# man > NEW(1mh)

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## NAME
       new - report on nmh folders with new messages
       fnext - set current nmh folder to next folder with new messages
       fprev - set current nmh folder to previous folder with new messages
       unseen - scan any new messages in all nmh folders

## SYNOPSIS


       **new **[**-help**] [**-version**] [_sequences_] [**-mode _**mode_] [**-folders _**foldersfile_]

       **fnext **is equivalent to **new -mode fnext**

       **fprev **is equivalent to **new -mode fprev**

       **unseen **is equivalent to **new -mode unseen**

## DESCRIPTION
       **new**, in its default mode, produces a one-line-per-folder listing of all folders which contain
       messages  in  the specified _sequences_, or in the sequence(s) listed in the profile entry “_Un‐_
       _seen-Sequence_”.  Each line consists of the folder name, the total number of messages  in  the
       specified sequences, and a list of messages derived from the .mh_sequence file.  For example:

            foo     11.* 40-50
            bar    380.  760-772 824-828
             total    391.

       The `*' on foo indicates that it is the current folder.  The last line shows the total number
       of messages in the desired sequences.

       **new  **crawls  the folder hierarchy recursively to find all folders, and prints them in lexico‐
       graphic order.  Override this behavior by providing a _foldersfile_ containing  the  pre-sorted
       list of folders which **new **should check, one per line.

       In **fnext **and **fprev **modes, **new **changes to the next or previous matching folder, respectively.

       In **unseen **mode, **new **executes **scan _**sequences_ for each matching folder.

## 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.
       Unseen-Sequence:    The name of the unseen message sequence.

## SEE ALSO
       [_scan_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/scan/1/markdown), [_mh-format_(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mh-format/5/markdown)

nmh-1.8                                      2009-01-17                                     [_NEW_(1mh)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/NEW/1mh/markdown)