whatnow2(1mh)

Usage

whatnow [command |-Version] |-help]

Overview

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.

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

edit <editor>: invoke <editor> for further editing

list: list the draft on the terminal

display: list the message being distributed/replied-to on the terminal

whom: list the recipients of the message

send: send the message

refile +folder: refile the draft into the given folder

delete: delete the draft and exit

attach files: add the named files to the draft as MIME attachments

alist: list the MIME attachments

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.

Files

^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user profile
^+drafts~^The draft folder

Profile components

^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

Context

None

Releases

4 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 1 time.

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