RMM(1)              RISC/os Reference Manual               RMM(1)



NAME
     rmm - remove messages

SYNOPSIS
     rmm [+folder] [msgs] [-help]

DESCRIPTION
     Rmm removes the specified messages by renaming the message
     files with preceding commas.  Many sites consider files that
     start with a comma to be a temporary backup, and arrange for
     cron (8) to remove such files once a day.

     If the user has a profile component such as

          rmmproc:  /bin/rm

     then instead of simply renaming the message file, rmm will
     call the named program to delete the file.  Note that at
     most installations, cron (8) is told to remove files that
     begin with a comma once a night.

     Some users of csh prefer the following:

          alias rmm 'refile +d'

     where folder +d is a folder for deleted messages, and

          alias mexp 'rm `mhpath +d all`'

     is used to "expunge" deleted messages.

     The current message is not changed by rmm, so a next  will
     advance to the next message in the folder as expected.

FILES
     $HOME/.mh_profile                 The user profile

PROFILE COMPONENTS
     Path:                To determine the user's MH directory
     Current-Folder:      To find the default current folder
     rmmproc:             Program to delete the message

SEE ALSO
     rmf(1)

DEFAULTS
     `+folder' defaults to the current folder
     `msgs' defaults to cur

CONTEXT
     If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.




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