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+.TH ANNO %manext1% 2005-12-07 "%nmhversion%"
+.
.\" %nmhwarning%
-.\" $Id$
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-.TH ANNO %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
+.
.SH NAME
-anno \- annotate messages
+anno \- annotate nmh messages
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
+.na
.B anno
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
.RI [ +folder ]
.RI [ msgs ]
.RB [ \-component
.IR field ]
.RB [ \-inplace " | " \-noinplace ]
.RB [ \-date " | " \-nodate ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-draft ]
+.RB [ \-append ]
+.RB [ \-list ]
+.RB [ \-delete ]
+.RB [ \-number
+.IR [ num|all ]]
+.RB [ \-preserve " | " \-nopreserve ]
.RB [ \-text
.IR body ]
+.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.B Anno
-annotates the specified messages in the named folder using
-the field and body.
+.B anno
+manipulates header fields or
+.I annotations
+in messages.
+Header fields consist of a field name and an optional field body
+as defined by RFC 2822.
+The
+.B -component
+switch specifies the field name, and the
+.B -text
+switch specifies the field body.
+.PP
+The messages are either the
+.I msgs
+in the named folder, or the draft if invoked with the
+.B -draft
+switch.
.PP
Usually, annotation is performed by the commands
.BR dist ,
.BR forw ,
-.RB "and " repl ,
+and
+.BR repl ,
if they are given the
.B \-anno
switch. This allows you to keep track of your distribution of,
.B \-nodate
switch inhibits the date annotation, leaving only the
body annotation.
-
+.PP
+By default,
+.B anno
+prepends the annotations to the message.
+Annotations are instead appended if the
+.B -append
+switch is specified.
+.PP
If a
-.BI \-component " field"
+.B \-component
+.I field
is not specified when
.B anno
is invoked,
.B anno
-will prompt the user for the name of field for the annotation.
+will prompt the user for a field name.
.PP
-The field specified should be a valid 822-style message field name,
-which means that it should consist of alphanumerics (or dashes) only.
-The body specified is arbitrary text.
+The field specified must be a valid RFC 2822-style message field name,
+consisting only of alphanumeric characters and dashes.
+The body may consist of arbitrary text.
.PP
Normally
.B anno
-does the annotation inplace in order to preserve
+does the annotation in place in order to preserve
any links to the message. You may change this by using the
.B \-noinplace
switch.
-
+.PP
+The
+.B -list
+switch produces a listing of the field bodies for header fields with
+names matching the specified component, one per line.
+The listing is numbered, starting at 1, if the
+.B -number
+switch is also used.
+A tab character separates the number and the field body.
+The field body is treated as if it is a file name, and only the final
+path name component is listed.
+The complete field body is listed if the
+.B -text
+switch is used; the argument to the
+.B -text
+switch is required but ignored.
+.PP
+The
+.B -delete
+switch removes header fields from messages.
+The first header field whose name matches the component is deleted if
+no other options are specified.
+If the
+.B -text
+switch is used in conjunction with the
+.B -delete
+switch, the first header field whose name matches the component and
+whose body matches the text is deleted.
+The text is treated as if it was a file name; if it begins with a
+slash, the entire field body must match the text, otherwise just the
+last path name component of the field body must match.
+If the
+.B -number
+switch is used in conjunction with the
+.B -delete
+switch, header field
+.I num
+whose name matches the component is deleted.
+The number matches that which is produced by the
+.B -list
+switch.
+The special value
+.B all
+can be used for the number, and causes all components that match the
+name to be deleted.
+.PP
+By default,
+.B anno
+changes the last-accessed and last-modified times on annotated messages
+to the time of the annotation.
+.B anno
+preserves the original times if the
+.B -preserve
+switch is used.
+A matching
+.B -nopreserve
+switch allows time preservation to be turned off, if enabled
+in the profile.
.SH FILES
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName 'u
-^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
-
+.TP 20
+$HOME/.mh_profile
+The user's profile.
.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta 2.4i
-.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
-^Path:~^To determine the user's nmh directory
-^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
-
+.PD 0
+.TP 20
+Path:
+To determine the user's nmh directory.
+.TP
+Current\-Folder:
+To find the default current folder.
+.PD
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-dist(1), forw(1), repl(1)
-
-.SH "DEFAULTS"
-.nf
-.RI ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
-.RI ` msgs "' defaults to cur"
-.RB ` \-inplace '
-.RB ` \-date '
-
+.IR dist (1),
+.IR forw (1),
+.IR repl (1)
+.SH DEFAULTS
+.PD 0
+.TP 20
++folder
+The current folder.
+.TP
+msgs
+The current message.
+.TP
+-inplace
+.TP
+-date
+.PD
.SH CONTEXT
If a folder is given, it will become the current folder. The first
message annotated will become the current message.
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