# PREV(1mh) - man - phpMan

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## NAME
       prev - show the previous nmh message

## SYNOPSIS
       **prev** [**-help**] [**-version**] [_+folder_] [-showproc _program_] [**-showmimeproc** _program_] [**-header** | **-no**‐‐
            **header**] [**-checkmime** | **-nocheckmime**] [switches for _showproc_ or _showmimeproc_]

## DESCRIPTION
       **prev** performs a **show** on the previous message in the  specified  (or  current)  folder.   Like
       **show**,  it  passes  any switches on to the program named by _showproc_ or _showmimeproc_, which is
       called to list the message.  This command is almost exactly equivalent to “**show** **prev**”.   Con‐
       sult the manual entry for [_show_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/show/1/markdown) for all the details.

## 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
       showproc:            Program to show non-MIME messages
       showmimeproc:        Program to show MIME messages

## SEE ALSO
       [_next_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/next/1/markdown), [_show_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/show/1/markdown)

## DEFAULTS
       `**+folder**' defaults to the current folder
       `**-checkmime**'
       `**-header**'

## CONTEXT
       If  a  folder  is  specified,  it  will become the current folder.  The message that is shown
       (i.e., the previous message in sequence) will become the current message.

## BUGS
       **prev** is really a link to the **show** program.  As a result, if you make a link to **prev** and  that
       link  is  not  called  **prev**, your link will act like **show** instead.  To circumvent this, add a
       profile-entry for the link to your **nmh** profile and add the argument **prev** to the entry.



nmh-1.7.1                                    1999-04-30                                    [PREV(1mh)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PREV/1mh/markdown)