Chapter 7: Deleting Messages

In VM, messages are flagged for deletion, and then are subsequently expunged or removed from the folder. The messages are not removed from the on-disk copy of the folder until the folder is saved.

`d (vm-delete-message)`	Flags the current message for deletion. A prefix argument `n` causes the current message and the next `n-1` messages to be flagged. A negative `n` causes the current message and the previous `n-1` messages to be flagged.
`u (vm-undelete-message)`	Removes the deletion flag from the current message. A prefix argument `n` causes the current message and the next `n-1` messages to be undeleted. A negative `n` causes the current message and the previous `n-1` messages to be undeleted.
`k (vm-kill-subject)`	Flags all messages with the same subject as the current message (ignoring ``Re:'') for deletion.
`# (vm-expunge-folder)`	Does the actual removal of messages flagged for deletion in the current folder.

Setting the variable vm-move-after-deleting non-nil causes VM to move past the messages after flagging them for deletion. Setting vm-move-after-undeleting non-nil causes similar movement after undeletes. Setting vm-move-after-kill non-nil causes VM to move after killing messages with vm-kill-subject. Note that the movement is done by calling vm-next-message which means that the value of vm-circular-folders applies to the post-command motion as for a motion command, not as for a non-motion command.

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