Fixed quoting of filename, expanded C-T parameter values, etc.,

[nmh] / man / nmh.man

diff --git a/man/nmh.man b/man/nmh.man
index 0fccecedffa04b521db90da420b410554a11a185..ce0379686e002461394d24480199a5549d70637f 100644 (file)
--- a/man/nmh.man
+++ b/man/nmh.man
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH NMH %manext7% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
+.TH NMH %manext7% "February 21, 2014" "%nmhversion%"

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


@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
 .\"
 .SH NAME
 nmh \- new MH message system
 .\"
 .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
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B nmh
 is the name of a powerful message handling system.  Rather than


@@ -43,9 +39,7 @@ put the directory
 \*(lq%bindir%\*(rq
 in your
 .BR $PATH .
 \*(lq%bindir%\*(rq
 in your
 .BR $PATH .

-(Check the
-manual entry for the shell you use if you don't know how to
-do this.)  Run the
+Run the

 .B install-mh
 command.  If you've never used
 .B nmh
 .B install-mh
 command.  If you've never used
 .B nmh


@@ -151,6 +145,7 @@ Commands which take a message number as an argument
 \*(lqprev\*(rq, \*(lqcur\*(rq, \*(lqnext\*(rq, or \*(lqlast\*(rq to indicate
 (respectively) the first, previous, current, next, or last message in
 the current folder (assuming they are defined).
 \*(lqprev\*(rq, \*(lqcur\*(rq, \*(lqnext\*(rq, or \*(lqlast\*(rq to indicate
 (respectively) the first, previous, current, next, or last message in
 the current folder (assuming they are defined).

+As a shorthand, \*(lq\&.\*(rq is equivalent to \*(lqcur\*(rq.

 .PP
 Commands which take a range of message numbers
 .RB ( rmm ,
 .PP
 Commands which take a range of message numbers
 .RB ( rmm ,


@@ -162,6 +157,10 @@ Commands which take a range of message numbers
 Indicates all messages in the range <num1> to <num2>, inclusive.
 The range must be nonempty.
 .TP
 Indicates all messages in the range <num1> to <num2>, inclusive.
 The range must be nonempty.
 .TP

+.RI all
+Indicates all messages, i.e.,
+.IR first - last .
+.TP

 .IR <num> :+ N
 .PD 0
 .TP
 .IR <num> :+ N
 .PD 0
 .TP


@@ -192,6 +191,52 @@ The first, previous, next or last
 messages, if they exist.
 .PD
 .PP
 messages, if they exist.
 .PD
 .PP

+Commands that take a folder name
+.RB ( inc ,
+.BR refile ,
+.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 " +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 " +.
+scans the current directory
+.TP
+.BI "refile " @.
+refiles current message to end of current folder.
+.PD
+.PP

 There are many other possibilities such as creating multiple folders
 for different topics, and automatically refiling messages according to
 subject, source, destination, or content.  These are beyond the scope
 There are many other possibilities such as creating multiple folders
 for different topics, and automatically refiling messages according to
 subject, source, destination, or content.  These are beyond the scope


@@ -415,13 +460,13 @@ Indirectly Invoked Commands
 .TP \n(ttu
 .PD 0
 .IR ap (8)
 .TP \n(ttu
 .PD 0
 .IR ap (8)

-parse addresses 822\-style
+parse addresses RFC 822\-style

 .TP
 .IR conflict (8)
 search for alias/password conflicts
 .TP
 .IR dp (8)
 .TP
 .IR conflict (8)
 search for alias/password conflicts
 .TP
 .IR dp (8)

-parse dates 822\-style
+parse dates RFC 822\-style

 .TP
 .IR fmtdump (8)
 decode
 .TP
 .IR fmtdump (8)
 decode


@@ -442,23 +487,31 @@ Files Used by nmh Commands
 .IR mh\-alias (5)
 alias file for nmh message system
 .TP
 .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\-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
 .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
 .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
 .PD
 .ne 4
 .SH FILES