---
name: "mseq"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mblaze"
version: "1.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mseq"
---

# mseq(1)

manipulate message sequences

## NAME

**mseq** – manipulate message sequences

## SYNOPSIS

**mseq** \[**-fr**\] \[**-c** *msg*\] *msgs ...*

**mseq** **-S** \[**-fr**\] \< *sequence*

**mseq** **-A** \[**-fr**\] \< *sequence*

**mseq** **-C** *msg*

## DESCRIPTION

**mseq** prints, fixes and sets the message sequence.( See [mmsg(7)](/mmsg/7.md) for the message argument syntax.)

If no *msgs* are passed and **mseq** is used interactively, **mseq** prints all messages in the sequence.

With **-S** or **-A**, **mseq** will replace (resp. append) the default sequence. If the standard output is not a terminal, the new sequence is also printed.

The options are as follows:

- **-c** *msg*

  Behave as if *msg* was the current message.

- **-f**

  Fix non-existing filenames by searching for a message with the same maildir id (but different flags).

- **-r**

  Remove leading indentation from the filenames.

- **-S**

  Set the message sequence to the filenames passed on standard input.

- **-A**

  Like **-S**, but append to the message sequence instead of replacing it.

- **-C** *msg*

  Set the current message to *msg* and exit.

## ENVIRONMENT

- MBLAZE

  Directory containing mblaze configuration.( Default: *$HOME/.mblaze*)

- MAILCUR

  Symbolic link referring to the current message.( Default: *${MBLAZE:-$HOME/.mblaze}/cur*)

- MAILDOT

  When set to a filename, overrides the current message.( Prefer using **-c** instead.)

- MAILSEQ

  File were the sequence is stored.( Default: *${MBLAZE:-$HOME/.mblaze}/seq*)

## EXIT STATUS

The **mseq** utility exits 0 on success, and \>0 if an error occurs.

## SEE ALSO

[mmsg(7)](/mmsg/7.md)

## AUTHORS

Leah Neukirchen ⟨*leah@vuxu.org*⟩

## LICENSE

**mseq** is in the public domain.

To the extent possible under law, the creator of this work has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.

**http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/**