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.TH DP %manext8% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
dp \- parse dates 822-style
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
+.na
.B %libdir%/dp
.RB [ \-form
.IR formatfile ]
.RB [ \-help ]
.I dates
\&...
+.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Dp
is a program that parses dates according to the ARPA Internet standard.
.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
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
.fi
.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.