David Levine <levinedl(_at_)acm(_dot_)org> writes:
Norm wrote:
They include adding to mail drops, moving files between and within
folders and editing context files (mostly to rename or remove
sequences).
Though they can get clumsy, there are nmh programs to do each
of those things. send/post adds to mail drops, refile moves
messages between and within folders.
(Minor, and really irrelevant details: send/post imposes constraints on and
alters the contents of a file; refile won't let me designate the name of
the destination file; refile won't overwrite an existing file; etc,etc. I
have little doubt that you (David Levine) could figure out ways to overcome
those details).
Copy a sequence:
mark -seq s2 `mark -seq s1 -list | sed 's/.*: //'`
Remove a sequence:
mark -seq s1 -del all
Unfortunately, pick doesn't help here, it creates sequences
rather than searches them.
I don't know which of these things require what kinds of locking. I
don't want to learn. And most importantly I shouldn't have to know.
I'd much, much rather use the high-level tools.
I realize you provided examples so there may be tasks that
aren't as easy to handle. If we need to add to existing programs
to get what you need, I think that's the way to go.
The basic philosophy and reason-for-existence of mh and of nmh is that that's
not the way to go. I should be allowed -- nay encouraged -- to use file system
tools to manipulate mh constructs.
Norman Shapiro
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