rmf(1) — UMIPS RISC/os 5.01



RMF(1)              RISC/os Reference Manual               RMF(1)



NAME
     rmf - remove folder

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

DESCRIPTION
     Rmf removes all of the messages (files) within the specified
     (or default) folder, and then removes the folder (directory)
     itself.  If there are any files within the folder which are
     not a part of MH, 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 find the current
     folder, for some reason, the folder to be removed defaults
     to `+inbox' with confirmation.

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

     If the folder being removed is a subfolder, the parent
     folder will become the new current folder, and rmf will pro-
     duce 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.

     Rmf of a read-only folder will delete the private sequence
     and cur information (i.e., "atr-seq-folder" entries) from
     the profile without affecting the folder itself.

FILES
     $HOME/.mh_profile                 The user profile

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

SEE ALSO
     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" current.  Otherwise, it doesn't change
     the current folder or message.




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BUGS
     Although intuitively one would suspect that rmf works recur-
     sively, 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.


















































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