RMM(1m,C) AIX Commands Reference RMM(1m,C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- rmm PURPOSE Removes messages. SYNTAX +-----------+ +-------- cur ---------------------------------+ rmm ---| |---| +----------- all --------------------------+ |---| +- +folder -+ +-| +------------ sequence ------------+ |-+ +---| one of |---+ ^ | +-------+ +------------------+ | | | +-| num |---| one of |-+ | | | first | |1+--------------+ | | | | prev | +-| :num -prev |-+ | | | cur | | :+num -cur | | | | . | | :-num -. | | | | next | | -num -next | | | | last | | -first -last | | | +-------+ +--------------+ | +--------------------------------------+ rmm --- -help ---| ----------------- 1 Do not put a blank between these items. DESCRIPTION The rmm command is used to remove messages from active status. rmm is part of the Message Handling (MH) package and can be used with other MH and AIX commands. The rmm command renames the specified message files so that their file names have preceding commas. You can use these files as temporary backups and arrange for the cron command to delete your backups periodically. FLAGS +foldermsgs Specifies the messages that you want to remove. msgs can be several messages, a range of messages, or a single message. You can use the following message references when specifying msgs: Processed July 12, 1991 RMM(1m,C) 1 RMM(1m,C) AIX Commands Reference RMM(1m,C) num first prev cur . next last all sequence The default message is the current message in the current folder. rmm does not change the current message. -help Displays help information for the command. PROFILE ENTRIES Current-Folder: Sets your default current folder. Path: Specifies your user_mh_directory. rmmproc: Specifies the program used to remove messages from a folder. FILES .profile $HOME/.mh_profile The MH user profile. RELATED INFORMATION See the MH command "rmf." See the mh-profile file in AIX Operating System Technical Reference. See "Overview of the Message Handling Package" in Managing the AIX Operating System. See Chapter 18 of the AIX Programming Tools and Interfaces for general information on using commands in an MBCS environment. Processed July 12, 1991 RMM(1m,C) 2