On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 07:46:29PM -0300, Monte Stevens wrote: > On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 03:28:02PM -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 09:08:50AM -0300, Monte Stevens wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 12:29:31AM -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: > > > > I can't find a way to delete a specifie range of messages, ie message > > > > #1-1000. If it's in the docs I missed it and a search turned up nothing > > > > of value. > > > > > > Is ~m what you want? > > > > You lost me. I don't see it in the help menu or the docs. What did I > > miss. When I tried it I got the new mail template (as expected). > > In `man muttrc` there is a list of simple patterns, one of which is: > "~m MIN-MAX message in the range MIN to MAX" > . > > So, to delete messages 1-1000 I would type: > D ~m 1-1000 <Enter>
Many thanks. Later I also found the answer in the manual under patterns. For some reason I skipped this hit when I ran the search. -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer"
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