.\" %nmhwarning%
.
.SH NAME
-mh-format \- format file for nmh message system
+mh-format \- formatting language for nmh message system
.SH DESCRIPTION
Several
.B nmh
.RS 5
.nf
.ta \w'Fformataddr 'u +\w'Aboolean 'u +\w'Rboolean 'u
-.I "Function Argument Result Description"
+.I "Function Argument Return Description"
msg integer message number
cur integer message is current (0 or 1)
unseen integer message is unseen (0 or 1)
size in a field six characters wide filled with leading zeros;
%14(\fIputstrf\^\fR{\fIfrom\^\fR}) will print the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header
component in fourteen characters with trailing spaces added as needed.
-For \fIputstrf\fR, using a negative value for the field width causes
-right-justification of the string within the field, with padding on
+Using a negative value for the field width causes
+right-justification within the field, with padding on
the left up to the field width.
+Padding is with spaces except for a left-padded
+.I putnumf
+when the width starts with zero.
The functions (\fIputnum\fR\^) and
(\fIputstr\fR\^) are somewhat special: they print their result in the
minimum number of characters required, and ignore any leading field width
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR scan (1),
.IR repl (1),
-.IR fmttest (1),
+.IR fmttest (1)
.SH CONTEXT
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