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sortm(1mh)							    sortm(1mh)

Name
       sortm - sort messages

Syntax
       sortm [ msgs ] [ +folder ] [ options ]

Description
       The  command  sorts all the messages in the current folder into chrono‐
       logical order according to the contents of the Date: fields of the mes‐
       sages.

       By  default,  sorts  all	 the  messages in the current folder.  You can
       select particular messages in the folder by giving a range of messages.
       You  can	 also sort messages in another folder by specifying the folder
       name.

       If encounters a message without a Date: field, or if the message has  a
       Date:  field  that cannot parse, it attempts to keep the message in the
       same relative position.	 However,  this	 does  not  always  work;  for
       instance,  if  the  first message encountered lacks a date which can be
       parsed, then it will usually be placed at the end of the messages being
       sorted.

       When  complains	about  a  message  which it cannot order, it complains
       about the message number prior to sorting.

Options
       -datefield field
		 Specifies the name of the header field to use when making the
		 date  comparison.   If	 you have a special field in each mes‐
		 sage, such as Delivery-Date:, then the -datefield switch  can
		 be  used  to tell which field to examine.  If you do not give
		 this option, the default is to use the Date: header field.

       -help	 Prints a list of all the valid options to this command.

       -verbose
       -noverbose
		 Displays the general actions that it is taking to  place  the
		 folder in sorted order.  The -noverbose option performs these
		 actions silently.  The default is -noverbose.

       The default settings for this command are:

	      +folder defaults to the current folder
	      msgs defaults to all
	      -datefield date
	      -noverbose

Profile Components
       Path:   To determine your MH directory

Examples
       The following example sorts all the messages in the folder
       % sortm +meetings

       The next example sorts messages 10-30 in the folder called
       % sortm +test 10-30

Files
       The user profile.

See Also
       folder(1mh)

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