Editing of man/prompter.man.

[nmh] / man / mhpath.man

diff --git a/man/mhpath.man b/man/mhpath.man
index ac46c0125b29b7f8828c400c1be7244c0f47aeee..f07b521bc6425c97946313f1b334b448a4806c3e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/mhpath.man
+++ b/man/mhpath.man
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MHPATH %manext1% "January 20, 2014" "%nmhversion%"
+.TH MHPATH %manext1% "March 23 2017" "%nmhversion%"

 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"


@@ -8,34 +8,33 @@ mhpath \- print full pathnames of nmh messages and folders
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B mhpath
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B mhpath

+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]

 .RI [ +folder ]
 .RI [ msgs ]
 .RI [ +folder ]
 .RI [ msgs ]

-.RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ]

 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B mhpath
 expands and sorts the message list `msgs' and writes the full
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B mhpath
 expands and sorts the message list `msgs' and writes the full

-pathnames of the messages to the standard output separated by newlines.
+pathnames of the messages to the standard output, separated by newlines.

 If no `msgs' are specified,
 .B mhpath
 If no `msgs' are specified,
 .B mhpath

-outputs the current mail folder's pathname
-instead.  If the only argument is `+', your
+outputs the current mail folder's pathname instead.
+If the only argument is `+', your

 .B nmh
 \*(lqPath\*(rq is output; this can be useful in shell scripts.
 .PP
 .B nmh
 \*(lqPath\*(rq is output; this can be useful in shell scripts.
 .PP

-Contrasted with other
+In contrast with other

 .B nmh
 commands, a message argument to
 .B mhpath
 may often be intended for writing.  Because of this:
 .B nmh
 commands, a message argument to
 .B mhpath
 may often be intended for writing.  Because of this:

-.PP

 .IP 1) 4
 the name \*(lqnew\*(rq has been added to
 .BR mhpath 's
 .IP 1) 4
 the name \*(lqnew\*(rq has been added to
 .BR mhpath 's

-list of
-reserved message names (the others are \*(lqfirst\*(rq, \*(lqlast\*(rq,
-\*(lqprev\*(rq, \*(lqnext\*(rq, \*(lqcur\*(rq, and \*(lqall\*(rq).
+list of reserved message names (the others are \*(lqfirst\*(rq,
+\*(lqlast\*(rq, \*(lqprev\*(rq, \*(lqnext\*(rq, \*(lqcur\*(rq,
+and \*(lqall\*(rq).

 The new message is equivalent to the message after the last message
 in a folder (and equivalent to 1 in a folder without messages).
 The \*(lqnew\*(rq message may not be used as part of a message range.
 The new message is equivalent to the message after the last message
 in a folder (and equivalent to 1 in a folder without messages).
 The \*(lqnew\*(rq message may not be used as part of a message range.


@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ that do not exist: a single numeric message name, the single message name
 All other message designations must refer to at least one existing
 message, if the folder contains messages.
 .IP 3) 4
 All other message designations must refer to at least one existing
 message, if the folder contains messages.
 .IP 3) 4

-An empty folder is not in itself an error.
+An empty folder is not, in itself, an error.

 .PP
 A message number less than that of the smallest existing message in a
 folder is treated as if the message already exists.  A message number
 .PP
 A message number less than that of the smallest existing message in a
 folder is treated as if the message already exists.  A message number


@@ -128,8 +127,7 @@ mv `mhpath 501 500`
 .fi
 .RE
 .PP
 .fi
 .RE
 .PP

-to will not move 501 to 500.
-Quite the reverse.  But
+to will not move 501 to 500; quite the reverse.  But

 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf