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Last Updated: April 28, 1995

Commands

"scan" shows summary of messages, one message per line (def: 'last:5')
"show" shows text of messages, can be a lot of text (def: 'last')

Details

Arguments in the "Args" field below are passed more or less directly to an MH "pick" command. Elements to an argument can include:

-and -cc PATTERN -or -date PATTERN -not -from PATTERN -lbrace -search PATTERN -rbrace -subject PATTERN START-END -to PATTERN BASE:-OFFSET -after DATE BASE:+OFFSET -before DATE

Examples

scan -from eyal scan -from eyal -or -from mehuld scan -after 1dec89 -and -before 1jan90 -and -subject liability scan first:100, 100-104, 110:5 show -from mehuld -and -subject killing show 1,3-40,last:10 Note that when a selector (such as "last:100") is mixed with any of the search operands (such as "-from eyal"), the effect is "or" rather than the more intuitive "and". Your best bet is to use one or the other exclusively, and to experiement liberally with "scan" before you start using "show".

"show first-last" is almost certainly a mistake, but the server will let you do it -- so be careful!

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