rmm Command

Purpose

Removes messages from active status.

Syntax

rmm [ + Folder ] [ Messages ]

Description

The rmm command removes messages from active status by renaming them. To rename a message, the system prefaces the current message number with a , (comma). Inactive files are unavailable to the Message Handler (MH) package. However, system commands can still manipulate inactive files.

Note: The rmm command does not change the current message.

Inactive messages should be deleted periodically. An entry can be placed in your crontab file to automatically delete all files beginning with a comma.

Flags

Item	Description
+Folder	Specifies the folder containing the messages to rename.
Messages	Specifies the messages to rename. You can specify several messages, a range of messages, or a single message. Use the following references to specify a message: Number Number of the message Sequence A group of messages specified by the user. Recognized values include: all All messages in a folder cur or . (dot) Current message. This is the default. first First message in a folder last Last message in a folder next Message following the current message prev Message preceding the current message
-help	Lists the command syntax, available switches (toggles), and version information. Note: For MH, the name of this flag must be fully spelled out.

Security

Attention RBAC users and Trusted AIX® users: This command can perform privileged operations. Only privileged users can run privileged operations. For more information about authorizations and privileges, see Privileged Command Database in Security. For a list of privileges and the authorizations associated with this command, see the lssecattr command or the getcmdattr subcommand.

Examples

To remove the current message in the current folder, enter:
```
rmm
```
To remove messages 2 through 5 from the sales folder, enter:
rmm +sales 2-5

Profile Entries

The following entries are entered in the UserMhDirectory/.mh_profile:

Item	Description
`Current-Folder:`	Sets the default current folder.
`Path:`	Specifies the UserMhDirectory.
`rmmproc:`	Specifies the program used to remove messages from a folder.

Files

Item	Description
$HOME/.mh_profile	Contains the MH user profile.
/usr/bin/rmm	Contains the rmm command.