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   1 .TH PREV 1 "3 August 1983"
   2 .UC 4
   3 .SH NAME
   4 prev \- show the previous message
   5 .SH SYNOPSIS
   6 .B prev
   7 [ +folder ] [ \-switches for \fIl\fR ] [ \-help ]
   8 .SH DESCRIPTION
   9 \fIPrev\fR performs a \fIshow\fR on the previous message in the specified
  10 (or current) folder.
  11 Like \fIshow\fR, it passes any switches on to the
  12 program \fIl\fR, which is called to list the message.
  13 This command
  14 is exactly equivalent to \*(lqshow prev\*(rq.
  15 .SH FILES
  16 .nf
  17 .ta \w'$HOME/\*.mh\(ruprofile    'u
  18 $HOME/\*.mh\(ruprofile  The user profile
  19 .fi
  20 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
  21 .nf
  22 .ta \w'Current-Folder:    'u
  23 Path:   To determine the user's MH directory
  24 Current-Folder: To find the default current folder
  25 .fi
  26 .SH CONTEXT
  27 If a folder is specified, it will become current, and the
  28 message that is shown (i.e., the previous message in sequence)
  29 will become the current message.