flist, flists - list the number of messages in given
sequence(s)
SYNOPSIS
flist [+folder1 [+folder2 ...]]
[-sequence name1 [-sequence name2 ...]]
[-all] [-noall] [-showzero] [-noshowzero]
[-recurse] [-norecurse] [-alpha] [-noalpha]
[-fast] [-nofast] [-version] [-help]
flists is equivalent to flist -all
DESCRIPTION
This program is used to search a list of folders and dis
play the number of messages in these folders that are in a
given sequence or set of sequences (for example the
"unseen" sequence). This is especially useful if you use
some mechanism such as slocal or procmail (typically in
conjunction with rcvstore) to pre-sort your mail into dif
ferent folders before you view it.
By default, the command flist will search the current
folder for the given sequence or sequences (usually
"unseen"). If (possibly multiple) folders are specified
on the command line with `+folder', then all these folders
are searched for the given sequence(s). Flist will dis
play for each folder searched, the number of messages in
each of the specified sequences, and the total number of
messages.
The option `-sequence' is used to specify the name of a
sequence in which to search for. This option may be used
multiple times to specify multiple sequences. If this is
not given, then the default is to search for all the
sequences specified by the "Unseen-Sequence" profile com
ponent. For more details about sequences, read the
mh-sequence(5) man page.
Typically, flist will produce a line for each sequence,
for every folder that is searched, even those which do not
contain any messages in the given sequence. Specifying
`-noshowzero' will cause flist to print only those
folder/sequence combinations such the folder has a non-
zero number of messages in the given specified sequence.
If `-recurse' is given, then for each folder that is
search, flist will also recursively descend into those
folders to search subfolders for the given sequence.
If `-fast' is given, only the names of the folders
searched will be displayed, and flist will suppress all
other output. If this option is used in conjunction with
`-noshowzero', then flist will only print the names of
least one of the specified sequences.
Multiple Folders
If the option `-all' is given (and no folders are speci
fied with `+folder'), then flist will search all the fold
ers in the top level of the users nmh directory. These
folders are all preceded by the read-only folders, which
occur as "atr-cur-" entries in the user's nmh context.
An example of the output of `flist -all' is:
/work/Mail has 5 in sequence unseen (private); out of 46
inbox+ has 10 in sequence unseen ; out of 153
junklist has 0 in sequence unseen ; out of 63
postmaster has 1 in sequence unseen ; out of 3
The "+" after inbox indicates that it is the current
folder.
The "private" flag indicates that the given sequence for
that folder is private. See the mh-sequence(5) man page
for details about private sequences.
If the option `-all' and `+folder' are both specified,
then flist will search this folder, and all its first
level subfolders for the given sequence. You may specify
multiple folders in this way.
If flist is invoked by a name ending with "s" (e.g.,
flists ), then the switch `-all' is assumed by default.
The sorting order for the listing is alphabetical (with
'-alpha'), or in a priority order defined by the Flist-
Order profile entry (with folder name pattern that uses *
to match zero or more characters. Longer matching pat
terns have precedence over shorter matching patterns. For
example:
Flist-Order: personal petproject mh* * admin *junk
This order puts a few interesting folders first, such as
those with mail addressed to you personally, those about a
pet project, and those about mh-related things. It places
uninteresting folders at the end, and it puts everything
else in the middle in alphabetical order.
FILES
$HOME/.mh_profile The user profile
PROFILE COMPONENTS
Path: To determine the user's nmh directory
mh-sequences: File that contains public sequences
Flist-Order: To sort folders by priority
SEE ALSO
folder(1), rcvstore(1), slocal(1), mh-sequence(5)
DEFAULTS
`-sequence' defaults to Unseen-Sequence profile entry
`-showzero'
`-noall'
`-norecurse'
`-noalpha'
`-nofast'
CONTEXT
If `+folder' is given, it will become the current folder.
If multiple folders are given, the last one specified will
become the current folder.
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