anno

PURPOSE

     Annotates messages.

SYNOPSIS
     anno [+folder][msgs][-component field][-inplace][-noinplace]
          [-textbody][-help]


DESCRIPTION

     The anno command is used to annotate messages with speci-
     fied text  and dates.   anno is part  of the  MH (Message
     Handling) package and  can be used with other  MH and AIX
     commands.

     The anno command annotates messages with the lines:

       field:date
       field:body

     Although dist, forw, and repl enable you to perform anno-
     tations, their annotations are limited to adding distrib-
     ution  information  to  messages.  anno  enables  you  to
     perform  arbitrary  annotations.  The  annotation  fields
     must contain alphanumeric characters and dashes only.

FLAGS

     -component field  Specifies the field  name for the anno-
                       tation text.  The field  name must be a
                       valid message field name, consisting of
                       alphanumeric   characters  and   dashes
                       only.  If you do not specify this flag,
                       anno prompts  you for  the name  of the
                       field.
     +folder msgs      Specifies the messages that you want to
                       annotate.   msgs  can be  several  mes-
                       sages, a range of messages, or a single
                       message.   You  can use  the  following
                       message   references  when   specifying
                       msgs:

                       num                    first                   prev
                       cur                    .                       next
                       last                   all                     sequence

                       The  default  message  is  the  current
                       message  in  the  current  folder.   If
                       several  messages  are  specified,  the
                       first  message  annotated  becomes  the
                       current  message.   If  you  specify  a
                       folder, that folder becomes the current
                       folder.
     -help             Displays   help  information   for  the
                       command.
     -inplace          Forces annotation  to be done  in place
                       in order to preserve links to the anno-
                       tated messages.
     -noinplace        Does not  perform annotation  in place.
                       This flag is the default.
     -text string      Specifies the  text to be  annotated to
                       the messages.

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

     Other MH commands:  "dist,"  "forw," "repl."

     The  mh-profile file  in AIX  Operating System  Technical
     Reference.

     The "Overview  of the  Message Handling Package"  in Man-
     aging the AIX Operating System.