On Fri, Aug 30, 2002 at 11:52:41AM -0700, Wayne Davison wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, David Combs wrote:
> > So, I guess it'd be safest for me *wait* for an explanation
> > of how the above-described "-"-op will via some hidden magic
> > make those articles become UN-selected.
>
> Just read the man page:
>
> range{,range}:command{:command}
> Apply a set of commands to a set of articles. A
> range consists of either <article number> or
> <article number>-<article number>. A dot '.' rep
> resents the current article, and a dollar sign '$'
> represents the last article.
>
> Applicable commands include 'm' (mark as unread),
> 'M' (mark as read-until-exit), 'j' (mark as read),
> "s dest" (save to a destination), "e dir" (extract
> to directory), "!command" (shell escape), "="
> (print the subject), '+'/'-' (select/deselect the
> article), 'T+' (auto-select the entire thread),
> 'TJ' (auto-junk the entire thread), "++"/"--"
> (select/deselect the associated thread), 'C' (can
> cel), as well as S, |, w, W, and t.
>
> :command
> Apply a command to all the selected threads or
> their selected articles. Use "::command" to apply
> it to all non-selected threads/articles. For
> applicable commands, see the discussion above for
> the range command.
Well, I knew that -- but your reminding me of it
(in answer to my problem) told me what I hadn't
thought of -- to use it on that *contiguous* group of
marked articles.
Thanks,
David
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