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@@ -1,37 +1,39 @@
-.TH SENDFILES %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
-.\"
+.TH SENDFILES %manext1% 2012-11-14 "%nmhversion%"
+.
 .\" %nmhwarning%
-.\"
+.
 .SH NAME
-sendfiles \- send multiple files via a MIME message
+sendfiles \- send multiple files by MIME message with nmh
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B sendfiles
-.RB [ \-bzip2 " | " \-compress " | " \-gzip " | " \-lzma " | " \-none " | " -zip ]
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
+.RB [ -compress
+.IR bzip2 " | " compress " | " gzip " | " lzma " | " none ]
 .br
 .RB [ \-from
 .IR sender ]
-.RI [ \-delay ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ]
+.RI [ "\-delay n" " | " \-n ]
 .br
+.B \-to
+.I recipient
+.B \-subject
+.IR subject " | "
 .I recipient
 .I subject
+.br
 .I file/directory1
 .RI [ file/directory2
 \&...]
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The shell script
-.BR sendfiles ,
+.B sendfiles
 is used to send a collection
 of files and directories via electronic mail.
 .PP
-.RS 5
-sendfiles recipient \*(lqsubject\*(rq files\0...
-.RE
-.PP
 .B sendfiles
 will archive the files and directories you name
 with the
@@ -43,6 +45,13 @@ will be automatically split up into as many messages as necessary
 in order to get past most mailers.
 .PP
 The
+.B \-to
+switch specifies the recipient.  The
+.B \-subject
+switch specifies the subject.  Alternatively, these two required values
+can be provided without their corresponding switch names.
+.PP
+The
 .B \-from
 switch can, and should, be used to specify the sender's mailbox (name
 and email address).  Alternatively, the
@@ -56,28 +65,35 @@ mailbox, see
 in
 .IR mh-format (5).
 .PP
-The remaining command line switches select the compression program.
-One of these can be used to override the run-time determination of
-the compression program by
+The
+.B \-compress
+command line switch can be used to override the run-time determination
+of the compression program by
 .BR sendfiles .
+.B \-compress
+.I none
+(alternatively,
+.BR \-none )
+disables compression.
 .PP
 Sometimes you want
 .B sendfiles
 to pause after posting a partial
 message.  This is usually the case when you are running
 .B sendmail
-and expect to generate a lot of partial messages.  If the first
-argument given to
-.B sendfiles
-starts with a dash, then it is
-interpreted as the number of seconds to pause in between postings,
+and expect to generate a lot of partial messages.  The
+.B \-delay
+switch specifies the number of seconds to pause in between postings,
 e.g.,
 .PP
 .RS 5
-sendfiles -30 recipient \*(lqsubject\*(rq files\0...
+sendfiles -delay 30 -to recipient -subject \*(lqsubject\*(rq files\0...
 .RE
 .PP
-will pause 30 seconds in between each posting.
+will pause 30 seconds in between each posting.  An alternate form of
+the switch with just the delay time,
+.BR \-30 ,
+for example, is also supported.
 .PP
 .SS "Extracting the Received Files"
 When these messages are received, invoke
@@ -97,22 +113,22 @@ subsequently uncompress and untar it.  For instance:
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
-% mhlist 5-8
+$ mhlist 5-8
  msg part  type/subtype             size description
    5       message/partial           47K part 1 of 4
    6       message/partial           47K part 2 of 4
    7       message/partial           47K part 3 of 4
    8       message/partial           18K part 4 of 4
-% mhstore 5-8
+$ mhstore 5-8
 reassembling partials 5,6,7,8 to folder inbox as message 9
-% mhlist -verbose 9
+$ mhlist -verbose 9
  msg part  type/subtype             size description
    9       application/octet-stream 118K
              (extract with uncompress | tar xvpf -)
              type=tar
              conversions=compress
-% mhstore 9
-% uncompress < 9.tar.Z | tar xvpf -
+$ mhstore 9
+$ uncompress < 9.tar.Z | tar xvpf -
 .fi
 .RE
 .PP
@@ -124,21 +140,21 @@ will automatically do the extraction for you:
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
-% mhlist 5-8
+$ mhlist 5-8
  msg part  type/subtype             size description
    5       message/partial           47K part 1 of 4
    6       message/partial           47K part 2 of 4
    7       message/partial           47K part 3 of 4
    8       message/partial           18K part 4 of 4
-% mhstore 5-8
+$ mhstore 5-8
 reassembling partials 5,6,7,8 to folder inbox as message 9
-% mhlist -verbose 9
+$ mhlist -verbose 9
  msg part  type/subtype             size description
    9       application/octet-stream 118K
              (extract with uncompress | tar xvpf -)
              type=tar
              conversions=compress
-% mhstore -auto 9
+$ mhstore -auto 9
 -- tar listing appears here as files are extracted
 .fi
 .RE
@@ -149,7 +165,7 @@ listing is generated, the files are extracted.
 A prudent user will never put
 .B \-auto
 in the
-.I \&.mh\(ruprofile
+.I \&.mh_profile
 file.  The correct procedure is to first use
 .B mhlist
 to find out what will be extracted.  Then
@@ -160,8 +176,8 @@ to perform the extraction.
 .SH FILES
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
-.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
-^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
+.ta \w'%nmhetcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
+^$HOME/.mh_profile~^The user profile
 .fi
 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
 .fc ^ ~
@@ -179,7 +195,7 @@ to perform the extraction.
 .IR mh-format (5)
 .PP
 .I "Proposed Standard for Message Encapsulation"
-(RFC\-934)
+(RFC 934)
 .SH DEFAULTS
 .nf
 .RB ` "\-delay\ 0" '