From: David Levine <levinedl@acm.org>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 22:44:56 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: Added clarifications to abbreviations.
X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/commitdiff_plain/583e8daa6e51749091f883b266f12be731eaa77b?ds=sidebyside

Added clarifications to abbreviations.

1) N must be a positive number.
2) The + can be omitted.
3) As many of the N messages that exist.
4) Can also use - (or +) with first, prev, next, and last.
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diff --git a/man/nmh.man b/man/nmh.man
index 977e0a8b..5591ce64 100644
--- a/man/nmh.man
+++ b/man/nmh.man
@@ -178,8 +178,11 @@ Indicates all messages, i.e.,
 .TP
 .IR <num> :\-N
 Up to
+.IR N ,
+where
 .I N
-messages beginning with (or ending with) message
+must be a positive number, messages beginning with (or ending with)
+message
 .IR num .
 .I Num
 may be any of the pre-defined symbols
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ may be any of the pre-defined symbols
 .B next
 or
 .BR last .
+The + can be omitted.
 .PD
 .TP
 .RI first: N
@@ -199,8 +203,9 @@ or
 .RI next: N
 .TP
 .RI last: N
-The first, previous, next or last
-messages, if they exist.
+As many of the first, previous, next, or last N messages that exist.
+As above, N can be preceded with - to end the listing at the specified
+message, or with an optional +.
 .PD
 .PP
 Commands that take a folder name