# prev - man(1) - [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-1.8                                      1999-04-30                                    [_PREV_(1mh)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PREV/1mh/markdown)