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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH NMH %manext7% "November 30, 2012" "%nmhversion%"
+.TH NMH %manext7% "September 26, 2016" "%nmhversion%"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
 .\"
 .SH NAME
 nmh \- new MH message system
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-any
-.B nmh
-command
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B nmh
 is the name of a powerful message handling system.  Rather than
@@ -126,16 +122,28 @@ its
 .B attach
 and related responses, as described in its man page.
 .PP
-All the
 .B nmh
-commands may be run with the single argument
+command arguments are usually called
+.IR switches .
+Some switches have a corresponding \*(lq\-no\*(rq switch, which
+negates all previous occurrences of that switch on the command line.
+This allows a user to conveniently override, on the command line, a
+switch in their profile.  Switches may be abbreviated as long as there
+is no ambiguity with another switch of the same command.  To avoid
+ambiguity with any switches that may be added in the future, it is
+recommended that full switch names be used in durable code such as
+shell scripts, functions, and aliases.
+.PP
+Each
+.B nmh
+command may be run with the single switch
 .BR \-help ,
-which causes them to print a list of the arguments they may be invoked
-with and then exit.
+which causes it to print its available switches, along with any
+profile components that apply, and then exit.
 .PP
 All the
 .B nmh
-commands may be run with the single argument
+commands may be run with the single switch
 .BR \-version ,
 which causes them to print the version number of the
 .B nmh
@@ -198,7 +206,7 @@ messages, if they exist.
 Commands that take a folder name
 .RB ( inc ,
 .BR refile ,
-.BR scan, 
+.BR scan,
 \&...) accept the folder name in two formats:  \*(lq+folder\*(rq or
 \*(lq@folder\*(rq.  In both cases, \*(lqfolder\*(rq can be a
 \*(lq/\*(rq-separated path, e.g. \*(lqfoo/bar\*(rq.  \*(lq+folder\*(rq
@@ -434,15 +442,15 @@ Convenience Wrappers
 .PD 0
 .IR mhmail (1)
 send or read mail
-.TP
-.IR msh (1)
-nmh shell
 .PD
 .ne 4
 .SS
 Utilities
 .TP \n(ttu
 .PD 0
+.IR mhfixmsg (1)
+rewrite MIME messages with various transformations
+.TP
 .IR mhparam (1)
 print nmh profile components
 .TP
@@ -464,13 +472,10 @@ Indirectly Invoked Commands
 .TP \n(ttu
 .PD 0
 .IR ap (8)
-parse addresses 822\-style
-.TP
-.IR conflict (8)
-search for alias/password conflicts
+parse addresses RFC 822\-style
 .TP
 .IR dp (8)
-parse dates 822\-style
+parse dates RFC 822\-style
 .TP
 .IR fmtdump (8)
 decode
@@ -491,23 +496,31 @@ Files Used by nmh Commands
 .IR mh\-alias (5)
 alias file for nmh message system
 .TP
+.IR mh\-format (5)
+format file for nmh message system
+.TP
+.IR mh\-profile (5)
+user customization for nmh message system
+.TP
+.IR mh\-tailor (5)
+mail transport customization for nmh message system
+.PD
+.ne 4
+.SS
+Formats
+.TP \n(ttu
+.PD 0
 .IR mh\-draft (5)
 draft folder facility
 .TP
-.IR mh\-format (5)
-format file for nmh message system
+.IR mh\-folders (5)
+nmh message storage format specification
 .TP
 .IR mh\-mail (5)
 message format for nmh message system
 .TP
-.IR mh\-profile (5)
-user customization for nmh message system
-.TP
 .IR mh\-sequence (5)
 sequence specification for nmh message system
-.TP
-.IR mh\-tailor (5)
-mail transport customization for nmh message system
 .PD
 .ne 4
 .SH FILES
@@ -517,12 +530,12 @@ contains
 .B nmh
 commands
 .TP
-%etcdir%
+%nmhetcdir%
 contains
 .B nmh
 format files
 .TP
-%libdir%
+%nmhlibexecdir%
 contains
 .B nmh
 library commands
@@ -533,17 +546,25 @@ The user's nmh profile
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .IR install-mh (1),
 .IR mh-profile (5),
-.IR mh-chart (7)
+.IR mh-chart (7),
+.IR mh-mime (7)
 .ne 4
 .SH BUGS
+\" The contents of this section also appear in sbr/print_help.c .
+Send bug reports, questions, suggestions, and patches to
+.IR nmh-workers@nongnu.org .
+That mailing list is relatively quiet, so user questions are encouraged.
+Users are also encouraged to subscribe, and view the archives, at
+https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nmh-workers .
+.PP
 If problems are encountered with an
 .B nmh
-program, the problems should
+program, they should
 be reported to the local maintainers of
-.BR nmh .
-When doing this, the
-name of the program should be reported, along with the version information
-for the program.
+.BR nmh ,
+if any, or to the mailing list noted above.
+When doing this, the name of the program should be reported, along
+with the version information for the program.
 .PP
 To find out what version of an
 .B nmh
@@ -556,5 +577,4 @@ the version of
 the host it was compiled on, and the date the
 program was linked.
 .PP
-Send bug reports and suggestions to
-.IR nmh-workers@nongnu.org .
+New releases and other information of potential interest are announced at http://www.nongnu.org/nmh/ .