X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/05a5871cd219968464e2c07fbe334891e458e9b3..2db8ea3cc5e4fb968f1872591cf1ff56fc408ff8:/man/mh-format.man diff --git a/man/mh-format.man b/man/mh-format.man index 4b58b3ff..28ebdadd 100644 --- a/man/mh-format.man +++ b/man/mh-format.man @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ A format string consists of ordinary text, and special multi-character escape sequences which begin with `%'. When specifying a format string, the usual C backslash characters are honored: `\\b', `\\f', `\\n', `\\r', and `\\t'. Continuation lines in format files end with -`\\' followed by the newline character. A literal `%' can be inserted into +`\\' followed by the newline character. A literal `%' can be inserted into a format file by using the sequence `%%'. .\" TALK ABOUT SYNTAX FIRST, THEN SEMANTICS .SS SYNTAX @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ For string valued functions or components, the condition is true if the function return or component value is a non-empty string, and false for an empty string. .PP -The `%?' control escape is optional, and may there may be more +The `%?' control escape is optional, and there may be more than one `%?' control escape in a conditional block. The `%|' control escape is also optional, but may be included at most once. @@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ output width. It can therefore be used for outputting terminal escape sequences. .PP There are a limited number of function escapes to output terminal escape -sequences. These sequences are retrieved from the +sequences. These sequences are retrieved from the .IR terminfo (5) database according to the current terminal setting. The (\fIbold\fR\^), (\fIunderline\fR\^), and (\fIstandout\fR\^) escapes set bold mode, @@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ a space should be printed. Next: .RE .PP the month and date are printed in two digits (zero filled) separated by -a slash. Next, +a slash. Next, .PP .RS 5 .nf @@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ to have far more than 10000 messages. .\" process 200 messages a day and still get some real work .\" done." The authors apparently only planned to get .\" real work done for about 50 days per folder.) -Nontheless (as noted above) +Nonetheless (as noted above) the various scan format strings are inherited from older MH versions, and are generally hard-coded to 4 digits of message number before formatting problems