A cleanup, and possibly some controversy: I've replaced

[nmh] / man / forw.man

diff --git a/man/forw.man b/man/forw.man
index 362fadea35eace266cfd54c3444bdce95fba0cf7..4d1e33805d7b396edb6659202966e6640c775f46 100644 (file)
--- a/man/forw.man
+++ b/man/forw.man
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH FORW %manext1% "April 18, 2014" "%nmhversion%"
+.TH FORW %manext1% "December 31, 2016" "%nmhversion%"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ forw \- forward messages
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B forw
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
 .RI [ +folder ]
 .RI [ msgs ]
-.RB [ \-annotate " | " \-noannotate ] 
+.RB [ \-annotate " | " \-noannotate ]
 .RB [ \-form
 .IR formfile ]
 .RB [ \-format " | " \-noformat ]
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ forw \- forward messages
 .IR editor ]
 .RB [ \-noedit ]
 .RB [ \-width
-.IR colums ]
+.IR columns ]
 .RB [ \-from
 .IR address ]
 .RB [ \-to
@@ -45,11 +47,10 @@ forw \- forward messages
 .RB [ \-build ]
 .RB [ \-file
 .IR msgfile ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ]
-.PP
 .HP 5
 .B forw
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
 .RI [ +folder ]
 .RI [ msgs ]
 .RB [ \-digest
@@ -60,11 +61,9 @@ forw \- forward messages
 .IR number ]
 [other\ switches\ for\ 
 .BR forw ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ]
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.B Forw
+.B forw
 may be used to prepare a message containing other messages.
 .PP
 It constructs the new message from a forms (components) file, with a
@@ -267,11 +266,11 @@ before the forwarded messages.  (A major win!)
 .PP
 To use the MIME rules for encapsulation, specify the
 .B \-mime
-switch. This directs
+switch.  This directs
 .B forw
 to generate an
 .B mhbuild
-composition file. Note that
+composition file.  Note that
 .B nmh
 will not invoke
 .B mhbuild
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ No mail is actually sent.
 The
 .B \-file
 .I msgfile
-switch specifies the message to be forwarded as an 
+switch specifies the message to be forwarded as an
 exact filename rather than as an
 .B nmh
 folder and message number.
@@ -373,12 +372,6 @@ function   cur     integer Argument to `\-volume'
 function       msg     integer Argument to `\-issue'
 .fi
 .RE
-.PP
-Consult the
-.I "Advanced Features"
-section of the
-.B nmh
-User's Manual for more information on making digests.
 .SH FILES
 .B forw
 looks for format and filter files in multiple locations: absolute
@@ -386,30 +379,32 @@ pathnames are accessed directly, tilde expansion is done on usernames,
 and files are searched for in the user's
 .I Mail
 directory as specified in their profile.  If not found there, the directory
-.RI \*(lq %etcdir% \*(rq
+.RI \*(lq %nmhetcdir% \*(rq
 is checked.
 .PP
 .PD 0
 .TP 25
-%etcdir%/forwcomps
-The standard message skeleton.
+%nmhetcdir%/forwcomps
+The default message skeleton.
 .TP
 <mh\-dir>/forwcomps
-Rather than the standard skeleton.
+The user's message skeleton.
 .TP
-%etcdir%/digestcomps
-The message skeleton if
+%nmhetcdir%/digestcomps
+The default message skeleton if
 .B \-digest
 is given.
 .TP
 <mh\-dir>/digestcomps
-Rather than the standard skeleton.
+The user's
+.B \-digest
+skeleton.
 .TP
-^%etcdir%/mhl.forward
-The standard message filter.
+^%nmhetcdir%/mhl.forward
+The default message filter.
 .TP
 <mh\-dir>/mhl.forward
-Rather than the standard filter.
+The user's message filter.
 .TP
 ^$HOME/.mh_profile
 The user's profile.
@@ -508,11 +503,11 @@ instead of
 .BR send ,
 it's possible to confuse
 .B forw
-by re\-ordering the file (e.g. by using
+by re\-ordering the file (e.g.\& by using
 .RB \*(lq folder
 .BR \-pack \*(rq)
 before the message is successfully sent.
-.B Dist
+.B dist
 and
 .B repl
 don't have this problem.