NAME

       mhpath - print full pathnames of mh messages and folders

SYNOPSIS

       mhpath [+folder] [msgs] [-Version] [-help]

DESCRIPTION

       mhpath  expands  and  sorts  the  message list `msgs' and writes the full pathnames of the
       messages to the standard output separated by newlines.  If no `msgs' are specified, mhpath
       outputs  the  current  mail  folder's pathname instead.  If the only argument is `+', your
       mail storage location (`Path') is output; this can be useful in shell scripts.

       Contrasted with other mmh commands, a message argument to mhpath may often be intended for
       writing.  Because of this:

       1)  the name `b' has been added to mhpath's list of reserved message names (the others are
           `f', `l', `p', `n', `c', and `a').  The `b' (beyond)  message  is  equivalent  to  the
           message  after  the  last message in a folder (and equivalent to 1 in a folder without
           messages).  The `b' message may not be used as part of a message range.

       2)  Within a message list, the following designations may refer to messages  that  do  not
           exist: a single numeric message name, the single message name `c', and (obviously) the
           single message name `b'.  All other message designations must refer to  at  least  one
           existing message, if the folder contains messages.

       3)  An empty folder is not in itself an error.

       Message  numbers  greater than the highest existing message in a folder as part of a range
       designation are replaced with the next free message number.

       Examples: The current folder foo contains messages 3 5 6.  Cur is 4.

            % mhpath
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo

            % mhpath a
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/3
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/5
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/6

            % mhpath 2001
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/7

            % mhpath 1-2001
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/3
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/5
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/6

            % mhpath b
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/7

            % mhpath l b
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/6
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/7

            % mhpath l-b
            bad message list `l-b'.

            % mhpath c
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/4

            % mhpath 1-2
            no messages in range `1-2'.

            % mhpath f:2
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/3
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/5

            % mhpath 1 2
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/1
            /r/phyl/Mail/foo/2

       mhpath is also useful in back-quoted operations:

            % cd `mhpath +inbox`

            % echo `mhpath +`
            /r/phyl/Mail

FILES

       $HOME/.mmh/profile         The user profile

PROFILE COMPONENTS

       Path:                To determine the user's mail storage
       Current-Folder:      To find the default current folder

SEE ALSO

       folder(1)

DEFAULTS

       `+folder' defaults to the current folder
       `msgs' defaults to none

CONTEXT

       None

BUGS

       Like all mmh commands, mhpath expands and sorts [msgs].  So don't expect

            mv `mhpath 501 500`

       to move 501 to 500.  Quite the reverse.  But

            mv `mhpath 501` `mhpath 500`

       will do the trick.

       Out of range message 0 is treated far more  severely  than  large  out  of  range  message
       numbers.