The SHOW commands are used to display information about the Mail utility set up. For additional SHOW commands, enter HELP SET-SHOW at the MAIL> prompt. The following commands can only be used to display information; these commands cannot be used to set up the Mail utility.
1 – ALL
Displays detailed information about the state of the user's Mail utility settings. Format SHOW ALL
1.1 – Examples
1.MAIL> SHOW ALL Your mail file directory is DISK:[SIMPSON]. Your current mail file is DISK$DOCUMENT:[SIMPSON.NEWMAIL]MAIL.MAI;1. Your current mail folder is MAIL. The wastebasket folder name is GARBAGE. Mail file DISK$DOCUMENT:[SIMPSON.NEWMAIL]MAIL.MAI;1 contains 0 deleted message bytes. You have 3 new messages. You have not set a forwarding address. Your personal name is "Louise Simpson". Your editor is EDT. CC prompting is disabled. Automatic copies to yourself are disabled. Automatic deleted message purge is enabled. Your default print queue is SYS$PRINT. You have not specified a default print form. Your default signature file is BUSINESS_CARD.SIG. This example shows how a user named Louise Simpson displayed the following information about Mail by entering the SHOW ALL command: o The name of her mail file directory (see the SET DIRECTORY command) o The current mail file and folder (see the SET FILE and SET FOLDER commands) o The name of the WASTEBASKET folder (see the SET WASTEBASKET_ NAME command) o The amount of deleted message space o The number of any new (unread) messages (see the DIRECTORY /NEW command) o Her forwarding address (see the SET FORWARD command) o Her personal name (see the SET PERSONAL_NAME command) o Her default editor is EDT (see the SET EDITOR command) o Whether she receives a CC: (copy) prompt when sending mail (see the SET CC_PROMPT command) o Whether she receives copies of mail messages when she uses SEND or ANSWER (see the SET COPY_SELF command) o Whether Mail empties the WASTEBASKET folder when she uses EXIT or SET FILE (see the SET AUTO_PURGE command) o The default print queue (see the SET QUEUE command) o The default print form when she prints her mail messages (see the SET FORM command)
2 – DELETED
Displays the amount of deleted message space in the current mail file. Format SHOW DELETED
2.1 – Examples
1.MAIL> SHOW DELETED Mail file DISK$NOE:[TORTELLINI.NEWMAIL]MAIL.MAI;1 contains 2452 deleted message bytes. This example shows how a user named TORTELLINI displays the number of deleted message bytes.
3 – KEY
Displays the key definitions created by the DEFINE/KEY command. Format SHOW KEY [key-name]
3.1 – Parameter
key-name Specifies the name of the key for which you want to display the definition. See the DEFINE/KEY command for a list of the valid key names.
3.2 – Qualifiers
3.2.1 /ALL
Displays all of the key definitions in the specified state or states. You do not need to specify a key name.
3.2.2 /BRIEF
Displays the key definition only. If you do not specify /BRIEF, all of the qualifiers associated with the key definition are displayed by default.
3.2.3 /DIRECTORY
Displays the names of all the states for which keys have been defined. If you have not defined any keys, SHOW KEY/DIRECTORY displays the DEFAULT and GOLD states (for the default and GOLD key definitions on the Mail keypad).
3.2.4 /STATE
/STATE=(state,state, . . . ) Specifies the name of a state for which the specified key definitions are to be displayed. If you specify two or more state names, separate them with commas and enclose the list in parentheses. States are used to increase the number of key definitions available on your terminal. The same key can be assigned any number of definitions as long as each definition is associated with a different state.
3.3 – Examples
1.MAIL> SHOW KEY PF4 DEFAULT keypad definitions: PF4 = "read" (echo, terminate) This example shows how to use the SHOW KEY command to display the definition of the PF4 key. When the PF4 key was defined, two qualifiers (/ECHO and /TERMINATE) were specified. 2.MAIL> SHOW KEY/ALL DEFAULT keypad definitions: PF1 = "directory" (echo, state = FOLDER) PF2 = "HELP" (echo, terminate) PF3 = "select" (echo, terminate) PF4 = "read" (echo, terminate) PF5 = "NEXT" (echo, terminate) This example shows how to use the SHOW KEY command to display all of the key definitions that you have created with the DEFINE/KEY command.
4 – NEW_MAIL_COUNT
Displays the number of unread mail messages. Format SHOW NEW_MAIL_COUNT
4.1 – Examples
1.MAIL> SHOW NEW_MAIL_COUNT You have 3 new messages. This example shows how the SHOW NEW_MAIL_COUNT command displays the number of unread mail messages. In this example, there are three unread messages.