---
name: "rmf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nmh"
version: "1.5-release-0.2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rmf"
---

# rmf(1)

remove an nmh folder

## NAME

rmf - remove an nmh folder

## SYNOPSIS

**rmf** \[*+folder*\] \[**-interactive** \| **-nointeractive**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-help**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Rmf** removes all of the messages (files) within the specified (or default) folder, and then removes the folder (directory) itself.

If there are any files within the folder which are not a part of **nmh**, they will **not** be removed, and an error will be produced. If the folder is given explicitly or the **-nointeractive** option is given, then the folder will be removed without confirmation.  Otherwise, the user will be asked for confirmation.  If **rmf** can't find the current folder, for some reason, the folder to be removed defaults to \`+inbox' (unless overridden by user's profile entry “Inbox”) with confirmation.

If the folder being removed is a subfolder, the parent folder will become the new current folder, and **rmf** will produce a message telling the user this has happened.  This provides an easy mechanism for selecting a set of messages, operating on the list, then removing the list and returning to the current folder from which the list was extracted.

If **rmf** s used on a read-only folder, it will delete all the (private) sequences (i.e., “atr-*seq*-*folder*” entries) for this folder from your context without affecting the folder itself.

**Rmf** irreversibly deletes messages that don't have other links, so use it with caution.

## 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
^Inbox:~^To find the default inbox
```

## SEE ALSO

[rmm(1)](/rmm/1.md)

## DEFAULTS

```
`+folder' defaults to the current folder, usually with confirmation
`-interactive' if +folder' not given, `-nointeractive' otherwise
```

## CONTEXT

**Rmf** will set the current folder to the parent folder if a subfolder is removed; or if the current folder is removed, it will make “inbox” current.  Otherwise, it doesn't change the current folder or message.

## BUGS

Although intuitively one would suspect that **rmf** works recursively, it does not.  Hence if you have a sub-folder within a folder, in order to **rmf** the parent, you must first **rmf** each of the children.