msh

PURPOSE

     Creates a MH shell.

SYNOPSIS
      msh [-prompt string][-scan][-noscan][-topcur][file][-help]


DESCRIPTION

     The msh command is used to work with messages stored in a
     packed format.  msh is part  of the MH (Message Handling)
     package and can be used with other MH and AIX commands.

     The msh command performs a modified subset of MH commands
     on messages stored in packed  format.  msh prompts you to
     enter one of the following  MH commands, and continues to
     prompt you  for commands  until you press  END OF FILE or
     enter quit:

     ali                     burst                    comp                    dist
     folder                  forw                     inc                     mark
     mhmail                  msgchk                   next                    packf
     pick                    prev                     refile                  repl
     rmm                     scan                     send                    show
     sortm                   whatnow                  whom

     You can also enter help to display a brief overview.

FLAGS

     -help           Displays   help   information   for   the
                     command.
     -noscan         Does not scan unseen items.
     -notopcur       Makes  the  current   message  track  the
                     center line  of the vmh scan  window when
                     msh is  invoked from  vmh.  This  flag is
                     the default.
     -prompt string  Prompts for msh  commands with the speci-
                     fied string.
     -scan           Scans unseen items.
     -topcur         Makes the  current message track  the top
                     line of  the vmh scan window  when msh is
                     invoked from vmh.

PROFILE ENTRIES

     fileproc:       Specifies the program used to refile mes-
                     sages.
     Msg-Protect:    Sets  the protection  level for  your new
                     message files.
     Path:           Specifies your user_mh_directory.
     showproc:       Specifies the  program used to  show mes-
                     sages.

FILES

     $HOME/.mh_profile        The MH user profile.
     /usr/lib/mh/mtstailor    The MH tailor file.

RELATED INFORMATION

     Other  MH commands:   "ali,"  "burst,"  "comp,"  "dist,"
     "folder,"  "forw,"  "inc,"  "mark,"  "mhmail,"  "msgchk,"
     "next,"   "packf,"  "pick,"  "prev,"  "refile,"   "repl,"
     "rmm,"   "scan," "send,"   "show," "sortm,"   "whatnow,"
     "whom."

     The mh-alias, mh-format, mh-mail, and mh-profile files in
     AIX Operating System Technical Reference.

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