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diff --git a/man/mh-format.man b/man/mh-format.man
index 7d417aa4..d5b8f2b9 100644
--- a/man/mh-format.man
+++ b/man/mh-format.man
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MH-FORMAT %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
+.TH MH-FORMAT %manext5% "November 4, 2012" "%nmhversion%"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ cur		integer	message is current (0 or 1)
 unseen		integer	message is unseen (0 or 1)
 size		integer	size of message
 strlen		integer	length of \fIstr\fR
-width		integer	output buffer size in bytes
+width		integer	column width of terminal
 charleft		integer	bytes left in output buffer
 timenow		integer	seconds since the UNIX epoch
 me		string	the user's mailbox (username)
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ putnum	expr		print \fInum\fR
 putnumf	expr		print \fInum\fR in a fixed width
 .\" addtoseq literal    add msg to sequence (LBL option)
 putlit	expr		print \fIstr\fR without space compression
-nodate	string	integer	Argument not a date string (0 or 1)
+zputlit	expr		print \fIstr\fR without space compression;
+			\fIstr\fR must occupy no width on display
 formataddr	expr		append \fIarg\fR to \fIstr\fR as a
 			(comma separated) address list
 concataddr	expr		append \fIarg\fR to \fIstr\fR as a
@@ -424,8 +425,12 @@ the left up to the field width.
 The functions (\fIputnum\fR\^) and
 (\fIputstr\fR\^) are somewhat special: they print their result in the minimum number of characters
 required, and ignore any leading field width argument.  The (\fIputlit\fR\^)
-function outputs the exact contents of str register without any changes
+function outputs the exact contents of the str register without any changes
 such as duplicate space removal or control character conversion.
+The (\fIzputlit\fR\^) function similarly outputs the exact contents of
+the str register, but requires that those contents not occupy any
+output width.  It can therefore be used for outputting terminal escape
+sequences.
 .PP
 The available output width is kept in an internal register; any output
 past this width will be truncated.