Searching
Using mh-e
Miscellaneous
Searching
Using mh-e
Miscellaneous
For the whole scoop on MH sequences, refer to mh-sequence(5). As
you've read, several of the mh-e commands can operate on a sequence,
which is a shorthand for a range or group of messages. For example, you
might want to forward several messages to a friend or colleague. Here's
how to manipulate sequences.
| % |
Put message in a sequence ( |
| ? |
Display sequences that message belongs to ( |
| M-q |
List all sequences in folder ( |
| M-% |
Remove message from sequence ( |
| M-# |
Delete sequence ( |
| C-x n |
Restrict display to messages in sequence ( |
| C-x w |
Remove restriction; display all messages ( |
| M-x mh-update-sequences | Push mh-e's state out to MH. |
To place a message in a sequence, use % (mh-put-msg-in-seq)
to do it manually, or use the MH command pick or the mh-e version
of pick (Searching) which create a sequence automatically.
Give % a prefix argument and you can add all the messages in one
sequence to another sequence (for example, C-u % SourceSequence RET).
Once you've placed some messages in a sequence, you may wish to narrow
the field of view to just those messages in the sequence you've created.
To do this, use C-x n (mh-narrow-to-seq). You are prompted
for the name of the sequence. What this does is show only those
messages that are in the selected sequence in the MH-Folder buffer. In
addition, it limits further mh-e searches to just those messages. When
you want to widen the view to all your messages again, use C-x w
(mh-widen).
You can see which sequences a message is in with the ?
(mh-msg-is-in-seq) command.
Or, you can list all sequences in a selected folder (default is current
folder) with M-q (mh-list-sequences).
If you want to remove a message from a sequence, use M-%
(mh-delete-msg-from-seq), and if you want to delete an entire
sequence, use M-# (mh-delete-seq). In the latter case you
are prompted for the sequence to delete. Note that this deletes only
the sequence, not the messages in the sequence. If you want to delete
the messages, use C-u d (see Deleting above).
Two sequences are maintained internally by mh-e and pushed out to MH
when you type either the x or q command. They are the
sequence specified by your `Unseen-Sequence:' profile entry and
cur. However, you can also just update MH's state with the command
M-x mh-update-sequences. See Customizing Viewing for an
example of how this command might be used.
With the exceptions of C-x n and C-x w, the underlying MH
command dealing with sequences is mark.
Searching
Using mh-e
Miscellaneous