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- mark \- mark messages
- .SY
- mark
- \%[+folder] \%[msgs]
- \%[\-sequence\ name\ ...]
- \%[\-add] \%[\-delete] \%[\-list]
- \%[\-public] \%[\-nopublic]
- \%[\-zero] \%[\-nozero]
- \%[\-help]
- .DE
- The \fImark\fR command manipulates message sequences by adding or
- deleting message numbers from folder\-specific message sequences,
- or by listing those sequences and messages.
- A message sequence is a keyword, just like one of the
- \*(lqreserved\*(rq message names,
- such as \*(lqfirst\*(rq or \*(lqnext\*(rq.
- Unlike the \*(lqreserved\*(rq message names,
- which have a fixed semantics on a per\-folder basis,
- the semantics of a message sequence may be defined, modified, and
- removed by the user.
- Message sequences are folder\-specific, e.g.,
- the sequence name \*(lqseen\*(rq in the context of folder \*(lq+inbox\*(rq
- need not have any relation whatsoever to the sequence of the same name
- in a folder of a different name.
-
- Three action switches direct the operation of \fImark\fR.
- These switches are mutually exclusive:
- the last occurrence of any of them overrides any previous occurrence of the
- other two.
-
- The `\-add' switch tells \fImark\fR to add messages to sequences
- or to create a new sequence.
- For each sequence named via the `\-sequence\ name' argument
- (which must occur at least once)
- the messages named via `msgs'
- (which defaults to \*(lqcur\*(rq if no `msgs' are given),
- are added to the sequence.
- The messages to be added need not be absent from the sequence.
- If the `\-zero' switch is specified,
- the sequence will be emptied prior to adding the messages.
- Hence, `\-add\ \-zero' means that each sequence should be initialized
- to the indicated messages,
- while `\-add\ \-nozero' means that each sequence should be appended to
- by the indicated messages.
-
- The `\-delete' switch tells \fImark\fR to delete messages from
- sequences, and is the dual of `\-add'.
- For each of the named sequences,
- the named messages are removed from the sequence.
- These messages need not be already present in the sequence.
- If the `\-zero' switch is specified,
- then all messages in the folder are appended to the sequence prior to
- removing the messages.
- Hence, `\-delete\ \-zero' means that each sequence should contain all
- messages except those indicated,
- while `\-delete\ \-nozero' means that only the indicated messages
- should be removed from each sequence.
- As expected, the command `mark\0\-sequence\0seen\0\-delete\0all'
- deletes the sequence \*(lqseen\*(rq from the current folder.
-
- When creating (or modifying) a sequence,
- the `\-public' switch indicates that the sequence should be made readable
- for other \fIMH\fR users.
- In contrast, the `\-nopublic' switch indicates that the sequence should be
- private to the user's \fIMH\fR environment.
-
- The `\-list' switch tells \fImark\fR to list both the sequences defined
- for the folder and the messages associated with those sequences.
- \fIMark\fR will list each sequence named via `\-sequence\ name'
- (or all of them if `\-sequence' isn't used),
- and the messages associated with that sequence.
- The `\-zero' switch does not affect the operation of `\-list'.
-
- The current restrictions on sequences are:
-
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- The name used to denote a message sequence must consist solely of
- alphabetic characters, and can not be one of the \*(lqreserved\*(rq
- message names
- (e.g., \*(lqfirst\*(rq, \*(lqcur\*(rq, and so forth).
-
- Only a certain number of sequences may be defined for a given folder.
- This number is usually limited to 10.
-
- The name used to denote a message sequence can not occur as part of a
- message range, e.g., constructs like \*(lqseen:20\*(rq or
- \*(lqseen\-10\*(rq are forbidden.
- .in -.25i
- .Fi
- ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
- .Pr
- ^Path:~^To determine the user's MH directory
- .Ps
- ^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
- .Sa
- pick (1)
- .De
- `+folder' defaults to the current folder
- .Ds
- `\-add' if `msgs' is specified, `\-list' otherwise
- .Ds
- `msgs' defaults to cur (or all if `\-list' is specified)
- .Ds
- `\-nopublic' if the folder is read\-only, `\-public' otherwise
- .Ds
- `\-nozero'
- .Co
- If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.
- .En
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