rmm Command

Commands Reference, Volume 4

rmm Command

Purpose

Removes messages from active status.

Syntax

rmm [ + Folder ] [ Messages ]

Description

The rmm command removes messages from active status by renaming them. To rename a message, the system prefaces the current message number with a , (comma). Inactive files are unavailable to the Message Handler (MH) package. However, system commands can still manipulate inactive files.

Note: The rmm command does not change the current message.

Inactive messages should be deleted periodically. An entry can be placed in your crontab file to automatically delete all files beginning with a comma.

Flags

+Folder	Specifies the folder containing the messages to rename.
Messages	Specifies the messages to rename. You can specify several messages, a range of messages, or a single message. Use the following references to specify a message: Number Number of the message Sequence A group of messages specified by the user. Recognized values include: all All messages in a folder cur or . (dot) Current message. This is the default. first First message in a folder last Last message in a folder next Message following the current message prev Message preceding the current message
-help	Lists the command syntax, available switches (toggles), and version information. Note: For MH, the name of this flag must be fully spelled out.

Examples

To remove the current message in the current folder, enter:
```
rmm
```
To remove messages 2 through 5 from the sales folder, enter:
```
rmm +sales 2-5
```

Profile Entries

The following entries are entered in the UserMhDirectory/.mh_profile:

`Current-Folder:`	Sets the default current folder.
`Path:`	Specifies the UserMhDirectory.
`rmmproc:`	Specifies the program used to remove messages from a folder.

Files

$HOME/.mh_profile	Contains the MH user profile.
/usr/bin/rmm	Contains the rmm command.

Related Information

The crontab command, rmf command.

The .mh_alias file format, .mh_profile file format.

Mail Overview in AIX Version 4.3 System User's Guide: Communications and Networks.

Peek, Jerry. MH and xmh: E-mail for Users and Programmers. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1992.