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index 6395dd69..a85522b0 100644
--- a/man/mh-profile.man
+++ b/man/mh-profile.man
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MH-PROFILE %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
+.TH MH-PROFILE %manext5% "March 18, 2013" "%nmhversion%"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
@@ -31,6 +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
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ man page for details about private sequences.
 .RE
 .PP
 .BR Editor :
-/usr/bin/vi
+vi
 .RS 5
 Defines the editor to be used by the commands
 .BR comp ,
@@ -150,7 +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 :
@@ -184,6 +189,28 @@ 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
@@ -356,6 +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 :
@@ -405,16 +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
@@ -479,7 +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
@@ -531,9 +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
@@ -846,9 +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
@@ -1004,10 +1035,6 @@ lower-case).  If the entry is not absolute (does not start with a
 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