---
name: "whatnow2"
section: "1mh"
platform: "linux"
package: "mmh"
version: "0.4-4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/whatnow2"
---

# whatnow2(1mh)

front-end for handling drafts

## NAME

whatnow2 - front-end for handling drafts

## SYNOPSIS

**whatnow** \[*command* \|**-Version**\] \|**-help**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Whatnow** is the default program that queries the user about the disposition of a composed draft.  It is normally automatically invoked by one of the **mmh** commands **comp**, **dist**, **forw**, or **repl** after the initial edit.

When started, the editor is started on the draft. Then, **whatnow** can called with one of the commands.

- **edit**

  re-edit using the same editor that was used on the preceding round unless a profile entry \`\<lasteditor\>-next: \<editor\>' names an alternate editor

- **edit \<editor\>**

  invoke \<editor\> for further editing

- **list**

  list the draft on the terminal

- **display**

  list the message being distributed/replied-to on the terminal

- **whom**

  list the recipients of the message

- **send**

  send the message

- **refile +folder**

  refile the draft into the given folder

- **delete**

  delete the draft and exit

- **attach files**

  add the named files to the draft as MIME attachments

- **alist**

  list the MIME attachments

- **detach numbers**

  remove MIME attachments by number

When entering your response, you need only type enough characters to uniquely identify the response.

For the **edit** response, any valid switch to the editor is valid.

For the **send** response, any valid switch to [**send**(1)](/send/1.md) is valid.

For the **refile** response, any valid switch to **refile** is valid.

See [**mh-profile**(5)](/mh-profile/5.md) for further information about how editors are used by **mmh**. It also discusses how environment variables can be used to direct **whatnow**'s actions in complex ways.

If the initial edit fails, no new draft is created, but any existing re-used draft is preserved. Failures of later edits are ignored and another prompt is printed.

Consult the **mh-draft**(7) man page for more information.

## FILES

```
^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user profile
^+drafts~^The draft folder
```

## PROFILE COMPONENTS

```
^Path:~^To determine the user's mail storage
^Draft-Folder:~^To set the default draft-folder
^Editor:~^To override the default editor
^Metafile-Extension:~^The optional extion for meta information like lasteditor
^<lasteditor>-next:~^To name an editor to be used after exit
^~^from <lasteditor>
^listproc:~^Program to list the contents of a message
```

## SEE ALSO

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

## CONTEXT

None