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diff --git a/man/pick.man b/man/pick.man
index 98e93487..8623be18 100644
--- a/man/pick.man
+++ b/man/pick.man
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-.TH PICK %manext1% "August 3, 2014" "%nmhversion%"
-.\"
+.TH PICK %manext1% 2016-03-12 "%nmhversion%"
+.
 .\" %nmhwarning%
-.\"
+.
 .SH NAME
-pick \- search for nmh messages by content
+pick \- search nmh messages
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .HP 5
 .na
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ typical usage:
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
-scan\0`pick\0\-from\0jones`
+scan\0\`pick\0\-from\0jones\`
 pick\0\-to\0holloway\0\-sequence\0select
-show\0`pick\0\-before\0friday`
+show\0\`pick\0\-before\0friday\`
 .fi
 .RE
 .ad
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ With
 is used directly, and with the others, the grep pattern constructed is:
 .PP
 .RS 5
-`component[ \\t]*:\&.*pattern'
+`component[ \\t]*:.*pattern'
 .RE
 .PP
 This means that the pattern specified for a
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ component.  The expression
 is a shorthand for specifying
 .PP
 .RS 5
-`\-search \*(lqcomponent[ \\t]*:\&.*pattern\*(rq\ '
+`\-search \*(lqcomponent[ \\t]*:.*pattern\*(rq\ '
 .RE
 .PP
 It is used to pick a component which is not one of \*(lqTo:\*(rq,
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ will also honor a specification of the form \*(lq\-dd\*(rq, which means
 \*(lqdd days ago\*(rq.
 .PP
 Use the
-.BR \-reverse
+.B \-reverse
 switch to make
 .B pick
 find matching messages in reverse order, working from the highest message
@@ -225,14 +225,14 @@ Once the search has been performed, if the
 .B \-list
 switch is given, the message numbers of the selected messages are
 written to the standard output separated by newlines.  This is
-.B extremely
+.I extremely
 useful for quickly generating arguments for other
 .B nmh
 programs by using the \*(lqbackquoting\*(rq syntax of the shell.
 For example, the command
 .PP
 .RS 5
-scan\0`pick\0+todo\0\-after\0\*(lq31 Mar 83 0123 PST\*(rq`
+scan\0\`pick\0+todo\0\-after\0\*(lq31 Mar 83 0123 PST\*(rq\`
 .RE
 .PP
 says to
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ If
 is used in a backquoted operation, such as
 .PP
 .RS 5
-scan\0`pick\0\-from\0jones`
+scan\0\`pick\0\-from\0jones\`
 .RE
 .PP
 and
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ This lets the outer command fail gracefully as well.
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
 .ta \w'%nmhetcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
-^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
+^$HOME/.mh_profile~^The user profile
 .fi
 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
 .fc ^ ~
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ command would
 or
 .B refile
 the selected messages.  This was rather
-\*(lqinverted logic\*(rq from the UNIX point of view, so
+\*(lqinverted logic\*(rq from the Unix point of view, so
 .B pick
 was changed to define sequences and output those sequences.  Hence,
 .B pick
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ not, and merely matches the messages you specify.  This lets you type
 something like:
 .PP
 .RS 5
-show\0`pick\0last:20\0\-seq\0fear`
+show\0\`pick\0last:20\0\-seq\0fear\`
 .RE
 .PP
 instead of typing