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@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
+.TH WHATNOW %manext1% "January 17, 2014" "%nmhversion%"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
-.TH WHATNOW %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
 .SH NAME
 whatnow \- prompting front-end for sending messages
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B whatnow
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
 .RB [ \-draftfolder
 .IR +folder ]
 .RB [ \-draftmessage
@@ -19,13 +21,9 @@ whatnow \- prompting front-end for sending messages
 .RB [ \-prompt
 .IR string ]
 .RI [ file ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ]
-.RB [ \-attach
-.IR header-field-name ]
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.B Whatnow
+.B whatnow
 is the default program that queries the user about
 the disposition of a composed draft.  It is normally automatically
 invoked by one of the
@@ -107,8 +105,11 @@ print the working directory for attachment files
 .B ls [ls-options]
 list files in the attachment working directory using the ls command
 .TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
-.B attach files
-add the named files to the draft as MIME attachments
+.B attach [-v] files
+add the named files to the message as MIME attachments; -v displays
+the mhbuild directive that
+.IR send (1)
+will use
 .TP \w'refilezzzzfolderz'u
 .B alist [-ln]
 list the MIME attachments, either short, long [-l] or numbered [-n]
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ For the
 and
 .B push
 responses, any valid switch to
-.BR send (1)
+.IR send (1)
 is valid (as
 .B push
 merely invokes
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ option).
 For the
 .B whom
 response, any valid switch to
-.BR whom (1)
+.IR whom (1)
 is valid.
 .PP
 For the
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ to the
 message).
 .PP
 See
-.BR mh\-profile (5)
+.IR mh\-profile (5)
 for further information about how editors
 are used by
 .BR nmh .
@@ -192,18 +193,28 @@ the
 .B nmh
 draft folder facility.  This is an advanced (and highly
 useful) feature.  Consult the
-.BR mh-draft (5)
+.IR mh-draft (5)
 man page for more
 information.
-
+.PP
+If your
+.B nmh
+was configured with readline enabled, you'll be able to use filename
+completion and other readline features at the prompt.  These are
+particularly useful with the
+.BR cd ,
+.BR ls ,
+.BR attach ,
+and
+.B detach
+commands for managing MIME attachments.
 .SH FILES
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
-.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
+.ta \w'%nmhetcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
 ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
 ^<mh\-dir>/draft~^The draft file
 .fi
-
 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
@@ -214,40 +225,25 @@ information.
 ^Editor:~^To override the default editor
 ^<lasteditor>\-next:~^To name an editor to be used after exit
 ^~^from <lasteditor>
-^automimeproc:~^If value is 1, and the draft is a MIME
-^~^composition file, then automatically call
-^~^buildmimeproc prior to sending.
 ^buildmimeproc:~^Program to translate MIME composition files
 ^fileproc:~^Program to refile the message
 ^lproc:~^Program to list the contents of a message
 ^sendproc:~^Program to use to send the message
 ^whomproc:~^Program to determine who a message would go to
 .fi
-
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-send(1), whom(1)
-
+.IR send (1),
+.IR whom (1)
 .SH DEFAULTS
 .nf
 .RB ` \-prompt "' defaults to \*(lqWhat\ Now?\ \*(rq"
 .fi
-
-.SH CONTEXT
-None
-
 .SH BUGS
-The argument to the
-.B \-prompt
-switch must be interpreted as a single
-token by the shell that invokes
-.BR whatnow .
-Therefore, one must
-usually place the argument to this switch inside double\-quotes.
-.PP
 If the initial edit fails,
 .B whatnow
 deletes your draft (by renaming
-it with a leading comma); failure of a later edit preserves the draft.
+it with a site-dependent prefix (usually a comma);
+failure of a later edit preserves the draft.
 .PP
 If the
 .I buildmimeproc