perform the listing.

PROFILE ENTRIES

Current-Folder:     Sets your default current folder.
Path:               Specifies your user_mh_directory.
showproc:           Specifies the program used to show messages.

FILES

$HOME/.mh_profile     The MH user profile.

RELATED INFORMATION

See other MH commands:  "prev" and "show."

See the 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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