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Commands Reference, Volume 5
Produces a one line per message
scan listing.
scan [ +Folder ] [
Messages ] [ -form FormFile | -format String ] [ -noheader | -header
] [ -clear | -noclear ] [ -help ]
The scan command
displays a line of information about the messages in a specified
folder. Each line gives the message number, date, sender, subject, and
as much of the message body as possible. By default, the
scan command displays information about all of the messages in the
current folder.
If a + (plus sign) is
displayed after the message number, the message is the current message in the
folder. If a - (minus sign) is displayed, you have replied
to the message. If an * (asterisk) is displayed after the
date, the Date: field was not present and the displayed date
is the last date the message was changed.
| -clear
| Clears the display after sending output. The scan
command uses the values of the $TERM environment variable to
determine how to clear the display. If standard output is not a
display, the scan command sends a form feed character after sending
the output.
|
| +Folder
| Specifies which folder to scan. The default is the current
folder.
|
| -form FormFile
| Displays the scan command output in the alternate format
described by the FormFile variable.
|
| -format String
| Displays the scan command output in the alternate format
described by the String variable.
|
| -header
| Displays a heading that lists the folder name and the current date and
time.
|
| -help
| Lists the command syntax, available switches (toggles), and version
information.
Note: For Message Handler (MH), the name of this flag must be
fully spelled out.
|
| Messages
| Displays information about each specified message in the specified
folder. You can use the following references when specifying
messages:
- Number
- Specifies the number of the message.
- Sequence
- Specifies a group of messages specified by the user. Recognized
values include:
- all
- All messages in a folder. This is the default.
- cur or .
(period)
- Current message.
- first
- First message in a folder.
- last
- Last message in a folder.
- next
- Message following the current message.
- prev
- Message preceding the current message.
|
| -noclear
| Prevents clearing of the terminal after sending output. This is
the default.
|
| -noheader
| Prevents display of a heading. This is the default.
|
| -width Number
| Sets the number of columns in the scan command output.
The default is the width of the display.
|
The following entries are entered
in the UserMhDirectory/.mh_profile file:
| Alternate-Mailboxes:
| Specifies the mailboxes.
|
| Current-Folder:
| Sets the default current folder.
|
| Path:
| Specifies the UserMhDirectory.
|
- To get a one-line list of all
the messages in the current folder, enter:
scan
The system responds with a message similar to the following:
3 04/17 dale@athena Status meeting <<The weekly status meeting
5 04/20 tom@venus Due Dates <<Your project is due to
6 04/21 dawn@tech Writing Clas <<There will be a writing
- To get a one-line list of
messages 11 through 15 in the test folder,
enter:
scan +test 11-15
The system responds with a message similar to the following:
11 04/16 karen@anchor Meeting <<Today's meeting is at 2 p.m.
12 04/18 tom@venus Luncheon <<There will be a luncheon to
14 04/20 dale@athena First Draft <<First drafts are due
15 04/21 geo@gtwn Examples <<The examples will be written
| $HOME/.mh_profile
| Contains the MH user profile.
|
| /etc/mh/scan.size
| Contains a sample scan format string.
|
| /etc/mh/scan.time
| Contains a sample scan format string.
|
| /etc/mh/scan.timely
| Contains a sample scan format string.
|
| /usr/bin/scan
| Contains the executable form of the scan command.
|
The inc command, pick
command, show command.
The .mh_alias file format, .mh_profile file format.
Mail Overview
in AIX 5L Version 5.1 System User's Guide:
Communications and Networks.
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