whatnow2 − front-end for handling drafts
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whatnow |
[command |−Version] |−help] |
Whatnow is the default program that queries the user about the disposition of a composed draft. It is normally automatically invoked by one of the mmh commands comp, dist, forw, or repl after the initial edit.
When started, the editor is started on the draft. Then, whatnow can called with one of the commands.
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edit |
re−edit using the same editor that was used on the preceding round unless a profile entry ‘<lasteditor>−next: <editor>’ names an alternate editor | ||
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edit <editor> |
invoke <editor> for further editing | ||
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list |
list the draft on the terminal | ||
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display |
list the message being distributed/replied−to on the terminal | ||
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whom |
list the recipients of the message | ||
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send |
send the message | ||
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refile +folder |
refile the draft into the given folder | ||
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delete |
delete the draft and exit | ||
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attach files |
add the named files to the draft as MIME attachments | ||
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alist |
list the MIME attachments | ||
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detach numbers |
remove MIME attachments by number |
When entering your response, you need only type enough characters to uniquely identify the response.
For the edit response, any valid switch to the editor is valid.
For the send response, any valid switch to send(1) is valid.
For the refile response, any valid switch to refile is valid.
See mh−profile(5) for further information about how editors are used by mmh. It also discusses how environment variables can be used to direct whatnow’s actions in complex ways.
If the initial edit fails, no new draft is created, but any existing re-used draft is preserved. Failures of later edits are ignored and another prompt is printed.
Consult the mh-draft(7) man page for more information.
$HOME/.mmh/profile
The user profile
+drafts The draft folder
Path: To
determine the user’s mail storage
Draft−Folder: To set the default draft−folder
Editor: To override the default editor
Metafile−Extension: The optional extion for meta
information like lasteditor
<lasteditor>−next: To name an editor to be used
after exit
from <lasteditor>
listproc: Program to list the contents of a message
send(1)
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