Useful Aliases and Environment Variables

Text file for aliases and environment variables with usage examples is also available.

Aliases:
- To convert MH folders:
  alias mmh 'mhonarc -mh -outdir \!$ \!:1-'
- To convert mbox files:
  alias mmbox 'mhonarc -mbox -outdir \!$ \!:1-'
- To convert bulletin boards:
  alias mbb 'mhonarc -msgsep "^/^A" -mbox -outdir \!$ \!:1-'
  Note: To enter ^A (hidden character, CTL-A) you must type CTL-V followed by CTL-A.
- To convert a single message to html format:
  alias msing 'mhonarc -single < \:!1 > \:!2'
- To add MH messages:
  alias mmhadd 'mhonarc -mh -add -outdir \!$ < \!:1-'
- To add mailbox messages:
  alias mmboxadd 'mhonarc -mbox -add -outdir \!$ < \!:1-'
- To add a single message to an existing MH archive:
  alias maddsing 'show -noshow -noheader \!:1- | mhonarc -add -outdir \!$'
- To sort messgaes by subject:
  alias msubsort 'mhonarc -subsort -outdir \!$ \!:1-'
- To archive messages in the order they appear (default is chronological):
  alias mnosort 'mhonarc -nosort -outdir \!$ \!:1-'
- To sort messages by reverse chronological date (the default):
  alias mreverse 'mhonarc -reverse -outdir \!$ \!:1-'
- To get help on mhonarc:
  alias mhelp 'mhonarc -help | more'
- Scanning an archive to obtain message numbers for removing messages
  alias mscan mhonarc -scan
- To remove messages
  alias mrmm mhorac -rmm \!*
Environment Variables:
- M2H_OUTDIR
  Sets the destination of the HTML mail archive. The default is the current working directory.
- M2H_RCFILE
  Sets the Resource File. No default resource file is defined.
- M2H_TITLE
  Sets the title of the index page. The default is Main Index .
- M2H_FOOTER
  Sets the HTML footer file to insert at the bottom of the index page.
- M2H_HEADER
  Sets the HTML header file to insert at the top of the index page.
- M2H_DOCURL
  Sets the URL used to point to documentation.
- M2H_MAILTOURL
  Sets the URL for email address hyperlinks. ("mailto:$TO$" is the default).

NOTE: Environment variables may be overriden by the Resource File or Command-Line Options.

Shohreh Bozorgmehri, shohreh@uci.edu