rmf

PURPOSE

     Removes a folder.

SYNOPSIS
      rmf [+folder][-interactive][-nointeractive][-help]


DESCRIPTION

     The rmf  command is used  to remove folders and  the mes-
     sages that they contain.  rmf  is part of the MH (Message
     Handling) package and  can be used with other  MH and AIX
     commands.

     Warning:  The  rmf command irreversibly  deletes messages
     that do not have other links.

     The rmf  command deletes all  of the messages  within the
     specified  folder and  then deletes  the folder.   If the
     folder contains files that are not messages, rmf does not
     delete those files and reports an error.

     If you have read-only access to the specified folder, rmf
     does not delete  the folder or any of  its messages.  rmf
     deletes  only your  private  sequences  and your  current
     message information from the profile.

     The  rmf command  does  not  delete folders  recursively.
     Thus,  you cannot  remove  subfolders  by requesting  the
     removal a parent folder.

FLAGS

     +folder         Specifies the  folder to be  removed.  If
                     you  remove a  subfolder,  the parent  of
                     that folder  becomes the  current folder.
                     If you remove  the current folder, +inbox
                     becomes current.   The default  folder is
                     the  current folder.   If +folder  is not
                     specified and rmf cannot find the current
                     folder,  rmf  requests  confirmation  for
                     removing +inbox.
     -help           Displays   help   information   for   the
                     command.
     -interactive    Requests confirmation before removing the
                     folder.   If  +folder is  not  specified,
                     this is the default.
     -nointeractive  Removes  the  folder   and  its  messages
                     without   requesting  confirmation.    If
                     +folder   is  specified,   this  is   the
                     default.

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 "rmm."

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

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