+.TH DP %manext8% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
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.\" %nmhwarning%
-.\" $Id$
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-.TH DP %manext8% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
dp \- parse dates 822-style
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dp
program treats each argument as a single date,
and prints the date out in the official 822\-format.
-Hence, it is usually best to enclose each argument in double\-quotes for the
+Hence, it is usually best to enclose each argument in quotes for the
shell.
.PP
To override the output format used by
which says that if an error was detected, print the error, a `:',
and the date in error.
Otherwise, output the 822\-proper format of the date.
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.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
.fi
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.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
None
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
ap(8),
.I "Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages"
(RFC\-822)
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.SH DEFAULTS
.nf
.RB ` \-format "' default as described above"
.RB ` \-width "' default to the width of the terminal"
.fi
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.SH CONTEXT
None
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.SH BUGS
The argument to the
.B \-format
switch must be interpreted as a single token by the shell that invokes
.BR dp .
-Therefore, one must usually place the argument to this switch inside double\-quotes.
+Therefore, one must usually place the argument to this switch inside quotes.