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RMF(1mh)                                                              RMF(1mh)

NAME
       rmf - remove an nmh folder

SYNOPSIS
       rmf [-help] [-version] [+folder] [-interactive | -nointeractive]

DESCRIPTION
       rmf  removes  all  of the messages (files) within the specified (or de-
       fault) folder, and then removes the folder (directory) itself.

       If there are any files within the folder which are not a part  of  nmh,
       they will not 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 rmf can't, for  some  reason,  find  the
       current  folder  the  folder to be removed defaults to `+inbox' (unless
       overridden by the user's profile entry "Inbox"), with confirmation.

       If the folder being removed is a subfolder, the parent folder will  be-
       come 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.

       If rmf is used on a read-only folder, it will delete  all  the  private
       sequences (i.e., .RI "atr- seq - folder " entries) for this folder from
       your context without affecting the folder itself.

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

FILES
       $HOME/.mh_profile          The user profile

PROFILE COMPONENTS
       Path:                To determine the user's nmh directory
       Current-Folder:      To find the default current folder
       Inbox:               To find the default inbox

SEE ALSO
       folder(1), rmm(1)

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

CONTEXT
       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" cur-
       rent.  Otherwise, it doesn't change the current folder or message.

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

nmh-1.7.1                         1999-04-30                          RMF(1mh)