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scan
PURPOSE
Produces a one-line-per-message scan listing.
SYNTAX
+-----------+ +-------- all ---------------------------------+
scan ---| |---| +----------- all --------------------------+ |--->
+- +folder -+ +-| +------------ sequence ------------+ |-+
+---| one of |---+
^ | +-------+ +------------------+ | |
| +-| num |---| one of |-+ |
| | first | |1+--------------+ | |
| | prev | +-| :num -prev |-+ |
| | cur | | :+num -cur | |
| | . | | :-num -. | |
| | next | | -num -next | |
| | last | | -first -last | |
| +-------+ +--------------+ |
+--------------------------------------+
+--------------------+ +-- -noheader --+ +-- -noclear --+
>---| one of |---| one of |---| one of |--->
| +----------------+ | | +-----------+ | | +----------+ |
+-| -form file |-+ +-| -header |-+ +-| -clear |-+
| -format string | | -noheader | | -noclear |
+----------------+ +-----------+ +----------+
+-- -noreverse --+ +----------------+
>---| +------------+ |--| |--|
| | -reverse | | +-- -width num --+
+-| -noreverse |-+
+------------+
scan --- -help ---|
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1 Do not put a blank between these items.
Note: This command does not have MBCS support.
DESCRIPTION
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The scan command is used to display information about the messages in a
specified folder. scan is part of the Message Handling (MH) package and can be
used with other MH and AIX commands.
The scan command displays a line of information about each specified message in
the specified folder. Each line gives the message number, the date, the
sender, the subject, and as much of the message body as possible. If a +
symbol is displayed after the message number, the message is the current
message for the folder. If a - symbol is displayed, you have replied to the
message. If a * symbol is displayed after the date, the Date: field was not
present and the displayed date is the last date the message was changed.
FLAGS
-clear Clears the display after sending output. scan uses the
values of the $TERM and $TERMCAP environment variables to
determine how to clear the display. If standard output is
not a display, scan sends a formfeed character after sending
the output.
+folder msgs Displays information about each specified message in the
specified folder. You can use the following message
references when specifying msgs:
num first prev
cur . next
last all sequence
The default folder is the current folder. If a folder is
specified, it becomes the current folder. The default for
msgs is all.
-form file Displays the scan command output in the alternate format
described by file
-format string Displays the scan command output in the alternate format
described by string The default format is given as an example
in the AIX Operating System Technical Reference under
"mh-format".
-header Displays a heading that lists the folder name and the current
date and time.
-help Displays help information for the command.
-noclear Does not clear the terminal after sending output. This is
the default.
-noheader Does not display a heading. This is the default.
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-noreverse Does not reverse the order the messages are displayed in.
This is the default.
-reverse Reverses the order messages are displayed in.
-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.
Current-Folder: Sets your default current folder.
Path: Specifies your user_mh_directory.
FILES
.profile
$HOME/.mh_profile The MH user profile.
RELATED INFORMATION
See other MH commands: "inc," "pick," "show."
See the mh-format 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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