MHLIST(1)

NAME
mhlist - list information about MIME messages

SYNOPSIS

mhlist [+folder] [msgs] [-file file] [-part number] ... [-type content] ... [-headers | -noheaders] [-realsize | -norealsize] [-rcache policy] [-wcache policy] [-check | -nocheck] [-changecur | -nochangecur] [-verbose | -noverbose] [-disposition | -nodisposition] [-version] [-help]

DESCRIPTION
The mhlist command allows you to list information (essentially a table of contents) about the various parts of a collection of MIME (multi-media) messages.

mhlist manipulates MIME (multi-media messages) as specified in RFC 2045 to RFC 2049 (See mhbuild(1)).

The -headers switch indicates that a one-line banner should be displayed above the listing.

The -realsize switch tells mhlist to evaluate the “native” (decoded) format of each content prior to listing. This provides an accurate count at the expense of a small delay.

If the -verbose switch is present, then the listing will show any “extra” information that is present in the message, such as comments in the “Content-Type” header.

If the -disposition switch is present, then the listing will show any relevant information from the “Content-Disposition” header.

The option -file file directs mhlist to use the specified file as the source message, rather than a message from a folder. If you specify this file as “-”, then mhlist will accept the source message on the standard input. Note that the file, or input from standard input should be a validly formatted message, just like any other nmh message. It should NOT be in mail drop format (to convert a file in mail drop format to a folder of nmh messages, see inc(1)).

By default, mhlist will list information about the entire message (all of its parts). By using the -part and -type switches, you may limit the scope of this command to particular subparts (of a multipart content) and/or particular content types.

A part specification consists of a series of numbers separated by dots. For example, in a multipart content containing three parts, these would be named as 1, 2, and 3, respectively. If part 2 was also a multipart content containing two parts, these would be named as 2.1 and 2.2, respectively. Note that the -part switch is effective for only messages containing a multipart content. If a message has some other kind of content, or if the part is itself another multipart content, the -part switch will not prevent the content from being acted upon.

A content specification consists of a content type and a subtype. The initial list of “standard” content types and subtypes can be found in RFC 2046.

A list of commonly used contents is briefly reproduced here:

    Type	Subtypes
    ----	--------
    text	plain, enriched
    multipart	mixed, alternative, digest, parallel
    message	rfc822, partial, external-body
    application	octet-stream, postscript
    image	jpeg, gif, png
    audio	basic
    video	mpeg

A legal MIME message must contain a subtype specification.

To specify a content, regardless of its subtype, just use the name of the content, e.g., “audio”. To specify a specific subtype, separate the two with a slash, e.g., “audio/basic”. Note that regardless of the values given to the -type switch, a multipart content (of any subtype listed above) is always acted upon. Further note that if the -type switch is used, and it is desirable to act on a message/external-body content, then the -type switch must be used twice: once for message/external-body and once for the content externally referenced.

The parts of a multipart/alternative part are listed in the reverse order of their placement in the message. The listing therefore is in decreasing order of preference, as defined in RFC 1521.

  Checking the Contents
The -check switch tells mhlist to check each content for an integrity checksum. If a content has such a checksum (specified as a Content-MD5 header field), then mhlist will attempt to verify the integrity of the content.

FILES
^$HOME/.mh_profile~^The user profile

PROFILE COMPONENTS
^Path:~^To determine the user's nmh directory
^Current-Folder:~^To find the default current folder

SEE ALSO
mhbuild(1), mhshow(1), mhstore(1)

DEFAULTS
`+folder' defaults to the current folder
`msgs' defaults to cur
`-nocheck'
`-headers'
`-realsize'
`-rcache ask'
`-wcache ask'
`-changecur'
`-noverbose'
`-nodisposition'

CONTEXT
If a folder is given, it will become the current folder. The last message selected will become the current message, unless the -nochangecur option is specified.