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vmh



PURPOSE

Invokes a visual interface for use with MH commands.

SYNTAX


       +- -prompt (vmh) --+   +----- -vmhproc msh -----+
vmh ---|                  |---|         one of         |---|
       +- -prompt string -+   | +--------------------+ |
                              +-| -vmhproc cmdstring |-+
                                | -novmhproc         |
                                +--------------------+

vmh --- -help ---|


Note:  This command does not have MBCS support.

DESCRIPTION

The vmh command is used to invoke a visual interface for use with MH commands.
This command is part of the Message Handling (MH) package and can be used with
other MH and AIX commands.

The vmh command implements the server side of the MH window management protocol
and maintains a split-screen interface to any program which implements the
client side of the protocol.

The vmh command prompts for commands and sends them to the client side of the
protocol.  If the command produces a window of more than one screen's worth of
output, vmh prompts the user for a subcommand.

Note:  The vmh command can never page more than one screen ahead of itself.
       For example, if you have a screen size of 10 and your text is 100 lines
       long, typing "50g" from line 1 gives you lines 10-20 (the next screen).

PARAMETERS

SPACE                 Advances to the next screen.

[num] ENTER           Advances the specified number of lines.  The default is
                      one line.

[num] y               Goes back the specified number of lines.  The default is
                      one line.




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[num] d               Advances ten times the specified number of lines.  The
                      default for numis 1, for a total of ten lines.

[num] u               Goes back ten times the specified number of lines.  The
                      default for num is 1, for a total of ten lines.

[num] g               Goes to the specified line.

[num] G               Goes to the end of the window.  If num is specified, this
                      command acts like g.

Ctrl-L                Refreshes the screen.

h                     Displays a help message.

q                     Ends output.

FLAGS

-help                 Displays help information for the command.

-novmhproc            Runs the default vmproc directly, without the window
                      management protocol.

-prompt string        Uses the specified string as the prompt.

-vmhproc cmdstring    Specifies the program which implements the client side of
                      the window management protocol.  The default is msh.

PROFILE ENTRIES

Path:                 Specifies your mhpath.
mshproc:              Specifies the program used for the MH shell.

FILES

$HOME               The user's profile.
$HOME/.mh_profile   The MH user profile.

RELATED INFORMATION

See the MH command "msh."

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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