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WHATNOW(1mh)                                                                            WHATNOW(1mh)



NAME
       whatnow - prompting front-end for writing nmh messages

SYNOPSIS
       whatnow [-help] [-version] [-draftfolder +folder] [-draftmessage msg] [-nodraftfolder] [-edi‐‐
            tor editor] [-noedit] [-prompt string] [file]

DESCRIPTION
       whatnow is the default program that queries the user about  the  disposition  of  a  composed
       draft.   It is normally automatically invoked by one of the nmh commands comp, dist, forw, or
       repl after the initial edit.

       When started, the editor is started on the draft (unless -noedit is given, in which case  the
       initial  edit  is  suppressed).  Then, whatnow repetitively prompts the user with “What now?”
       and awaits a response.  The valid responses are:

            edit             re-edit using the same editor that was used on the preceding round  un‐
                             less  a  profile entry “<lasteditor>-next: <editor>” names an alternate
                             editor

            edit editor      invoke editor for further editing

            refile +folder   refile the draft into the given folder

            mime             process the draft as MIME composition file using the buildmimeproc com‐
                             mand (mhbuild by default)

            display          list the message being distributed/replied-to on the terminal

            list             list the draft on the terminal

            send             send the message

            send -watch      send the message and monitor the delivery process

            push             send the message in the background

            whom             list the addresses that the message will go to

            whom -check      list the addresses and verify that they are acceptable to the transport
                             service

            quit             preserve the draft and exit

            quit -delete     delete the draft and exit

            delete           delete the draft and exit

            cd directory     use directory when interpreting attachment file names

            pwd              print the working directory for attachment files

            ls [ls-options]  list files in the attachment working directory using the ls command

            attach [-v] files
                             add the named files to the message as MIME attachments; -v displays the
                             mhbuild directive that send(1) will use

            alist [-ln]      list the MIME attachments, either short, long [-l] or numbered [-n]

            detach [-n] files-or-numbers
                             remove MIME attachments, either by file name or by number with -n

       When  entering  your  response, you need only type enough characters to uniquely identify the
       response.

       For the edit response, any valid switch to the editor is valid.

       For the send and push responses, any valid switch to send(1) is valid (as push merely invokes
       send with the -push option).

       For the whom response, any valid switch to whom(1) is valid.

       For the refile response, any valid switch to the fileproc is valid.

       For  the  display  and list responses, any valid argument to the lproc is valid.  If any non-
       switch arguments are present, then the pathname of the draft will be excluded from the  argu‐
       ment list given to the lproc (this is useful for listing another nmh message).

       See  mh-profile(5)  for  further information about how editors are used by nmh.  It also dis‐
       cusses how environment variables can be used to direct whatnow's actions in complex ways.

       The -prompt string switch sets the prompting string for whatnow.

       The -draftfolder +folder and -draftmessage msg switches invoke the nmh draft folder facility.
       This  is  an advanced (and highly useful) feature.  Consult the mh-draft(5) man page for more
       information.

       If your nmh was configured with readline enabled, you'll be able to use  filename  completion
       and  other  readline  features at the prompt.  These are particularly useful with the cd, ls,
       attach, and detach commands for managing MIME attachments.

FILES
       $HOME/.mh_profile          The user profile
       <mh-dir>/draft             The draft file

PROFILE COMPONENTS
       Path:                To determine the user's nmh directory
       Draft-Folder:        To find the default draft-folder
       Editor:              To override the default editor
       <lasteditor>-next:   To name an editor to be used after exit
                            from <lasteditor>
       buildmimeproc:       Program to translate MIME composition files
       fileproc:            Program to refile the message
       lproc:               Program to list the contents of a message
       sendproc:            Program to use to send the message
       whomproc:            Program to determine who a message would go to

SEE ALSO
       send(1), whom(1)

DEFAULTS
       `-prompt' defaults to “What Now? ”

BUGS
       If the initial edit fails, whatnow deletes your draft (by renaming it with  a  site-dependent
       prefix (usually a comma); failure of a later edit preserves the draft.

       If  the  buildmimeproc  fails (returns a nonzero status), whatnow simply prints a “What now?”
       prompt.  whatnow depends on the buildmimeproc to tell the user that something went wrong.

       If whatnowproc is whatnow, then comp, dist, forw, and repl use a built-in whatnow, and do not
       actually  run  the whatnow program.  Hence, if you define your own whatnowproc, don't call it
       whatnow since it won't be run.

       If sendproc is send, then whatnow uses a built-in send, it does not  actually  run  the  send
       program.   Hence, if you define your own sendproc, don't call it send since whatnow won't run
       it.



nmh-1.7.1                                    2014-01-23                                 WHATNOW(1mh)