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.Dd July 3, 2020
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.Dt MMSG 7
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm mmsg
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.Nd mblaze message argument syntax
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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This document outlines the message syntax used by many
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of the utilities in the
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.Xr mblaze 7
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message system.
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.Pp
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In general, you can always specify a filename as a message,
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if it contains a
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.Sq Li \&/
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character.
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.Po
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Use
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.Sq Li \&./
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to prefix messages in the current directory.
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.Pc
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You can also specify a maildir folder, which will be expanded
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to all messages in the
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.Pa cur/
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directory.
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.Pp
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Ranges have the format
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.Sq Ar start Ns Cm \&: Ns Ar stop ,
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where
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.Ar start
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and
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.Ar stop
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are one-based indexes into the sequence.
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Negative numbers count from the end.
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If
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.Ar start
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is the empty string,
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.Li 1
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will be used instead.
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If
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.Ar stop
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is the empty string,
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.Li \&-1
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will be used instead.
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Thus,
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.Sq Cm \&:
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represents the whole sequence.
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If the range does not contain a
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.Sq Cm \&: ,
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it is considered to be a single message, equivalent to the range
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.Sq Ar start Ns Cm \&: Ns Ar start
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of size one.
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The special notation
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.Sq Ar start Ns Cm \&:+ Ns Ar n ,
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selects
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.Ar start
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and the next
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.Ar n
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messages.
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.Pp
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If the sequence is threaded, the following
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syntax may be used:
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.Sq Ar msg Ns Cm \&=
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refers to the whole thread that contains
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.Ar msg .
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.Sq Ar msg Ns Cm \&^
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refers to the parent of the message
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.Ar msg
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and may be repeated to refer to grandparents.
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.Sq Ar msg Ns Cm \&_
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refers to the subthread headed by
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.Ar msg
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.Po
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i.e. all messages below
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.Ar msg ,
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with more indentation
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.Pc .
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.Pp
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The following special shortcuts may be used:
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.Bl -tag -width 4n
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.It Sq Li \&-
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refers to the message read directly from the standard input.
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.It Sq Li \&.
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refers to the current message.
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Additionally, the syntax
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.Sq Li \&.+ Ns Ar N
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and
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.Sq Li \&.- Ns Ar N
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can be used to refer to messages relative to the current message.
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.It Sq Li \&+
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refers to the next message
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.Po
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like
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.Sq Li \&.+1
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.Pc
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.It Sq Li \&.-
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refers to the previous message
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.Po
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like
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.Sq Li \&.-1
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.Pc
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.It Sq Li \&$
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refers to the last message
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.Po
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like
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.Sq Li -1
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.Pc
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.It Sq Li \&^
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refers to the current parent message
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.Po
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like
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.Sq Li \&.^
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.Pc
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.It Sq Li \&=
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refers to the current thread
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.Po
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like
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.Sq Li \&.=
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.Pc
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.It Sq Li \&_
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refers to the current subthread
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.Po
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like
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.Sq Li \&._
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.Pc
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr mblaze 7
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An Leah Neukirchen Aq Mt leah@vuxu.org
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