5 .\" include the -mh macro file
8 .TH ANNO %manext1% MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
10 anno \- annotate messages
16 \%[\-component\ field]
20 \%[\-date] \%[\-nodate]
27 \fIAnno\fR annotates the specified messages in the named folder using
30 Usually, annotation is performed by the commands \fIdist\fR, \fIforw\fR,
31 and \fIrepl\fR, if they are given the `\-anno' switch. This allows you
32 to keep track of your distribution of, forwarding of, and replies to
35 By using \fIanno\fR, you can perform arbitrary annotations of your own.
36 Each message selected will be annotated with the lines
41 The `\-nodate' switch inhibits the date annotation, leaving only the
44 If a `\-component\ field' is not specified when \fIanno\fR is invoked,
45 \fIanno\fR will prompt the user for the name of field for the annotation.
47 The field specified should be a valid 822-style message field name,
48 which means that it should consist of alphanumerics (or dashes) only.
49 The body specified is arbitrary text.
51 Normally \fIanno\fR does the annotation inplace in order to preserve
52 any links to the message. You may change this by using the `\-noinplace'
55 ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
57 ^Path:~^To determine the user's nmh directory
59 ^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
61 dist (1), forw (1), repl (1)
63 `+folder' defaults to the current folder
65 `msgs' defaults to cur
71 If a folder is given, it will become the current folder. The first
72 message annotated will become the current message.