-.TH PICK %manext1% "August 3, 2014" "%nmhversion%"
-.\"
+.TH PICK %manext1% 2016-03-12 "%nmhversion%"
+.
.\" %nmhwarning%
-.\"
+.
.SH NAME
-pick \- search for nmh messages by content
+pick \- search nmh messages
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
.na
.PP
.RS 5
.nf
-scan\0`pick\0\-from\0jones`
+scan\0\`pick\0\-from\0jones\`
pick\0\-to\0holloway\0\-sequence\0select
-show\0`pick\0\-before\0friday`
+show\0\`pick\0\-before\0friday\`
.fi
.RE
.ad
is used directly, and with the others, the grep pattern constructed is:
.PP
.RS 5
-`component[ \\t]*:\&.*pattern'
+`component[ \\t]*:.*pattern'
.RE
.PP
This means that the pattern specified for a
is a shorthand for specifying
.PP
.RS 5
-`\-search \*(lqcomponent[ \\t]*:\&.*pattern\*(rq\ '
+`\-search \*(lqcomponent[ \\t]*:.*pattern\*(rq\ '
.RE
.PP
It is used to pick a component which is not one of \*(lqTo:\*(rq,
\*(lqdd days ago\*(rq.
.PP
Use the
-.BR \-reverse
+.B \-reverse
switch to make
.B pick
find matching messages in reverse order, working from the highest message
.B \-list
switch is given, the message numbers of the selected messages are
written to the standard output separated by newlines. This is
-.B extremely
+.I extremely
useful for quickly generating arguments for other
.B nmh
programs by using the \*(lqbackquoting\*(rq syntax of the shell.
For example, the command
.PP
.RS 5
-scan\0`pick\0+todo\0\-after\0\*(lq31 Mar 83 0123 PST\*(rq`
+scan\0\`pick\0+todo\0\-after\0\*(lq31 Mar 83 0123 PST\*(rq\`
.RE
.PP
says to
is used in a backquoted operation, such as
.PP
.RS 5
-scan\0`pick\0\-from\0jones`
+scan\0\`pick\0\-from\0jones\`
.RE
.PP
and
.fc ^ ~
.nf
.ta \w'%nmhetcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
-^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
+^$HOME/.mh_profile~^The user profile
.fi
.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
.fc ^ ~
or
.B refile
the selected messages. This was rather
-\*(lqinverted logic\*(rq from the UNIX point of view, so
+\*(lqinverted logic\*(rq from the Unix point of view, so
.B pick
was changed to define sequences and output those sequences. Hence,
.B pick
something like:
.PP
.RS 5
-show\0`pick\0last:20\0\-seq\0fear`
+show\0\`pick\0last:20\0\-seq\0fear\`
.RE
.PP
instead of typing