add documentation on friendly function

[nmh] / man / sortm.man

diff --git a/man/sortm.man b/man/sortm.man
index c564e3292fcf8bbf7cd863b553e5edad04a2bf0f..9c556417bcc13388a3534876a60e94549fcee93b 100644 (file)
--- a/man/sortm.man
+++ b/man/sortm.man
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ switch causes
 .B sortm
 to sort messages by the specified text field.  All characters except
 letters and numbers are stripped and the resulting strings are sorted
 .B sortm
 to sort messages by the specified text field.  All characters except
 letters and numbers are stripped and the resulting strings are sorted

-datefield\-major, textfield\-minor, using a case insensitive
+datefield-major, textfield-minor, using a case insensitive

 comparison.  If this field is \*(lqsubject\*(rq, any leading "re:" is
 stripped off.
 .PP
 comparison.  If this field is \*(lqsubject\*(rq, any leading "re:" is
 stripped off.
 .PP


@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ makes the limit infinity.
 With
 .B \-limit
 .IR 0 ,
 With
 .B \-limit
 .IR 0 ,

-the sort is instead simply textfield\-major.
+the sort is instead simply textfield-major.

 .PP
 For example, to order a folder by date-major, grouping messages with
 the same subject on the same date together, use:
 .PP
 For example, to order a folder by date-major, grouping messages with
 the same subject on the same date together, use:


@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ When
 .B sortm
 complains about a message which it can't temporally
 order, it complains about the message number
 .B sortm
 complains about a message which it can't temporally
 order, it complains about the message number

-.B prior
+.I prior

 to sorting.
 It should indicate what the message number will be
 .B after
 to sorting.
 It should indicate what the message number will be
 .B after