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. 9 Printed 1/10/87 MH 1 RMF(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual RMF(1) 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. Printed 1/10/87 MH 2