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diff --git a/man/nmh.man b/man/nmh.man
index 92cf8684cf146683e13e80ceb6a538f82769cbf2..fd1870892012a8e69b6a31d88fbf725ceb5e7807 100644 (file)
--- a/man/nmh.man
+++ b/man/nmh.man
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH NMH %manext7% "November 30, 2012" "%nmhversion%"
+.TH NMH %manext7% "September 26, 2016" "%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


@@ -126,16 +122,28 @@ its
 .B attach
 and related responses, as described in its man page.
 .PP
 .B attach
 and related responses, as described in its man page.
 .PP

-All the

 .B nmh
 .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 ,
 .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
 .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
 .BR \-version ,
 which causes them to print the version number of the
 .B nmh


@@ -198,7 +206,7 @@ messages, if they exist.
 Commands that take a folder name
 .RB ( inc ,
 .BR refile ,
 Commands that take a folder name
 .RB ( inc ,
 .BR refile ,

-.BR scan, 
+.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
 \&...) 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


@@ -434,15 +442,15 @@ Convenience Wrappers
 .PD 0
 .IR mhmail (1)
 send or read mail
 .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
 .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
 .IR mhparam (1)
 print nmh profile components
 .TP


@@ -464,13 +472,10 @@ Indirectly Invoked Commands
 .TP \n(ttu
 .PD 0
 .IR ap (8)
 .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)
 .TP
 .IR dp (8)

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

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


@@ -491,23 +496,31 @@ 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


@@ -517,12 +530,12 @@ contains
 .B nmh
 commands
 .TP
 .B nmh
 commands
 .TP

-%etcdir%
+%nmhetcdir%

 contains
 .B nmh
 format files
 .TP
 contains
 .B nmh
 format files
 .TP

-%libdir%
+%nmhlibexecdir%

 contains
 .B nmh
 library commands
 contains
 .B nmh
 library commands


@@ -533,17 +546,25 @@ The user's nmh profile
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .IR install-mh (1),
 .IR mh-profile (5),
 .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
 .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
 If problems are encountered with an
 .B nmh

-program, the problems should
+program, they should

 be reported to the local maintainers of
 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
 .PP
 To find out what version of an
 .B nmh


@@ -556,5 +577,4 @@ the version of
 the host it was compiled on, and the date the
 program was linked.
 .PP
 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/ .