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.TH AP %manext8% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
ap \- parse addresses 822-style
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
+.na
.B %libdir%/ap
.RB [ \-form
.IR formatfile ]
.RB [ \-help ]
.I addrs
\&...
+.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Ap
is a program that parses addresses according to the ARPA
.B ap
program treats each argument as one or more addresses, and
prints those addresses out in the official 822\-format. Hence, it is
-usually best to enclose each argument in double\-quotes for the shell.
+usually best to enclose each argument in quotes for the shell.
.PP
To override the output format used by
.BR ap ,
.RS 5
.nf
.ta \w'Escape 'u +\w'Returns 'u
-.I Escape Returns Description
+.I "Escape Returns Description"
error string A diagnostic if the parse failed
.RE
.fi
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
^%etcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
.fi
by the shell that invokes
.BR ap .
Therefore,
-one must usually place the argument to this switch inside double\-quotes.
+one must usually place the argument to this switch inside quotes.