PREV(1MH)               COMMAND REFERENCE               PREV(1MH)



NAME
     prev - show the previous mail message

SYNOPSIS
     prev [ +folder ] [ -header ] [ -noheader ] [ -format ]
          [ -noformat ] [ -pr ] [ -nopr ] [ -help ]
          [ switches for pr ]

DESCRIPTION
     Prev displays the previous mail message in the specified (or
     current) mail folder.  This is the same as show prev.

     If you specify the -pr option, the message is displayed by
     pr and any unknown switched are passed on to pr.

     Your .mh_profile can contain the following entries:

     Path: To determine the user's MH directory
     Current-Folder: To find the default current folder

     If a folder is specified it becomes the current folder. The
     message that is shown (i.e., the previous message in
     sequence) becomes the current message in the folder.

OPTIONS
     -format
         Pass the message through the default pagination program.

     -noformat
         Pass the message through the cat program.

     -header
         Display a header describing which message is being
         displayed. The header is in the following format:

         (Message folder:number)

     -noheader
         Don't display the header described for the -header
         option.

     -help
         Display a usage message for prev.

     -pr Use pr as the pagination program.

     -nopr
         Use the default pagination program (same as -format).

FILES
     $HOME/.mh_profile        The user profile




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SEE ALSO
     cat(1), comp(1mh), folder(1mh), forw(1mh), inc(1mh),
     mail(1mh), next(1mh), pick(1mh), pr(1), prev(1mh),
     prompter(1mh), refile(1mh), repl(1mh), rmf(1mh), rmm(1mh),
     scan(1mh), send(1mh), show(1mh).


















































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