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   1 .TH NEXT 1 RAND
   2 .SH NAME
   3 next \- show the next message
   4 .SH SYNOPSIS
   5 .B next
   6 \%[+folder] \%[\-switches\ for\ \fIshowproc\fR] \%[\-help]
   7 .SH DESCRIPTION
   8 \fINext\fR performs a \fIshow\fR on the next message in the
   9 specified (or current) folder.
  10 Like \fIshow\fR, it passes any
  11 switches on to the program \fIshowproc\fR, which is called to list the
  12 message.
  13 This command is exactly equivalent to ``show next''.
  14 .SH FILES
  15 .ta 2.4i
  16 $HOME/\*.mh\(ruprofile  The user profile
  17 .SH PROFILE COMPONENTS
  18 Path:   To determine the user's MH directory
  19 showproc:       Program called to list the message
  20 .br
  21 Current-Folder: To find the default current folder
  22 .SH DEFAULTS
  23 showproc:       /usr/ucb/c
  24 .SH SEE ALSO
  25 show(1),prev(1)
  26 .SH CONTEXT
  27 If a folder is specified, it will become the current folder, and the
  28 message that is shown (i.e., the next message in sequence)
  29 will become the current message.