RMF(1MH)                COMMAND REFERENCE                RMF(1MH)



NAME
     rmf - remove folder

SYNOPSIS
     rmf [ +folder ][ -help ]

DESCRIPTION
     Rmf removes all of the files (messages) within the specified
     (or default) folder, and then removes the directory
     (folder).  If there are any files within the folder which
     are not a part of MH, they will not be removed, and an error
     will be produced.  If the folder is given explicitly or the
     current folder is a subfolder (for example, a selection list
     from pick), it will be removed without confirmation.  If no
     argument is specified and the current folder is not a
     selection-list folder, the user will be asked for
     confirmation.

     Rmf irreversibly deletes messages that don't have other
     links, so use it with caution.

     If the folder being removed is a subfolder, the parent
     folder will become the new current folder, and rmf will
     produce a message telling the user this has happened.  This
     provides an easy mechanism for selecting a set of messages,
     operating on the list, then removing the list and returning
     to the current folder from which the list was extracted (See
     the example under pick(1mh)).

     The files that rmf will delete are cur (current), any file
     beginning with a comma, and files with purely numeric names.
     All others will produce error messages.

     Rmf of a read-only folder will delete the cur- entry from
     the profile without affecting the folder itself.

     Your .mh_profile can contain the following entries:

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

     Rmf has the following defaults:

          +folder      defaults to current, usually with
          confirmation

     Rmf will set the current folder to the parent folder if a
     subfolder is removed; or, if the current folder is removed,
     it will make inbox current.  Otherwise, it doesn't change
     the current folder or message.





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RMF(1MH)                COMMAND REFERENCE                RMF(1MH)



OPTIONS
     -help   Displays a synopsis of the rmf command.

EXAMPLES
     This example removes the folder Check and all the  MH files
     under it.  Check has three files under it that are not a
     part of MH; these are not removed.

          rmf +Check


FILES
     $HOME/.mh_profile The user profile

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




































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