MH-CHART(7mh)

✨ NAME ✨

mh-chart — it's giving chart of all nmh commands and their options 💅

Welcome to the MH-CHART(7mh) manual, bestie! This page is literally a chart of every single nmh command and all their options. No cap. It's a lot, so we're splitting it into parts. This is part 1. Let's get into it. 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

Okay so here's the whole synopsis. I'm gonna list every command with its exact synopsis in a code block. I'll add my own commentary because I love you, but the code is exact. Don't @ me. 💖

ali

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

Here's the synopsis for ali, bestie. Look at all those options. 💅

anno

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

anno is serving options: component, inplace, date, draft, append, list, delete, number, preserve, text. Periodt.

/usr/lib/mh/ap

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

This is /usr/lib/mh/ap, iconic. It takes addresses and formats them.

burst

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

burst is here with inplace, mime, automime, quiet, verbose. The way that it bursts… obsessed.

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]

comp has so many options: form, use, file, draftfolder, draftmessage, nodraftfolder, editor, noedit, width, from, to, cc, fcc, subject, whatnowproc, nowhatnowproc, build. It's giving composer vibes. 🎀

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]

dist is here with annotate, inplace, draftfolder, draftmessage, nodraftfolder, editor, noedit, width, from, to, cc, fcc, whatnowproc, nowhatnowproc, atfile, noatfile. Very demure, very mindful.

/usr/lib/mh/dp

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

/usr/lib/mh/dp takes dates and formats them. Love that for you.

flist

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

flist has sequence, all, showzero, recurse, fast, alpha. And guess what?

flists is equivalent to flist -all

So if you want all the folders, just use flists. Slay.

/usr/lib/mh/fmtdump

/usr/lib/mh/fmtdump [-help] [-version] [-form formatfile] [-format
     string]

/usr/lib/mh/fmtdump dumps formats. That's it. Iconic.

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]

fmttest has address, raw, date, message, file, component, dupaddrs, ccme, outsize, width, msgnum, msgcur, msgsize, unseen, dump, trace. So many options, so little time. 💅

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]

folder has all, create, fast, header, recurse, total, list, push, pop, pack, print, verbose. And guess what?

folders is equivalent to folder -all

So use folders to see all the folders. 💖

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 there's a second synopsis for forw:

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

forw forwards messages. The first one has annotate, form, format, filter, inplace, mime, draftfolder, draftmessage, nodraftfolder, editor, noedit, width, from, to, cc, fcc, subject, whatnowproc, nowhatnowproc, dashstuffing, build, file. The second is for digests with digest list, issue number, volume number, and other switches for forw. So versatile. 👑

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]

inc has audit, noaudit, changecur, form, format, file, silent, truncate, width, host, port, user, proxy, sasl, saslmech, authservice, tls, initialtls, notls, certverify, snoop. So many network options. It's giving secure vibes. 🔥

/usr/lib/mh/install-mh

/usr/lib/mh/install-mh [-help] [-version] [-auto] [-check]

/usr/lib/mh/install-mh has auto and check. Simple. 🎀

mark

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

mark has sequence, add, delete, list, public, zero, empty, range. Very useful. 💅

/usr/lib/mh/mkstemp

/usr/lib/mh/mkstemp [-help] [-version] [-directory directory] [-prefix
     prefix] [-suffix suffix]

/usr/lib/mh/mkstemp has directory, prefix, suffix. Iconic.

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]

mhbuild has auto, list, realsize, headers, directives, rfc934mode, contentid, verbose, disposition, headerencoding, autoheaderencoding, maxunencoded, dist. It's giving MIME queen. 👑

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]

mhfixmsg has decodetext, decodetypes, decodeheaderfieldbodies, crlflinebreaks, textcharset, reformat, replacetextplain, fixboundary, fixcte, checkbase64, fixtype, outfile, rmmproc, normmproc, changecur, verbose. So many fixes. 🔧

mhical

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

mhical has form, format, reply, cancel, attendee, contenttype, infile, outfile, unfold, debug. Very calendar. 📅

/usr/lib/mh/mhl

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

/usr/lib/mh/mhl has bell, clear, folder, form, length, width, moreproc, nomoreproc, fmtproc, nofmtproc, files. So many display options. 💅

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]

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.

Okay so mhlist is here, but important: the implementation is no longer supported, bestie. It's left here for information only. 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. So don't come crying to me if it doesn't work. 😭

mhlogin

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

mhlogin has user, saslmech, authservice, browser, snoop. Get that authentication. 🔐

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 has to, attach, body, cc, from, headerfield, subject, resent, switches for post, profile, switches for send, send, nosend. And guess what?

mhmail with no arguments is equivalent to inc

So if you just run mhmail, it's like running inc. Slay.

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 a second synopsis for mhn:

mhn -build file [-rfc934mode | -norfc934mode]

mhn has show, list, store, headers, realsize, serialonly, form, pause, auto. And the build mode. Very retro. 💖

mhparam

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

mhparam has components, all, component, nocomponent, debug. Get those params. 📝

mhpath

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

mhpath is simple. Iconic.

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]

mhshow has file, part, type, prefer, noprefer, concat, textonly, inlineonly, header, form, markform. So many ways to show. 💅

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]

mhstore has file, outfile, part, type, prefer, noprefer, auto, clobber, verbose. Clobber has values: always, auto, suffix, ask, never. So many choices. 🎀

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 ... ]

msgchk has date, notify, nonotify, host, port, user, sasl, saslmech, tls, initialtls, notls, certverify, authservice, snoop, users. Get that mail check. 📬

new

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

new has sequences, mode, folders. And guess what?

fnext is equivalent to new -mode fnext

fprev is equivalent to new -mode fprev

unseen is equivalent to new -mode unseen

So many aliases. 💖

next

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

next has showproc, showmimeproc, header, checkmime, and switches for showproc or showmimeproc. So convenient. 👑

packf

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

packf has file, mbox, mmdf. Pack it up. 📦

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]

pick has reverse, and, or, not, lbrace, rbrace, component, cc, date, from, search, subject, to, after, before, datefield, sequence, nosequence, public, zero, list, debug. It's giving search queen. 🔍

/usr/lib/mh/post

/usr/lib/mh/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

/usr/lib/mh/post has alias, filter, nofilter, format, mime, msgid, messageid, verbose, watch, width, mts, sendmail, server, port, sasl, nosasl, saslmech, user, tls, initialtls, notls, snoop, file. So many mail transfer options. 📧

prev

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

prev has the same options as next. So useful. 💅

prompter

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

prompter has erase, kill, prepend, rapid, doteof, file. Get that input. ⌨️

/usr/lib/mh/rcvdist

/usr/lib/mh/rcvdist [-help] [-version] [-form formfile] [switches for
     postproc] address1 ...

/usr/lib/mh/rcvdist has form, switches for postproc, addresses. Slay.

/usr/lib/mh/rcvpack

/usr/lib/mh/rcvpack [-help] [-version] file [-mbox] [-mmdf]

/usr/lib/mh/rcvpack has file, mbox, mmdf. 📦

/usr/lib/mh/rcvstore

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

/usr/lib/mh/rcvstore has create, unseen, zero, sequence, public. 💾

/usr/lib/mh/rcvtty

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

/usr/lib/mh/rcvtty has command, form, format, width, bell, newline, biff. So retro. 🖥️

refile

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

refile has draft, link, preserve, retainsequences, unlink, src, file, rmmproc, normmproc, folders. So many ways to move messages. 💅

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]

repl has annotate, group, cc, nocc, query, form, format, filter, inplace, mime, fcc, width, draftfolder, draftmessage, nodraftfolder, editor, noedit, convertargs, whatnowproc, nowhatnowproc, atfile, noatfile, fmtproc, nofmtproc, build, file. It's giving reply queen. 👑

rmf

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

rmf has interactive. Be careful, bestie. Don't delete your whole life. 😭

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Okay that's the end of part 1. More parts follow, so don't go anywhere. 💖

…and we're BACK in the synopsis, bestie, because this page lists literally every command nmh ships with and we are not skipping a single one of them. no crumbs left behind 💅 buckle up:

rmm 🗑️✨

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

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scan 👀🌸

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

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send 📤💌 and it's giving long — this one has more flags than my skincare routine, and honestly? iconic.

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 ...]

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sendfiles 🎁🦋 (note how it's got its own little multi-line layout, she's special)

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

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show 🎀👑

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

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slocal 🧚💜 — heads up bestie, she lives at a full absolute path, she's not just vibing in your $PATH:

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

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sortm 🍓⭐

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

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whatnow 🙈💖 (the name alone is a whole mood)

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

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whom 🌈👑

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]

ok and that's the entire command roster, no cap 🫶 if you're looking for the deeper tea on any single one of these — every flag, every default, every gotcha — each command has its own page, and this chart is literally the map to all of them.

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• mh-chart(7) — chart of all nmh commands and their options (this page)

yes bestie, the SEE ALSO points at this exact page 💀 it's a mirror moment, it's self-referential main character energy, it's fine, we love her.

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and that's a wrap on the chart, gorgeous 💖 this whole masterpiece is nmh-1.8, dated December 10, 2024 — go forth and man responsibly, you absolute Unix icon 👑✨ periodt.