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