4.3BSD-UWisc/man/catl/rmf.l

RMF(1)              UNIX Programmer's Manual               RMF(1)



NAME
     rmf - remove folder

SYNOPSIS
     rmf [+folder] [-interactive] [-nointeractive] [-help]
9     _R_m_f removes all of the messages (files) within the specified
     (or default) folder, and then removes the folder (directory)
     itself.  If there are any files within the folder which are
     not a part of _M_H, they will _n_o_t be removed, and an error
     will be produced.  If the folder is given explicitly or the
     `-nointeractive' option is given, then the folder will be
     removed without confirmation.  Otherwise, the user will be
     asked for confirmation.  If _r_m_f can't find the current
     folder, for some reason, the folder to be removed defaults
     to `+inbox' with confirmation.

     _R_m_f 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 _r_m_f will pro-
     duce 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.

     _R_m_f of a read-only folder will delete the private sequence
     and cur information (i.e., "atr-_s_e_q-_f_o_l_d_e_r" entries) from
     the profile without affecting the folder itself.

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

SEE ALSO
     rmm(1)

DEFAULTS
     `+folder' defaults to the current folder, usually with confirmation
     `-interactive' if +folder' not given, `-nointeractive' otherwise

CONTEXT
     _R_m_f 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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BUGS
     Although intuitively one would suspect that _r_m_f works recur-
     sively, it does not.  Hence if you have a sub-folder within
     a folder, in order to _r_m_f the parent, you must first _r_m_f
     each of the children.


















































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