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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+.TH MH-PROFILE %manext5% "March 18, 2013" "%nmhversion%"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
-.TH MH-PROFILE %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
 .SH NAME
 mh-profile \- user profile customization for nmh message handler
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ This is a comment.
 .PP
 Blank lines are not permitted in
 .IR \&.mh\(ruprofile.
-
+The shell quoting conventions are not available in the
+.IR \&.mh\(ruprofile ;
+each token is separated by whitespace.
 .SS "Standard Profile Entries"
 The possible profile components are exemplified below.  The only mandatory
 entry is `Path:'.  The others are optional; some have default values if
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ command.  If not present or empty,
 no such sequences are defined.  Otherwise, for each name given, the
 sequence is first zero'd and then each message is added to the sequence.
 Read the
-.BR mh\-sequence (5)
+.IR mh\-sequence (5)
 man page for the details about this sequence. (profile, no default)
 .RE
 .PP
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ not
 Defines the string which, when prefixed to a sequence name, negates
 that sequence.  Hence, \*(lqnotseen\*(rq means all those messages that
 are not a member of the sequence \*(lqseen\*(rq.  Read the
-.BR mh\-sequence (5)
+.IR mh\-sequence (5)
 man page for the details.  (profile, no default)
 .RE
 .PP
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ will add or remove messages from these
 sequences when they are incorporated or read.  If not present or
 empty, no such sequences are defined.  Otherwise, each message is
 added to, or removed from, each sequence name given.  Read the
-.BR mh\-sequence (5)
+.IR mh\-sequence (5)
 man page for the details about this sequence.
 (profile, no default)
 .RE
@@ -137,13 +139,13 @@ entry blank.  (profile, default: \&.mh\(rusequences)
 Keeps track of the private sequence called \*(lqseq\*(rq in the specified
 folder.  Private sequences are generally used for read\-only folders.
 See the
-.BR mh\-sequence (5)
+.IR mh\-sequence (5)
 man page for details about private sequences.
 (context, no default)
 .RE
 .PP
 .BR Editor :
-/usr/bin/vi
+vi
 .RS 5
 Defines the editor to be used by the commands
 .BR comp ,
@@ -151,7 +153,9 @@ Defines the editor to be used by the commands
 .BR forw ,
 and
 .BR repl .
-(profile, default: %default_editor%)
+If not set in profile the value will be taken from the VISUAL and
+EDITOR environment variables.
+(profile, default: vi)
 .RE
 .PP
 .BR automimeproc :
@@ -169,7 +173,7 @@ composition draft before it is sent.
 .RS 5
 An octal number which defines the permission bits for new message files.
 See
-.BR chmod (1)
+.IR chmod (1)
 for an explanation of the octal number.  Note that some filesystems,
 such as FAT32, do not support removal of read file permissions.
 (profile, default: 0600)
@@ -180,11 +184,33 @@ such as FAT32, do not support removal of read file permissions.
 .RS 5
 An octal number which defines the permission bits for new folder
 directories.  See
-.BR chmod (1)
+.IR chmod (1)
 for an explanation of the octal number.
 (profile, default: 700)
 .RE
 .PP
+.BR datalocking :
+fcntl
+.RS 5
+The locking algorithm used to lock changes to any
+.B nmh
+data files, such as sequences or the context.  The locking algorithm is
+any one of the following entries:
+.PP
+.RS 5
+.nf
+%supported_locks%
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+Available locking algorithms can vary depending on what is supported by
+the operating system.  Note: currently transactional locking is only
+supported on public sequences; see
+.IR mh\-sequence (5)
+for more information.
+(profile, default: fcntl)
+.RE
+.PP
 .IR program :
 .I default switches
 .RS 5
@@ -292,7 +318,7 @@ Indicates a default draft folder for
 and
 .BR repl .
 Read the
-.BR mh\-draft (5)
+.IR mh\-draft (5)
 man page for details. (profile, no default)
 .RE
 .PP
@@ -348,7 +374,6 @@ puts in the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header; do not include an address in the
 signature text.  The \*(lqLocal\-Mailbox\*(rq profile component
 supersedes all of this.  (profile, no default)
 .RE
-
 .SS "Process Profile Entries"
 The following profile elements are used whenever an
 .B nmh
@@ -358,6 +383,13 @@ The
 .I \&.mh\(ruprofile
 can be used to select alternate programs if the
 user wishes.  The default values are given in the examples.
+.PP
+If the profile element contains spaces, the element is split at spaces
+into tokens and each token is given as a seperate argument to the
+.IR execvp (2)
+system call.  If the element contains shell metacharacters then the entire
+element is executed using
+.BR /bin/sh .
 .RE
 .PP
 .BR buildmimeproc :
@@ -394,7 +426,7 @@ Program called by
 .B mhl
 to filter a component when it is tagged with the \*(lqformat\*(rq variable
 in the mhl filter.  See
-.BR mhl (5)
+.IR mhl (5)
 for more information.
 .RE
 .PP
@@ -407,16 +439,8 @@ to incorporate new mail when it
 is invoked with no arguments.
 .RE
 .PP
-.BR installproc :
-%libdir%/install\-mh
-.RS 5
-This program is called to initialize the environment for
-new users of
-.BR nmh .
-.RE
-.PP
 .BR lproc :
-%default_pager%
+more
 .RS 5
 This program is used to list the contents of a message in response
 to the
@@ -481,7 +505,7 @@ that is sent to \*(lqBcc:\*(rq recipients.
 .RE
 .PP
 .BR moreproc :
-%default_pager%
+more
 .RS 5
 This is the program used by
 .B mhl
@@ -533,9 +557,10 @@ to do address verification.
 none
 .RS 5
 This is the program used by
-.B rmm
+.BR rmm ,
+.BR refile ,
 and
-.B refile
+.B mhfixmsg
 to delete a message from a folder.
 .RE
 .PP
@@ -582,7 +607,6 @@ This is the program used by
 .B whatnow
 to determine to whom a message would be sent.
 .RE
-
 .SS "Environment Variables"
 The operation of
 .B nmh
@@ -849,9 +873,13 @@ and
 .B repl
 during edit sessions so you can
 peruse the message being distributed or replied to.  The message is also
-available through a link called \*(lq@\*(rq in the current directory if
+available, when the
+.B \-atfile
+switch is used,
+through a link called \*(lq@\*(rq in the current directory if
 your current working directory and the folder the message lives in are
-on the same UNIX filesystem.
+on the same UNIX filesystem, and if your current working directory is
+writable.
 .RE
 .PP
 .B $mhdraft
@@ -964,7 +992,6 @@ and
 .B repl
 if annotations are to occur.
 .RE
-
 .SH FILES
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
@@ -975,10 +1002,10 @@ if annotations are to occur.
 ^or $MHCONTEXT~^Rather than the standard context
 ^<folder>/\&.mh\(rusequences~^Public sequences for <folder>
 .fi
-
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-nmh(7), environ(5), mh-sequence(5)
-
+.IR environ (5),
+.IR mh-sequence (5),
+.IR nmh (7)
 .SH HISTORY
 The
 .I \&.mh\(ruprofile
@@ -1007,12 +1034,7 @@ lower-case).  If the entry is not absolute (does not start with a
 .B nmh
 directory.  As a result, you can actually have more than one set of
 private sequences by using different context files.
-
 .SH BUGS
-The shell quoting conventions are not available in the
-.IR \&.mh\(ruprofile .
-Each token is separated by whitespace.
-.PP
 There is some question as to what kind of arguments should be placed
 in the profile as options.  In order to provide a clear answer, recall
 command line semantics of all