inc - Incorporates new mail (only available within the
message handling system, mh)
inc [+folder] [options]
The -audit option specifies that a record be kept in the
named file of all new mail that is incorporated. The inc
command places a scan line in the named audit file for
each message it incorporates. This is useful for keeping
track of the volume and source of incoming mail.
Auditing is often set up in the file rather than
through the -audit option on the command line. See
the mh_profile(4) reference page for more information
on how to add entries to
If auditing is enabled through the file, you can
disable it by using the -noaudit option on the command
line. The -changecur option makes the first
new message the current message. This is the
default operation of inc. If you want the current
message to remain as it was, use the -nochangecur
option. The -conv option converts the mail
exchange codeset of the incoming message to the
user application codeset at the time an incoming
message is stored. By default, conversion to user
application code is done when mail is displayed. If
the incoming message contains a Content-Type header
with a charset value, the inc -conv command modifies
this value to be the name of the application
codeset. The command uses the value in the
/usr/lib/mail-codesets file as the mail interchange
codeset. If this file is absent or if the appropriate
converter is not installed in the
/usr/lib/nls/loc/iconv directory, codeset conversion
does not occur. If the /usr/lib/mail-codesets
file specifies a value that does not match the mail
interchange codeset of the incoming message, the
conversion operation may corrupt the contents of
the message. Refer to mh(1) for more information
about the /usr/lib/mail-codesets file.
You can specify the inshdr parameter with the -conv
option if you receive many messages without the
"Content-Type" header entry and you need to include
it at the time the message is converted and stored.
The header consists of the following lines:
Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN;
charset="<application-codeset>"
The -noconv option, which is the default, specifies
that the exchange codeset of the incoming message
is not converted to the user application codeset at
the time a message is stored. Incorporates mail
from a named file. This is usually a file other
than your default maildrop. Note that the mail system
does not zero the named file unless the
-truncate option is given. Controls the format of
the display produced by the inc command. The output
of inc is formatted according to the instructions
in the named file. The file must be an mhl format
file; see the mh-format(4) reference for more
information. Controls the format of the display
produced by the inc command. The output of inc is
formatted according to the instructions given by
the specified string. This must be a standard format
string; see the mh-format(4) reference page for
more information. If the string contains blank
spaces, the whole string must be enclosed in double
quotes. Prints a list of the valid options for
this command. The -silent option directs inc to be
quiet and not ask any questions at all. The -silent
option is useful when you want to run inc in the
background and go on to other tasks. By default,
the -nosilent option is in effect. Specifies the
source file from which mail is retrieved. The only
value allowed is the keyword file, which specifies
the standard mail system. Alternative values are
supported only for use with other mail systems.
The -truncate option zeroes your maildrop file when
mail is fetched from it. This is the default operation
for /usr/spool/mail/$USER but not for an
alternative maildrop specified by the -file option.
Specify the -notruncate option if you do not want
the /usr/spool/mail/$USER file to be zeroed. Specify
the -truncate option if you do want the file
specified with the -file option to be zeroed. Controls
the width of the display produced by inc. By
default, or if no value is specified, the inc command
produces a display as wide as the terminal
screen allows.
Specifies the folder into which new mail is incorporated.
By default, the inc command incorporates mail into your
+inbox folder.
Use the inc command to incorporate mail from your incoming
maildrop into a folder.
The new messages being incorporated are numbered sequentially,
starting with the next highest available number in
the folder. If the specified (or default) folder does not
exist, inc will ask you whether you want to create it. As
the messages are processed, the command produces a scan
listing of the new mail messages. See the scan(1) reference
page for details of the listing produced.
The folder into which messages are being incorporated
becomes the current folder.
If your contains a Msg-Protect: entry, the mail system
uses this entry as the protection on the newly created
messages; otherwise, it uses the protection 0600. When the
0600 default protection is used, it means that messages
created have read and write permission for the user only.
During all operations on messages, the mail system preserves
this initially assigned protection for each message.
You can also use the chmod command to set a different
protection on an individual message; in this case, the
mail system preserves the new protection.
Note that the inc command incorporates improperly formatted
messages into your folder, inserting a blank line
prior to the offending component and printing a comment
identifying the bad message.
If the entry Unseen-Sequence is present in your profile,
then inc adds each of the newly incorporated messages to
each sequence named by the profile entry. This is similar
to the Previous-Sequence profile entry supported by all
the MH commands that take the msg or msgs arguments. Note
that inc does not zero each sequence prior to adding messages.
If the environment variable $MAILDROP is set, then inc
uses the value of this variable as the location of your
maildrop instead of the default. If this variable is not
set, then inc consults the profile entry Maildrop for this
information. If the value found is not absolute, then it
is interpreted relative to your Mail directory, which is
usually $HOME/Mail. If the value is not found, then inc
looks in the standard system location for your maildrop.
The -file option overrides all these defaults.
If you specify no parameters or options on the inc command
line, the following defaults are in effect: +folder
defaults to +inbox -noaudit -changecur -nosilent -truncate
if the -file option is not given; otherwise, -notruncate
-width defaults to the width of the terminal -noconv
Profile Components [Toc] [Back]
The following entries in the $HOME/.mh_profile file affect
inc command operation: To determine your Mail directory.
To determine your mailboxes. To set protection mode when
creating a new folder. To determine the location of your
maildrop. To set protection mode when creating a new message
or an audit file. To name sequences denoting unseen
messages.
For this version of MH, the -source option supports only
the value file. Additional values are supported for use
only with other mail systems.
The following example fetches incoming mail and places it
in the folder +not_read: % inc +not_read
The user profile The system customization file The user's
maildrop
Commands: chmod(1), mhl(1), mhmail(1), scan(1), post(8)
Files: mh-mail(4), mh-format(4), mh_profile(4)
inc(1)
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