.TH PREV 1 RAND
.SH NAME
prev \- show the previous message
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B prev 
\%[+folder] \%[\-switches\ for\ \fIshowproc\fR] \%[\fB\-help\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIPrev\fR performs a \fIshow\fR on the previous message in the specified
(or current) folder.
Like \fIshow\fR, it passes any switches on to the
program named by \fIshowproc\fR, which is called to list the message.
This command
is exactly equivalent to ``show prev''.
.SH FILES
.ta 2.4i
$HOME/\*.mh\(ruprofile	The user profile
.SH PROFILE COMPONENTS
Showproc:	Program to list the message.
.br
Path:	To determine the user's MH directory
.Ps
Current-Folder:	To find the default current folder
.SH SEE ALSO
next(1), show(1)
.SH DEFAULTS
showproc:	/usr/ucb/c
.SH CONTEXT
If a folder is specified, it will become current, and the
message that is shown (i.e., the previous message in sequence)
will become the current message.