---
name: "next"
section: "1mh"
platform: "linux"
package: "nmh"
version: "1.8-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/next/1mh"
---

# next(1mh)

show the next nmh message

## NAME

next - show the next nmh message

## SYNOPSIS

**next** \[**-help**\] \[**-version**\] \[*+folder*\] \[**-showproc** *program*\] \[**-showmimeproc** *program*\] \[**-header** \| **-noheader**\] \[**-checkmime** \| **-nocheckmime**\] \[switches for *showproc* or *showmimeproc*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**next** performs a **show** on the next message in the specified (or current) folder.  Like **show**, it passes any switches on to the program *showproc* or *showmimeproc*, which is called to list the message.  This command is almost exactly equivalent to “**show** **next**”. Consult the manual entry for [*show*(1)](/show/1.md) for all the details.

## FILES

- $HOME/.mh\_profile

  The user profile

## PROFILE COMPONENTS

- Path:

  To determine the user's nmh directory

- Current-Folder:

  To find the default current folder

- showproc:

  Program to show non-MIME messages

- showmimeproc:

  Program to show MIME messages

## SEE ALSO

[*prev*(1)](/prev/1.md), [*show*(1)](/show/1.md)

## DEFAULTS

- \+folder

  The current folder.

- \-checkmime

  - \-header

  ## CONTEXT

If a folder is specified, it will become the current folder.  The message that is shown (i.e., the next message in sequence) will become the current message.

## BUGS

**next** is really a link to the **show** program.  As a result, if you make a link to **next** and that link is not called **next**, your link will act like **show** instead.  To circumvent this, add a profile-entry for the link to your **nmh** profile and add the argument *next* to the entry.