-.TH NMH %manext7% "November 30, 2012" "%nmhversion%"
+.TH NMH %manext7% "September 26, 2016" "%nmhversion%"
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.\" %nmhwarning%
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.SH NAME
nmh \- new MH message system
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-any
-.B nmh
-command
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B nmh
is the name of a powerful message handling system. Rather than
.B attach
and related responses, as described in its man page.
.PP
-All the
.B nmh
-commands may be run with the single argument
+command arguments are usually called
+.IR switches .
+Some switches have a corresponding \*(lq\-no\*(rq switch, which
+negates all previous occurrences of that switch on the command line.
+This allows a user to conveniently override, on the command line, a
+switch in their profile. Switches may be abbreviated as long as there
+is no ambiguity with another switch of the same command. To avoid
+ambiguity with any switches that may be added in the future, it is
+recommended that full switch names be used in durable code such as
+shell scripts, functions, and aliases.
+.PP
+Each
+.B nmh
+command may be run with the single switch
.BR \-help ,
-which causes them to print a list of the arguments they may be invoked
-with and then exit.
+which causes it to print its available switches, along with any
+profile components that apply, and then exit.
.PP
All the
.B nmh
-commands may be run with the single argument
+commands may be run with the single switch
.BR \-version ,
which causes them to print the version number of the
.B nmh
messages, if they exist.
.PD
.PP
-Commands which take a folder name
+Commands that take a folder name
.RB ( inc ,
.BR refile ,
-.BR scan ,
-.BR sortm ,
-\&...) accept the folder name in two formats: \*(lq+folder\*(rq or
-\*(lq@folder\*(rq. \*(lq+folder\*(rq specifies a folder underneath
-the Path defined in your profile; e.g., with the usual
-.RI \*(lq "Path: Mail" \*(rq,
-\*(lq+folder\*(rq tells nmh to use
-\*(lqMail/folder\*(rq. \*(lq@folder\*(rq specifies a path
-relative to the current folder specified in your \*(lqcontext\*(rq
-file; e.g., with
-.RI \*(lq "Current-Folder: inbox" \*(rq,
-and the same profile, \*(lq@folder\*(rq tells nmh to use
-\*(lqMail/inbox/folder\*(rq. If folder begins with \*(lq.\*(rq or
-\*(lq/\*(rq when using \*(lq+folder\*(rq, the folder is interpreted as
-a specific path to a directory on the filesystem rather than a
-relative folder location.
-For example,
+.BR scan,
+\&...) accept the folder name in two formats: \*(lq+folder\*(rq or
+\*(lq@folder\*(rq. In both cases, \*(lqfolder\*(rq can be a
+\*(lq/\*(rq-separated path, e.g.\& \*(lqfoo/bar\*(rq. \*(lq+folder\*(rq
+specifies a directory path to a folder. If \*(lqfolder\*(rq starts
+with \*(lq/\*(rq then it's an absolute path from the root directory.
+If it is \*(lq.\*(rq or \*(lq..\*(rq, or starts with \*(lq./\*(rq or
+\*(lq../\*(rq, then it's relative to the current working directory.
+Otherwise it's relative to mh-profile(5)'s
+.RI \*(lq Path \*(rq,
+i.e.\& as given by
+.RB ` "mhpath +" `.
+\*(lq@folder\*(rq is a shorthand for \*(lq+curfolder/folder\*(rq; it's
+a relative path from the current folder. \*(lqcurfolder\*(rq is given
+by
+.RB ` mhpath `.
+For example, assuming a
+.B Path
+profile component of Mail,
.TP \n(ttu
.PD 0
-.BI "scan +" .
-scans the current directory
+.BI "scan " +inbox
+scans $HOME/Mail/inbox
+.TP
+.BI "scan " +work/todo
+scans $HOME/Mail/work/todo
+.TP
+.BI "scan " @todo
+scans $HOME/Mail/work/todo, if current folder is +work
+.TP
+.BI "refile " @../done
+refiles to $HOME/Mail/work/done, if the current folder is +work/todo
+.TP
+.BI "scan " +/tmp
+scans /tmp
.TP
-.BI "scan +" ../<dir>
-scans the named sibling directory
+.BI "scan " +.
+scans the current directory
.TP
-.BI "refile +" /tmp
-refiles into the /tmp directory
+.BI "refile " @.
+refiles current message to end of current folder.
.PD
.PP
There are many other possibilities such as creating multiple folders
.PD 0
.IR mhmail (1)
send or read mail
-.TP
-.IR msh (1)
-nmh shell
.PD
.ne 4
.SS
Utilities
.TP \n(ttu
.PD 0
+.IR mhfixmsg (1)
+rewrite MIME messages with various transformations
+.TP
.IR mhparam (1)
print nmh profile components
.TP
.TP \n(ttu
.PD 0
.IR ap (8)
-parse addresses 822\-style
-.TP
-.IR conflict (8)
-search for alias/password conflicts
+parse addresses RFC 822\-style
.TP
.IR dp (8)
-parse dates 822\-style
+parse dates RFC 822\-style
.TP
.IR fmtdump (8)
decode
.IR mh\-alias (5)
alias file for nmh message system
.TP
+.IR mh\-format (5)
+format file for nmh message system
+.TP
+.IR mh\-profile (5)
+user customization for nmh message system
+.TP
+.IR mh\-tailor (5)
+mail transport customization for nmh message system
+.PD
+.ne 4
+.SS
+Formats
+.TP \n(ttu
+.PD 0
.IR mh\-draft (5)
draft folder facility
.TP
-.IR mh\-format (5)
-format file for nmh message system
+.IR mh\-folders (5)
+nmh message storage format specification
.TP
.IR mh\-mail (5)
message format for nmh message system
.TP
-.IR mh\-profile (5)
-user customization for nmh message system
-.TP
.IR mh\-sequence (5)
sequence specification for nmh message system
-.TP
-.IR mh\-tailor (5)
-mail transport customization for nmh message system
.PD
.ne 4
.SH FILES
.B nmh
commands
.TP
-%etcdir%
+%nmhetcdir%
contains
.B nmh
format files
.TP
-%libdir%
+%nmhlibexecdir%
contains
.B nmh
library commands
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR install-mh (1),
.IR mh-profile (5),
-.IR mh-chart (7)
+.IR mh-chart (7),
+.IR mh-mime (7)
.ne 4
.SH BUGS
+\" The contents of this section also appear in sbr/print_help.c .
+Send bug reports, questions, suggestions, and patches to
+.IR nmh-workers@nongnu.org .
+That mailing list is relatively quiet, so user questions are encouraged.
+Users are also encouraged to subscribe, and view the archives, at
+https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nmh-workers .
+.PP
If problems are encountered with an
.B nmh
-program, the problems should
+program, they should
be reported to the local maintainers of
-.BR nmh .
-When doing this, the
-name of the program should be reported, along with the version information
-for the program.
+.BR nmh ,
+if any, or to the mailing list noted above.
+When doing this, the name of the program should be reported, along
+with the version information for the program.
.PP
To find out what version of an
.B nmh
the host it was compiled on, and the date the
program was linked.
.PP
-Send bug reports and suggestions to
-.IR nmh-workers@nongnu.org .
+New releases and other information of potential interest are announced at http://www.nongnu.org/nmh/ .
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