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WHATNOW(1m,C)               AIX Commands Reference                WHATNOW(1m,C)



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
whatnow



PURPOSE

Invokes a prompting interface for draft disposition.

SYNTAX


         +------------------------------------------------------------------+
         |         one of                                                   |
         |   +----------------+                                             |
whatnow -|   | file           |                                             |->
         | +-| -nodraftfolder |-------------------------------------------+ |
         | | +----------------+                                           | |
         +-|                 one of                                       |-+
           | +------------------------------------+ +------- cur -------+ |
           +-| -draftfolder +folder -draftmessage |-|      one of       |-+
             | -draftfolder +folder               | | +---------------+ |
             | -draftmessage                      | +-| num      cur  |-+
             +------------------------------------+   | sequence .    |
                                                      | first    next |
                                                      | prev     last |
                                                      +---------------+

              +-----------------+   +- -prompt "What Now?" -+
          >---|     one of      |---|                       |---|
              | +-------------+ |   +--- -prompt string ----+
              +-| -editor cmd |-+
                | -noedit     |
                +-------------+

whatnow --- -help ---|


Note:  This command does not have MBCS support.

DESCRIPTION

The whatnow command is the default program used by comp, dist, forw, and repl
to prompt you for the disposition of messages.  whatnow is part of the Message
Handling (MH) package and can be used with other MH and AIX commands.

By default, whatnow invokes an editor and places the current draft message (or
file) in the editing session.  When you exit the editing session, whatnow
prompts:  What now?  You can specify any of the whatnow subcommands, or you can
press Enter to see a list of the subcommands.  These subcommands enable you to
re-edit the message, direct the disposition of the message, or end the




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processing of the whatnow command.  The whatnow command continues to prompt you
for subcommands until you specify quit.

PARAMETERS

display [ flags]           Displays the message being acted upon (redistributed
                           or replied to).  For flags, you can specify any flag
                           that is valid for the command serving as the lproc.
                           (You can set a default lproc: entry in
                           $HOME/.mh_profile.)  If you specify any flags that
                           are not valid for lproc, whatnow does not pass the
                           path name of the draft to the lproc.

edit [ cmdstring]          Re-edits the message using the specified editor.
                           You can specify the editor and any valid flags to
                           that editor.  If you do not specify an editor,
                           whatnow selects a default editor according to the
                           information supplied in the MH profiles.  You can
                           define a default editor for re-editing in
                           $HOME/.mh_profile.  If an editor is not defined for
                           re-editing in your .mh_profile, whatnow invokes the
                           editor used in the previous editing session.

list [ flags]              Displays the draft.  For flags, you can specify any
                           flag that is valid for the command serving as the
                           lproc.  (You can set a default lproc: entry in
                           $HOME/.mh_profile.)  If you specify any flags that
                           are not valid for lproc, whatnow does not pass the
                           path name of the draft to lproc.

push [ flags]              Sends the message in the background.  You can
                           specify any valid flag for the send command.

quit [ -delete ]           Ends the whatnow session.  If you specify -delete,
                           whatnow deletes the draft.  Otherwise, whatnow
                           stores the draft.

refile [ flags] +folder    Files the draft in the specified folder and supplies
                           a new draft having the previously specified form.
                           For flags, you can specify any flag that is valid
                           for the command serving as the fileproc.  (You can
                           set a default fileproc: entry in $HOME/.mh_profile.)

send [ flags]              Sends the message.  You can specify any valid flags
                           for the send command.

whom [ flags]              Displays the addresses to which the message would be
                           sent.  You can specify any valid flags for the whom
                           command.

FLAGS




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-draftfolder +folder  Places the draft message in the specified folder.  If you
                      do not specify this flag, whatnow selects a default draft
                      folder according to the information supplied in the MH
                      profiles.  You can define a default draft folder in
                      $HOME/.mh_profile.  If -draftfolder +folder is followed
                      by msg, msgrepresents the -draftmessage attribute.

-draftmessage msg     Specifies the draft message.  You can use one of the
                      following message references as msg:

                      num                    sequence                   first
                      prev                   cur                        .
                      next                   last

                      The default draft message is cur.

-editor cmd           Specifies that cmd is the initial editor for composing or
                      revising the message.  If you do not specify this flag,
                      whatnow selects a default editor or suppresses the
                      initial edit, according to the information supplied in
                      the MH profiles.  You can define a default initial editor
                      in $HOME/.mh_profile.

-help                 Displays help information for the command.

-nodraftfolder        Places the draft in the file user_mh_directory/draft.

-noedit               Suppresses the initial edit.

-prompt string        Uses string as the prompt.  The default string is
                      "What now?"

PROFILE ENTRIES

Draft-Folder:      Sets your default folder for drafts.
Editor:            Sets your default initial editor.
fileproc:          Specifies the program used to refile messages.
lasteditor-next:   Specifies the editor used after exiting lasteditor.
lproc:             Specifies the program used to list the contents of a
                   message.
Path:              Specifies your user_mh_directory.
sendproc:          Specifies the program used to send messages.
whomproc:          Specifies the program used to determine the users to whom a
                   message would be sent.

FILES

.profile                The user's profile.
$HOME/.mh_profile       MH user profile.
user_mh_directory/draft Draft file.





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RELATED INFORMATION

See other MH commands:  "comp,"  "dist,"  "forw," "prompter,"  "refile,"
"repl," "rmm,"  "scan,"  "send," "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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