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-.TH ANNO %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
-.\"
+.TH ANNO %manext1% 2005-12-07 "%nmhversion%"
+.
 .\" %nmhwarning%
-.\"
+.
 .SH NAME
-anno \- annotate messages
+anno \- annotate nmh messages
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B anno
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
 .RI [ +folder ]
 .RI [ msgs ]
 .RB [ \-component
@@ -21,29 +23,27 @@ anno \- annotate messages
 .RB [ \-number
 .IR [ num|all ]]
 .RB [ \-preserve " | " \-nopreserve ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ]
 .RB [ \-text
 .IR body ]
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.B Anno
+.B anno
 manipulates header fields or
 .I annotations
 in messages.
 Header fields consist of a field name and an optional field body
-as defined by RFC-2822.
+as defined by RFC 2822.
 The
 .B -component
-option specifies the field name, and the
+switch specifies the field name, and the
 .B -text
-option specifies the field body.
+switch specifies the field body.
 .PP
 The messages are either the
 .I msgs
 in the named folder, or the draft if invoked with the
 .B -draft
-option.
+switch.
 .PP
 Usually, annotation is performed by the commands
 .BR dist ,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ By default,
 prepends the annotations to the message.
 Annotations are instead appended if the
 .B -append
-option is specified.
+switch is specified.
 .PP
 If a
 .B \-component
@@ -82,57 +82,59 @@ is not specified when
 .B anno
 is invoked,
 .B anno
-will prompt the user for the name of field for the annotation.
+will prompt the user for a field name.
 .PP
-The field specified must be a valid 2822-style message field name,
-which means that it may only consist of alphanumerics and dashes.
-The body specified is arbitrary text.
+The field specified must be a valid RFC 2822-style message field name,
+consisting only of alphanumeric characters and dashes.
+The body may consist of arbitrary text.
 .PP
 Normally
 .B anno
-does the annotation inplace in order to preserve
+does the annotation in place in order to preserve
 any links to the message.  You may change this by using the
 .B \-noinplace
 switch.
 .PP
 The
 .B -list
-option produces a listing of the field bodies for header fields with
+switch produces a listing of the field bodies for header fields with
 names matching the specified component, one per line.
 The listing is numbered, starting at 1, if the
 .B -number
-option is also used.
+switch is also used.
 A tab character separates the number and the field body.
 The field body is treated as if it is a file name, and only the final
 path name component is listed.
 The complete field body is listed if the
 .B -text
-option is used, the contents of the text are ignored.
+switch is used; the argument to the
+.B -text
+switch is required but ignored.
 .PP
 The
 .B -delete
-option removes header fields from messages.
+switch removes header fields from messages.
 The first header field whose name matches the component is deleted if
 no other options are specified.
 If the
 .B -text
-option is used in conjunction with the
+switch is used in conjunction with the
 .B -delete
-option, the first header field whose name matches the component and
+switch, the first header field whose name matches the component and
 whose body matches the text is deleted.
 The text is treated as if it was a file name; if it begins with a
 slash, the entire field body must match the text, otherwise just the
 last path name component of the field body must match.
 If the
 .B -number
-option is used in conjuction with the
+switch is used in conjunction with the
 .B -delete
-option, header field
+switch, header field
 .I num
 whose name matches the component is deleted.
 The number matches that which is produced by the
 .B -list
-option.
+switch.
 The special value
 .B all
 can be used for the number, and causes all components that match the
@@ -140,39 +142,46 @@ name to be deleted.
 .PP
 By default,
 .B anno
-changes the last-accessed and last-modified times on annotate messages
-to the time at which the annotation occurs.
-.B Anno
+changes the last-accessed and last-modified times on annotated messages
+to the time of the annotation.
+.B anno
 preserves the original times if the
 .B -preserve
-option is used.
+switch is used.
 A matching
 .B -nopreserve
-option exists that allows time preservation to be turned off if enabled
+switch allows time preservation to be turned off, if enabled
 in the profile.
 .SH FILES
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
-^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
-.fi
+.TP 20
+$HOME/.mh_profile
+The user's profile.
 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta 2.4i
-.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName  'u
-^Path:~^To determine the user's nmh directory
-^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
-.fi
+.PD 0
+.TP 20
+Path:
+To determine the user's nmh directory.
+.TP
+Current\-Folder:
+To find the default current folder.
+.PD
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-dist(1), forw(1), repl(1)
+.IR dist (1),
+.IR forw (1),
+.IR repl (1)
 .SH DEFAULTS
-.nf
-.RI ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
-.RI ` msgs "' defaults to cur"
-.RB ` \-inplace '
-.RB ` \-date '
-.fi
+.PD 0
+.TP 20
++folder
+The current folder.
+.TP
+msgs
+The current message.
+.TP
+-inplace
+.TP
+-date
+.PD
 .SH CONTEXT
 If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.  The first
 message annotated will become the current message.