Query: sortm
OS: ultrix
Section: 1mh
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sortm(1mh) sortm(1mh) Name sortm - sort messages Syntax sortm [ msgs ] [ +folder ] [ options ] Description The command sorts all the messages in the current folder into chronological order according to the contents of the Date: fields of the mes- sages. By default, sorts all the messages in the current folder. You can select particular messages in the folder by giving a range of messages. You can also sort messages in another folder by specifying the folder name. If encounters a message without a Date: field, or if the message has a Date: field that cannot parse, it attempts to keep the message in the same relative position. However, this does not always work; for instance, if the first message encountered lacks a date which can be parsed, then it will usually be placed at the end of the messages being sorted. When complains about a message which it cannot order, it complains about the message number prior to sorting. Options -datefield field Specifies the name of the header field to use when making the date comparison. If you have a special field in each message, such as Delivery-Date:, then the -datefield switch can be used to tell which field to examine. If you do not give this option, the default is to use the Date: header field. -help Prints a list of all the valid options to this command. -verbose -noverbose Displays the general actions that it is taking to place the folder in sorted order. The -noverbose option performs these actions silently. The default is -noverbose. The default settings for this command are: +folder defaults to the current folder msgs defaults to all -datefield date -noverbose Profile Components Path: To determine your MH directory Examples The following example sorts all the messages in the folder % sortm +meetings The next example sorts messages 10-30 in the folder called % sortm +test 10-30 Files The user profile. See Also folder(1mh) sortm(1mh)
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