ralph wrote: > Hi Larry, > > > There appears to be three options - "name:n", "name:+n", or "name:-n", > > yet they refer to the 'first or last `n' messages', respectively, i.e. > > there are two respective explanations for three options > > It's `name:n' where n is a non-zero integer. If positive then it's the > first n messages, if negative then it's the last n. > > In having a quick look at the code, I spotted `name=n', again with n > being non-zero. This actually does what I've wanted in the past. (Did > I complain and someone add it when I was stuck using an old version? > :-)
i think i complained, and then added it. :-) paul > If n is positive then it's the nth message of the sequence, if > negative then the nth from the end of the sequence in the other > direction, e.g. foo=-2 is the penultimate. > > There is another difference between `:' and `='. Given a ten long > sequence foo, I can foo:42 and foo:-42 and the 42 is clamped to ten. > But trying to pick the 42nd of ten is naturally an error, though not a > very clear one. > > Cheers, Ralph. > > P.S. The Mail-Followup-To header is set; that might help your replies > to hit the list. :-) > > _______________________________________________ > Nmh-workers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nmh-workers > =---------------------- paul fox, [email protected] (arlington, ma, where it's 30.9 degrees) _______________________________________________ Nmh-workers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nmh-workers
