MH-CHART(7)

πŸ’– NAME πŸ’–

mh-chart β€” the master chart of all nmh commands and their options. It’s literally the whole squad directory, bestie, and it lives in MH-CHART(7) from the Miscellaneous Information Manual. πŸ’…


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

okay so here’s the full lineup β€” every command and every flag, kept exactly as it is so you can trust the receipts. no cap, no missing options, no β€œoops I summarized it.” 🫢

🌸 ali

ali [-help] [-version] [-alias aliasfile] [-list | -nolist] [-user |
     -nouser] [aliases ...]

πŸ¦‹ anno

anno [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-component field] [-inplace |
     -noinplace] [-date | -nodate] [-draft] [-append] [-list] [-delete]
     [-number [num|all]] [-preserve | -nopreserve] [-text body]

πŸŽ€ /usr/libexec/nmh/ap

/usr/libexec/nmh/ap [-help] [-version] [-form formatfile] [-format
     string] [-width columns] addrs ...

🌈 burst

burst [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-inplace | -noinplace] [-mime
     | -nomime] [-automime] [-quiet | -noquiet] [-verbose | -noverbose]

πŸ”₯ comp

comp [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msg] [-form formfile] [-use | -nouse]
     [-file file] [-draftfolder +folder] [-draftmessage msg]
     [-nodraftfolder] [-editor editor] [-noedit] [-width columns] [-from
     address] [-to address] [-cc address] [-fcc +folder] [-subject text]
     [-whatnowproc program] [-nowhatnowproc] [-build]

πŸ’œ dist

dist [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msg] [-form formfile] [-annotate |
     -noannotate] [-inplace | -noinplace] [-draftfolder +folder]
     [-draftmessage msg] [-nodraftfolder] [-editor editor] [-noedit]
     [-width columns] [-from address] [-to address] [-cc address] [-fcc
     +folder] [-whatnowproc program] [-nowhatnowproc] [-atfile]
     [-noatfile]

🧚 /usr/libexec/nmh/dp

/usr/libexec/nmh/dp [-help] [-version] [-form formatfile] [-format
     string] [-width columns] dates ...

πŸ“ flist

flist [-help] [-version] [+folder1 [+folder2 ...]]  [-sequence name1
     [-sequence name2 ...]]  [-all | -noall] [-showzero | -noshowzero]
     [-recurse | -norecurse] [-fast | -nofast] [-alpha | -noalpha]

flists is equivalent to flist -all. iykyk πŸ’–

⭐ /usr/libexec/nmh/fmtdump

/usr/libexec/nmh/fmtdump [-help] [-version] [-form formatfile] [-format
     string]

πŸ¦„ fmttest

fmttest [-help] [-version] [-form formatfile] [-format formatstring]
     [-address | -raw | -date | -message] [-file | -nofile] [--component
     component-text] [-dupaddrs | -nodupaddrs] [-ccme | -noccme]
     [-outsize size-in-characters] [-width column-width] [-msgnum
     number] [-msgcur flag] [-msgsize size] [-unseen flag] [-dump |
     -nodump] [-trace | -notrace] [+folder] [msgs | strings]

🌸 folder

folder [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msg] [-all | -noall] [-create |
     -nocreate] [-fast | -nofast] [-header | -noheader] [-recurse |
     -norecurse] [-total | -nototal] [-list | -nolist] [-push | -pop]
     [-pack | -nopack] [-print | -noprint] [-verbose | -noverbose]

folders is equivalent to folder -all. slay πŸ’…

πŸ¦‹ forw

forw [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-annotate | -noannotate]
     [-form formfile] [-format | -noformat] [-filter filterfile]
     [-inplace | -noinplace] [-mime | -nomime] [-draftfolder +folder]
     [-draftmessage msg] [-nodraftfolder] [-editor editor] [-noedit]
     [-width columns] [-from address] [-to address] [-cc address] [-fcc
     +folder] [-subject text] [-whatnowproc program] [-nowhatnowproc]
     [-dashstuffing | -nodashstuffing] [-build] [-file msgfile]

and here’s the second forw synopsis, same command energy:

forw [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-digest list] [-issue number]
     [-volume number] [other switches for forw]

πŸŽ€ inc

inc [-help] [-version] [+folder] [-audit audit-file] [-noaudit]
     [-changecur | -nochangecur] [-form formfile] [-format string]
     [-file name] [-silent | -nosilent] [-truncate | -notruncate]
     [-width columns] [-host hostname] [-port portname/number] [-user
     username] [-proxy command] [-sasl | -nosasl] [-saslmech mechanism]
     [-authservice service] [-tls] [-initialtls] [-notls] [-certverify |
     -nocertverify] [-snoop]

🌈 /usr/libexec/nmh/install-mh

/usr/libexec/nmh/install-mh [-help] [-version] [-auto] [-check]

πŸ”₯ mark

mark [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-sequence name ...]  [-add |
     -delete | -list] [-public | -nopublic] [-zero | -nozero] [-empty |
     -noempty] [-range | -norange]

πŸ’œ /usr/libexec/nmh/mkstemp

/usr/libexec/nmh/mkstemp [-help] [-version] [-directory directory]
     [-prefix prefix] [-suffix suffix]

🧚 mhbuild

mhbuild [-help] [-version] file [-auto | -noauto] [-list | -nolist]
     [-realsize | -norealsize] [-headers | -noheaders] [-directives |
     -nodirectives] [-rfc934mode | -norfc934mode] [-contentid |
     -nocontentid] [-verbose | -noverbose] [-disposition |
     -nodisposition] [-headerencoding encoding-algorithm  |
     -autoheaderencoding] [-maxunencoded line-length] [-dist]

πŸ“ mhfixmsg

mhfixmsg [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs | absolute pathname | -file
     file] [-decodetext 8bit|7bit|binary | -nodecodetext] [-decodetypes
     type/[subtype][,...]]  [-decodeheaderfieldbodies utf-8 |
     -nodecodeheaderfieldbodies] [-crlflinebreaks | -nocrlflinebreaks]
     [-textcharset charset | -notextcharset] [-reformat | -noreformat]
     [-replacetextplain | -noreplacetextplain] [-fixboundary |
     -nofixboundary] [-fixcte | -nofixcte] [-checkbase64 |
     -nocheckbase64] [-fixtype mimetype] [-outfile outfile] [-rmmproc
     program] [-normmproc] [-changecur | -nochangecur] [-verbose |
     -noverbose]

⭐ mhical

mhical [-help] [-version] [-form formatfile] [-format formatstring]
     [[-reply accept | decline | tentative] | -cancel] [-attendee
     address] [-contenttype] [-infile infile] [-outfile outfile]
     [-unfold] [-debug]

πŸ¦„ /usr/libexec/nmh/mhl

/usr/libexec/nmh/mhl [-help] [-version] [-bell | -nobell] [-clear |
     -noclear] [-folder +folder] [-form formfile] [-length lines]
     [-width columns] [-moreproc program] [-nomoreproc] [-fmtproc
     program] [-nofmtproc] [files ...]

🌸 mhlist

mhlist [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-file file] [-part number]
     ...  [-type content] ...  [-prefer content] ...  [-noprefer]
     [-headers | -noheaders] [-realsize | -norealsize] [-changecur |
     -nochangecur] [-verbose | -noverbose] [-disposition |
     -nodisposition]
⚠️ heads up, bestie β€” this note is right there in the original chart: This implementation is no longer supported but is left here for information. That's because Google now only supports POP except with a private client ID. Also, it no longer supports OOB requests to Google's OAuth 2.0 authorization endpoint.

πŸ¦‹ mhlogin

mhlogin [-help] [-version] [-user username] [-saslmech mechanism]
     [-authservice service] [-browser command] [-snoop]

πŸŽ€ mhmail

mhmail [-help] [-version] [-to] addrs ...  [-attach file] [-body text]
     [-cc addrs ...]  [-from addr] [-headerfield name:value] [-subject
     subject] [-resent] [switches for post ... | -profile [switches for
     send ...]]  [-send | -nosend]

mhmail with no arguments is equivalent to inc. periodt πŸ’…

🌈 mhn

mhn [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-file file] [-part number] ...
     [-type content] ...  [-show | -noshow] [-list | -nolist] [-store |
     -nostore] [-headers | -noheaders] [-realsize | -norealsize]
     [-serialonly | -noserialonly] [-form formfile] [-pause | -nopause]
     [-auto | -noauto]

and the build-mode one:

mhn -build file [-rfc934mode | -norfc934mode]

πŸ”₯ mhparam

mhparam [-help] [-version] [components] [-all] [-component |
     -nocomponent] [-debug]

πŸ’œ mhpath

mhpath [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs]

🧚 mhshow

mhshow [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-file file] [-part number]
     ...  [-type content] ...  [-prefer content] ...  [-noprefer]
     [-concat | -noconcat] [-textonly | -notextonly] [-inlineonly |
     -noinlineonly] [-header | -noheader] [-form formfile] [-markform
     formfile]

πŸ“ mhstore

mhstore [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-file file] [-outfile
     outfile] [-part number] ...  [-type content] ...  [-prefer content]
     ...  [-noprefer] [-auto | -noauto] [-clobber always | auto | suffix
     | ask | never] [-verbose | -noverbose]

⭐ msgchk

msgchk [-help] [-version] [-date | -nodate] [-notify all/mail/nomail ]
     [-nonotify all/mail/nomail ] [-host hostname] [-port
     portname/number] [-user username] [-sasl | -nosasl] [-saslmech
     mechanism] [-tls] [-initialtls] [-notls] [-certverify |
     -nocertverify] [-authservice service] [-snoop] [users ... ]

πŸ¦„ new

new [-help] [-version] [sequences] [-mode mode] [-folders foldersfile]

fnext is equivalent to new -mode fnext.

fprev is equivalent to new -mode fprev.

unseen is equivalent to new -mode unseen.

🌸 next

next [-help] [-version] [+folder] [-showproc program] [-showmimeproc
     program] [-header | -noheader] [-checkmime | -nocheckmime]
     [switches for showproc or showmimeproc]

πŸ¦‹ packf

packf [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-file name] [-mbox] [-mmdf]

πŸŽ€ pick

pick [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-reverse ...]  [-and ...]
     [-or ...]  [-not ...]  [-lbrace ...  -rbrace] [--component pattern]
     [-cc pattern] [-date pattern] [-from pattern] [-search pattern]
     [-subject pattern] [-to pattern] [-after date] [-before date]
     [-datefield field] [-sequence name ...]  [-nosequence] [-public |
     -nopublic] [-zero | -nozero] [-list | -nolist] [-debug]

🌈 /usr/libexec/nmh/post

/usr/libexec/nmh/post [-help] [-version] [-alias aliasfile] [-filter
     filterfile] [-nofilter] [-format | -noformat] [-mime | -nomime]
     [-msgid | -nomsgid] [-messageid localname | random] [-verbose |
     -noverbose] [-watch | -nowatch] [-width columns] [-mts smtp |
     sendmail/smtp | sendmail/pipe] [-sendmail program] [-server
     servername] [-port portname/number] [-sasl] [-nosasl] [-saslmech
     mechanism] [-user username] [-tls] [-initialtls] [-notls] [-snoop]
     file

πŸ”₯ prev

prev [-help] [-version] [+folder] [-showproc program] [-showmimeproc
     program] [-header | -noheader] [-checkmime | -nocheckmime]
     [switches for showproc or showmimeproc]

πŸ’œ prompter

prompter [-help] [-version] [-erase chr] [-kill chr] [-prepend |
     -noprepend] [-rapid | -norapid] [-doteof | -nodoteof] file

🧚 /usr/libexec/nmh/rcvdist

/usr/libexec/nmh/rcvdist [-help] [-version] [-form formfile]
     [switches for postproc] address1 ...

πŸ“ /usr/libexec/nmh/rcvpack

/usr/libexec/nmh/rcvpack [-help] [-version] file [-mbox] [-mmdf]

⭐ /usr/libexec/nmh/rcvstore

/usr/libexec/nmh/rcvstore [-help] [-version] [+folder] [-create |
     -nocreate] [-unseen | -nounseen] [-zero | -nozero] [-sequence name
     ...]  [-public | -nopublic]

πŸ¦„ /usr/libexec/nmh/rcvtty

/usr/libexec/nmh/rcvtty [-help] [-version] [command] [-form formatfile]
     [-format string] [-width columns] [-bell | -nobell] [-newline |
     -nonewline] [-biff]

🌸 refile

refile [-help] [-version] [msgs] [-draft] [-link | -nolink] [-preserve |
     -nopreserve] [-retainsequences | -noretainsequences] [-unlink |
     -nounlink] [-src +folder] [-file file] [-rmmproc program]
     [-normmproc] +folder1 ...

πŸ¦‹ repl

repl [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msg] [-annotate | -noannotate]
     [-group | -nogroup] [-cc all/to/cc/me] [-nocc all/to/cc/me] [-query
     | -noquery] [-form formfile] [-format | -noformat] [-filter
     filterfile] [-inplace | -noinplace] [-mime | -nomime] [-fcc
     +folder] [-width columns] [-draftfolder +folder] [-draftmessage
     msg] [-nodraftfolder] [-editor editor] [-noedit] [-convertargs type
     argstring] [-whatnowproc program] [-nowhatnowproc] [-atfile]
     [-noatfile] [-fmtproc program] [-nofmtproc] [-build] [-file
     msgfile]

okay bestie, we’re picking up mid-synopsis β€” no heading repeat, just the rest of the command lineup, exact flags and all:

       rmf [-help] [-version] [+folder] [-interactive | -nointeractive]

       rmm [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-unlink | -nounlink] [-rmmproc
            program] [-normmproc]

       scan [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-clear | -noclear] [-form
            formatfile] [-format string] [-header | -noheader] [-width columns]
            [-reverse | -noreverse] [-file filename]

       send [-help] [-version] [-alias aliasfile] [-draft] [-draftfolder
            +folder] [-draftmessage msg] [-nodraftfolder] [-filter filterfile]
            [-nofilter] [-format | -noformat] [-forward | -noforward] [-mime |
            -nomime] [-msgid | -nomsgid] [-messageid localname | random] [-push
            | -nopush] [-verbose | -noverbose] [-watch | -nowatch] [-mts smtp |
            sendmail/smtp | sendmail/pipe] [-sendmail program] [-server
            servername] [-port port-name/number] [-sasl] [-nosasl] [-saslmech
            mechanism] [-authservice service] [-snoop] [-user username] [-tls]
            [-initialtls] [-notls] [-certverify] [-nocertverify] [-width
            columns] [file ...]

       sendfiles [-help] [-version] [-compress bzip2 | compress | gzip | lzma |
            none]
            [-from sender]
            -to recipient -subject subject | recipient subject
            file/directory1 [file/directory2 ...]

       show [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-draft] [-showproc program]
            [-showmimeproc program] [-header | -noheader] [-checkmime |
            -nocheckmime] [-concat | -noconcat] [switches for showproc or
            showmimeproc]

       /usr/libexec/nmh/slocal [-help] [-version] [-addr address] [-info data]
            [-sender sender] [-user username] [-mailbox mbox] [-file file]
            [-maildelivery deliveryfile] [-verbose | -noverbose] [-suppressdup
            | -nosuppressdup] [-debug]

       sortm [-help] [-version] [+folder] [msgs] [-all | -noall] [-datefield
            field] [-textfield field] [-notextfield] [-limit days] [-nolimit]
            [-check | -nocheck] [-verbose | -noverbose]

       whatnow [-help] [-version] [-draftfolder +folder] [-draftmessage msg]
            [-nodraftfolder] [-editor editor] [-noedit] [-prompt string] [file]

       whom [-help] [-version] [-alias aliasfile] [-check | -nocheck]
            [-draftfolder +folder] [-draftmessage msg] [-nodraftfolder] [-mts
            smtp | sendmail/smtp | sendmail/pipe] [-server servername] [-port
            port-name/number] [-sasl] [-saslmech mechanism] [-snoop] [-user
            username] [-tls] [-initialtls] [-notls] [file] [-draft]

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

bestie, these are the other pages to pull up when you need the full lore β€” every single one is iconic in its own way:

  • mh-alias(5) β€” format of nmh email-address alias files. your contacts sheet but make it nmh.
  • mh-draft(5) β€” draft folder facility for nmh message system. the place your half-finished thoughts live.
  • mh-folders(5) β€” storage format used by nmh message system. how the folders actually keep it together.
  • mh-format(5) β€” formatting language for nmh message system. this is the makeup routine for your output.
  • mh-mail(5) β€” message format for nmh message system. the blueprint of the message itself.
  • mh-profile, mh_profile(5) β€” user customization for nmh message handler. your personal settings, your personal brand.
  • mh-sequence(5) β€” sequence specification for nmh message system. yes, we are talking message sequences, stay with me.
  • mh-tailor, mts.conf(5) β€” mail transport configuration for nmh message handler. the whole β€œhow does mail actually leave” situation.
  • mh-mime(7) β€” overview of nmh MIME message composition and display. attachments and formatting and all that gorgeous chaos.
  • nmh(7) β€” overview of the new MH message system. the big-picture page, the main character.
  • mh-chart(7) β€” chart of all nmh commands and their options (this page). hi bestie, you are literally here πŸ’…

mwah πŸ’‹ β€” this page is from nmh-1.8, dated June 10, 2024. now go slay those commands, bestie 🫢✨

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