mark
PURPOSE
Creates, modifies, and displays message sequences.
SYNOPSIS
mark [+folder][msgs][-sequence name...][-add][-delete]
[-list][-public][-nopublic][-zero][-nozero][-help]
DESCRIPTION
The mark command is used to create a sequence, delete a
sequence, add messages to a sequence, and delete messages
from a sequence. The mark command is also used to list
messages in a sequence and list sequences in a folder.
The mark command is part of the MH (Message Handling)
package and can be used with other MH and AIX commands.
The mark command specified with only a folder name lists
the sequences defined for that folder and the messages
that comprise each of the sequences. If you specify a
new sequence name with the -sequence flag, mark creates a
new sequence. You can use the -add flag to add messages
to a sequence and the -delete flag to remove message from
a sequence. When all messages are deleted from a
sequence, mark removes the sequence name from the folder.
FLAGS
-add Adds messages to the specified sequence.
If messages are specified then -add is
the default.
-delete Deletes messages from the specified
sequence.
+folder msgs Specifies messages that you want mark to
select from. 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
If the -list flag is used, the default
for msgs is all. Otherwise, the default
is the current message. The default
folder is the current folder. If you
specify a folder, that folder becomes the
current folder.
-help Displays help information for the
command.
-list Displays the messages in the specified
sequence. If you do not specify a
sequence, -list displays all sequence
names defined for the folder and the mes-
sages in each sequence.
-nopublic Restricts the specified sequence to your
usage. -nopublic does not restrict the
messages in the sequence, only the
sequence. This option is the default if
the folder is write-protected from other
users.
-nozero Modifies the sequence by adding or
deleting only the specified messages (see
the -zero flag). This flag is the
default.
-public Makes the specified sequence available to
other users. -public does not make pro-
tected messages available, only the
sequence. This flag is the default if
the folder is not write-protected from
other users.
-sequence name Specifies a sequence for the -list, -add,
and -delete operations. You must specify
this flag for the -add and -delete oper-
ations.
-zero Clears the specified sequence of all mes-
sages before adding any other messages.
When the -delete flag is also specified,
-zero places all of the messages from the
folder into the sequence before deleting
any 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
The MH command "pick."
The mh-profile file in AIX Operating System Technical
Reference.
The "Overview of the Message Handling Package" in Man-
aging the AIX Operating System.