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mhpath(1)						      General Commands Manual							 mhpath(1)

NAME

       mhpath - print full pathnames of MH messages and folders (only available within the message handling system, mh)

SYNOPSIS

       mhpath [+foldername] [msgs] [-help]

OPTIONS

       Prints a list of the valid options to this command.

DESCRIPTION

       Use  the  mhpath command to display the full pathname of the specified folder. If you do not specify a folder, mhpath displays the pathname
       of the current folder.

       If you specify a message with its message number, mhpath displays the pathname of the specified message. You can also specify a	number	of
       messages,  or a range of messages. If the top of the range that you specify is greater than the last message in the folder, mhpath displays
       as much of the specified range as possible.

       Additionally mhpath can take a keyword or a sequence name. The following keywords are acceptable: The first message  in	the  folder.   The
       last  message in the folder.  The message after the last message in the folder. You cannot use new as part of a message range.  The current
       message in the folder.  The message before the current message.	The message after the current message.	All of the messages in the folder.

PROFILE COMPONENTS

       Path: To determine your Mail directory

EXAMPLES

       In the following example, mhpath displays message 3 in the folder +inbox: % mhpath +inbox 3 /r/phyl/Mail/inbox The following  example  dis-
       plays  the  pathname  of messages 2 to 5 in the current folder: % mhpath 2-5 /r/phyl/Mail/inbox/2 /r/phyl/Mail/inbox/3 /r/phyl/Mail/inbox/4
       /r/phyl/Mail/inbox/5

FILES

       The user profile.

SEE ALSO

       folder(1)

																	 mhpath(1)

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