.RB [ \-clear " | " \-noclear ]
.RB [ \-form
.IR formatfile ]
-.RB [ \-format
-.IR string ]
.RB [ \-width
.IR columns ]
.RB [ \-file
To override the output format used by
.BR scan ,
the
-.B \-format
-.I string
-or
.B \-form
.I file
-switches are used. This permits individual fields of
-the scan listing to be extracted with ease. The string is simply a format
-string and the file is simply a format file. See
+switch is used. This permits individual fields of
+the scan listing to be extracted with ease.
+.I file
+is either the name of a format file or a format string directly,
+if prepended with an equal sign `='.
+See
.BR mh\-format (5)
for the details.
.PP
.nf
.RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
.RB ` msgs "' defaults to all"
-.RB ` \-format "' defaulted as described above"
+.RB ` \-form "' defaulted as described above"
.RB ` \-width "' defaulted to the width of the terminal"
.fi
.SH BUGS
The argument to the
-.B \-format
+.B \-form
switch must be interpreted as a single
token by the shell that invokes
.BR scan .