nmh manpages should be in this general form:
+.TH COMP %manext1% "DATE" "%nmhversion%"
.\"
.\" %nmhwarning%
.\"
-.TH COMP %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
comp \- compose a message
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.HP 5
.B comp
.RI [ +folder ]
.RI [ msgs ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Comp
is used to create a new message to be mailed. It copies something.
-
.SH FILES
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName 'u
-^%etcdir%/components~^The standard message skeleton
-
+.TP
+filename1
+description of filename1
+.TP
+filename2
+description of filename2
.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta 2.4i
-.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
-^Path:~^To determine the user's nmh directory
-
+.TP
+Path
+Location of the user's MH folder directory
+.TP
+moreproc
+The pager command name
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-dist(1), forw(1), repl(1), send(1), whatnow(1), mh-profile(5)
-
+.IR dist (1),
+.IR forw (1),
+.IR repl (1),
+.IR send (1),
+.IR whatnow (1),
+.IR mh-profile (5)
.SH DEFAULTS
-.nf
-.RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
-
+.TP
+.RI + folder
+defaults to the current folder
+.\"
.SH CONTEXT
None
-
+.\" Leave out the BUGS section if there are none worth describing.
.SH BUGS
None
----------------------------------------
-In the FILES section, use a spacer of "/usr/local/nmh/etc" for now,
-we'll parametrize that into %etcdir% later.
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The DATE in the .TH macro should reflect the most recent non-trivial
+update to the content of the manpage; formatting changes don't count.
+Spell out the date in English prose: Month Day, Year
+
+ January 2, 1904
+
+not the unparseable
+
+ 01/02/04
+
+
+Don't include a CONTEXT section if contexts don't directly apply to what the
+manpage describes.
+
+
+In the FILES section, prefer the default .TP indent. The pathnames are
+variable and long, so any indentation value that works for you won't
+work for someone else.
+
+
+The BUGS section goes last.
Source files
If this is a manpage reference (outside of the SEE ALSO
section, which just uses regular text), use:
- .BR mh-draft (5)
+ .IR mh-draft (5)
SYNPOSIS section