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-.TH DP %manext8% "March 6, 2012" "%nmhversion%"
-.\"
+.TH DP %manext8% 1999-04-30 "%nmhversion%"
+.
 .\" %nmhwarning%
-.\"
+.
 .SH NAME
-dp \- parse dates 822-style
+dp \- nmh parser of RFC 822-style dates
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .HP 5
 .na
-.B %libdir%/dp
+.B %nmhlibexecdir%/dp
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
 .RB [ \-form
 .IR formatfile ]
 .RB [ \-format
 .IR string ]
 .RB [ \-width
 .IR columns ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ] 
 .I dates
 \&...
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.B Dp
+.B dp
 is a program that parses dates according to the ARPA Internet standard.
-It also understands many non\-standard formats,
-such as those produced by TOPS\-20 sites and some UNIX sites using
+It also understands many non-standard formats,
+such as those produced by TOPS\-20 sites and some Unix sites using
 .IR ctime (3).
 It is useful for seeing how
 .B nmh
@@ -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 +60,27 @@ 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),
+.IR fmttest (1),
+.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.