-.TH RCVTTY %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
-.\"
+.TH RCVTTY %manext1% 1999-04-30 "%nmhversion%"
+.
.\" %nmhwarning%
-.\"
+.
.SH NAME
-rcvtty \- report new mail
+rcvtty \- report new mail with nmh
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
.na
-.B %libdir%/rcvtty
+.B %nmhlibexecdir%/rcvtty
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
.RI [ command ]
.RB [ \-form
.IR formatfile ]
.RB [ \-bell " | " \-nobell ]
.RB [ \-newline " | " \-nonewline ]
.RB [ \-biff ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ]
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B rcvtty
-can be used to report new mail. It is used primarily
+command can be used to report new mail. It is used primarily
in conjunction with mail filtering agents such as
.B slocal
or
.BR procmail .
.PP
-The
.B rcvtty
-program executes the named command with the message as
-its standard input, and writes the resulting output on your terminal.
+executes the named command with the message as its standard input,
+and writes the resulting output on your terminal.
.PP
-Alternately, if no command is specified (or is bogus), then
+Alternatively, if no command is specified (or the command is bogus), then
.B rcvtty
-will instead write a one\-line scan listing. The default output format
+will instead write a one-line scan listing. The default output format
of this scan listing may be overridden by using either the
.B \-form
.I formatfile
or
.B \-format
.I string
-option, similar to the
-equivalent options for
+option, similar to the equivalent options for
.B scan
and
.BR inc .
See
-.BR mh\-format (5)
+.IR mh\-format (5)
for details.
.PP
A newline is output before the message output, and the terminal bell is
.B \-nonewline
and
.B \-nobell
-options will
-inhibit these functions.
+switches will inhibit these functions.
.PP
The switch
.B \-width
.I columns
-may be given to specify the width of
-the scan line. The default is to use the width of the terminal.
+may be given to specify the width of the scan line.
+The default is to use the width of the terminal.
.PP
In addition to the standard format escapes described in
-.BR mh\-format (5),
+.IR mh\-format (5),
.B rcvtty
also recognizes the following additional
.I component
.PP
By default,
.B rcvtty
-will send its output to every terminal on the
-local machine that is owned by current user, and that has given write
-permission as granted by the command
-.BR mesg (1).
+will send its output to every terminal on the local machine that
+is owned by current user, and that has given write permission
+as granted by the command
+.IR mesg (1).
If the option
.B \-biff
is given, then
.B rcvtty
-will obey the notification status
-set by the command
-.BR biff (1)
+will obey the notification status set by the command
+.IR biff (1)
instead.
-
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
-.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
-^%etcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
-^$HOME/\&.maildelivery~^The file controlling local delivery
-^%etcdir%/maildelivery~^Rather than the standard file
+.ta \w'%nmhetcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+^%nmhetcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
+^$HOME/.maildelivery~^The file controlling local delivery
+^%nmhetcdir%/maildelivery~^Rather than the standard file
.fi
-
.SH CONTEXT
None
-
.SH DEFAULTS
.nf
.RB ` \-width "' defaults to the width of the terminal"
.RB ` \-newline '
.RB ` \-bell '
.fi
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-rcvdist(1), rcvpack(1), rcvstore(1), mh\-format(5), slocal(1)
-
+.IR mh-format (5),
+.IR rcvdist (1),
+.IR rcvpack (1),
+.IR rcvstore (1),
+.IR slocal (1)
.SH BUGS
Only two return codes are meaningful, others should be.