WHATNOW(1) General Commands Manual WHATNOW(1) NAME whatnow - prompting front-end for writing nmh messages SYNOPSIS whatnow [-help] [-version] [-draftfolder +folder] [-draftmessage msg] [-nodraftfolder] [-editor editor] [-noedit] [-prompt string] [file] DESCRIPTION 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 nmh commands comp, dist, forw, or repl after the initial edit. When started, the editor is started on the draft (unless -noedit is given, in which case the initial edit is suppressed). Then, whatnow repetitively prompts the user with "What now?" and awaits a response. The valid re- sponses are: 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. refile +folder Refile the draft into folder . mime Process the draft as a MIME composition file using the build- mimeproc command which defaults to mhbuild(1). display List the message being replied to or distributed on the termi- nal. list List the draft on the terminal. send Send the message. send -watch Send the message and monitor the delivery process. push Send the message in the background. whom List the addresses to whom the message will go. whom -check List the addresses and verify that they are acceptable to the transport service. quit Preserve the draft and exit. quit -delete Delete the draft and exit. delete Delete the draft and exit. cd directory Use directory when interpreting attachment file names. This does not change whatnow's process's current working directory so it and child processes, e.g. edit's, do not see the change. pwd Print the working directory for attachment files. ls [ls-options] List files in the attachment working directory using ls(1). attach [-v] files Add the named files to the message as MIME attachments; -v dis- plays the mhbuild(1) directive that send(1) will use. alist [-ln] List the MIME attachments' filenames. -l gives a long listing showing their full path. -n numbers them for use with detach . detach [-n] files-or-numbers Remove MIME attachments, either by file name or by number with -n. 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 and push responses, any valid switch to send(1) is valid (as push merely invokes send with the -push option). For the whom response, any valid switch to whom(1) is valid. For the refile response, any valid switch to the fileproc is valid. For the display and list responses, any valid argument to the lproc is valid. If any non-switch arguments are present, then the pathname of the draft will be excluded from the argument list given to the lproc (this is useful for listing another nmh message). See mh-profile(5) for further information about how editors are used by nmh. It also discusses how environment variables can be used to direct whatnow's actions in complex ways. The -prompt string switch sets the prompting string for whatnow. The -draftfolder +folder and -draftmessage msg switches invoke the nmh draft folder facility. This is an advanced (and highly useful) feature. Consult mh-draft(5) for more information. If your nmh was configured with readline enabled, you'll be able to use filename completion and other readline features at the prompt. These are particularly useful with the cd, ls, attach, and detach commands for manag- ing MIME attachments. FILES $HOME/.mh_profile The user profile <mh-dir>/draft The draft file PROFILE COMPONENTS Path: To determine the user's nmh directory Draft-Folder: To specify the default draftfolder Editor: To override the default editor <lasteditor>-next: To name an editor to be used after exit from <lasteditor> buildmimeproc: Program to translate MIME composition files fileproc: Program to refile the message lproc: Program to list the contents of a message sendproc: Program to use to send the message whomproc: Program to determine who a message would go to SEE ALSO mh-draft(5), send(1), whom(1) DEFAULTS `-prompt' defaults to "What Now? " BUGS If the initial edit fails, whatnow deletes your draft (by renaming it with a site-dependent prefix (usually a comma); failure of a later edit pre- serves the draft. If the buildmimeproc fails (returns a nonzero status), whatnow simply prints a "What now?" prompt. whatnow depends on the buildmimeproc to tell the user that something went wrong. If whatnowproc is whatnow, then comp, dist, forw, and repl use a built-in whatnow, and do not actually run the whatnow program. Hence, if you define your own whatnowproc, don't call it whatnow since it won't be run. If sendproc is send, then whatnow uses a built-in send, it does not actu- ally run the send program. Hence, if you define your own sendproc, don't call it send since whatnow won't run it. nmh-1.8+dev 2022-12-22 WHATNOW(1)
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