X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/d1cb667bddf8d1c5c0721fc7ab642c22946baf1f..07661005b9a36338ab158bcbe7762788a1df4030:/man/dp.man diff --git a/man/dp.man b/man/dp.man index b9b4cc82..9a3bfb2a 100644 --- a/man/dp.man +++ b/man/dp.man @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ -.TH DP %manext8% "March 6, 2012" "%nmhversion%" +.TH DP %manext8% "November 6, 2012" "%nmhversion%" .\" .\" %nmhwarning% .\" .SH NAME -dp \- parse dates 822-style +dp \- parse dates RFC 822-style .SH SYNOPSIS .HP 5 .na @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ will interpret a date. The .B dp program treats each argument as a single date, -and prints the date out in the official 822\-format. +and prints the date out in the official RFC 822 format. Hence, it is usually best to enclose each argument in quotes for the shell. .PP @@ -60,30 +60,26 @@ Here is the default format string used by .PP which says that if an error was detected, print the error, a `:', and the date in error. -Otherwise, output the 822\-proper format of the date. +Otherwise, output the RFC 822\-proper format of the date. .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" None .SH "SEE ALSO" .IR ap (8), .PP .I "Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages" -(RFC\-822) +(RFC 822) .SH DEFAULTS -.nf -.RB ` \-format "' default as described above" -.RB ` \-width "' default to the width of the terminal" -.fi +.PD 0 +.TP 20 +\-format +As described above. +.TP +\-width +The width of the terminal. +.PD .SH CONTEXT None -.SH BUGS -The argument to the -.B \-format -switch must be interpreted as a single token by the shell that invokes -.BR dp . -Therefore, one must usually place the argument to this switch inside quotes.