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@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-.TH SCAN %manext1% 2014-01-20 "%nmhversion%"
+.TH SCAN %manext1% 2020-02-17 "%nmhversion%"
 .
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .
 .SH NAME
-scan \- produce a one line per nmh message scan listing
+scan \- produce a summary listing of nmh messages
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .HP 5
 .na
@@ -92,13 +92,25 @@ The
 .I filename
 switch allows the user to obtain a
 .B scan
-listing of a mail drop file as produced by
-.BR packf .
+listing of a mail drop.
 This listing
-includes every message in the file (you can't scan individual messages).
+includes every message in the mail drop (you can't scan individual messages).
 The switch
 .B \-reverse
 is ignored with this option.
+If
+.I filename
+is a file, it can be in
+.B mbox
+or
+.B MMDF
+format, as produced by
+.BR packf .
+If
+.I filename
+is a directory, it is considered to be in
+.B Maildir
+format.
 .PP
 The switch
 .B \-width
@@ -182,6 +194,10 @@ folder	string	the name of the current folder
 .fi
 .RE
 .PP
+.RB { body }
+returns a string without MIME decoding,
+i.e.\& the MIME boundary seperator may be the first text shown.
+.PP
 If no date header is present in the message, the
 .I function
 escapes