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sortm
PURPOSE
Sorts messages.
SYNTAX
+-----------+ +-------- all ---------------------------------+
sortm ---| |---| +----------- all --------------------------+ |--->
+- +folder -+ +-| +------------ sequence ------------+ |-+
+---| one of |---+
^ | +-------+ +------------------+ | |
| +-| num |---| one of |-+ |
| | first | |1+--------------+ | |
| | prev | +-| :num -prev |-+ |
| | cur | | :+num -cur | |
| | . | | :-num -. | |
| | next | | -num -next | |
| | last | | -first -last | |
| +-------+ +--------------+ |
+--------------------------------------+
+- -datefield date --+ +----------------+
>---| |---| one of |---|
+- -datefield field -+ | +------------+ |
+-| -verbose |-+
| -noverbose |
+------------+
sortm --- -help ---|
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Warning: See restrictions, Chapter 18, AIX Programming Tools and Interfaces.
DESCRIPTION
The sortm command is used to sort messages. The sortm command is part of the
Message Handling (MH) package and can be used with MH and AIX commands.
The sortm command sorts the messages according to the date in a header field.
By default, sortm parses the Date:, but you can use the -datefield flag to
specify another field. sortm numbers the sorted messages consecutively
beginning with 1 (one). Messages that are in the folder, but not specified to
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be sorted, are placed after the sorted messages. sortm displays a message if
it cannot parse a date field.
FLAGS
-datefield field Specifies the header field to be used in the sort. The
default field is Date:.
+folder msgs Specifies the messages to be sorted. You can use the
following message references when specifying msgs:
num first prev
cur . next
last all sequence
The default is all messages in the current folder. If you
specify a folder, it becomes the current folder. The current
message remains the current message, even if it moves during
the sort.
-help Displays help information for the command.
-noverbose Does not display information during the sort. This flag is
the default.
-verbose Displays information during the sort. This information
allows you to monitor the steps involved.
PROFILE ENTRIES
Current-Folder: Sets your default current folder.
Path: Specifies your user_mh_directory.
FILES
$HOME/.mh_profile The MH user profile.
RELATED INFORMATION
See the mh-profile file in AIX Operating System Technical Reference.
See "Overview of the Message Handling Package" in Managing the AIX Operating
System.
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