Selecting Messages
As you have seen, messages can be
referred to by their message numbers. Some MH commands, such as
"show", can act upon more than one message at a time. A range of
messages can be specified using the form "name1-name2" where "name" is
a message number or one of the reserved message names described below:
- cur
- The current message (the last one that was handled)
- next
- The next message (same as cur + 1)
- prev
- The previous message (cur - 1)
- first
- The first message in the current folder
- last
- The last message in the folder
- all
- All messages (first - last)
If you do not name a specific message, the command will act upon the
"current message".
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