Fixed "mark -sequence cur -delete all" to work for cur as

[mmh] / man / forw.man

diff --git a/man/forw.man b/man/forw.man
index 877b49b..0223207 100644 (file)
--- a/man/forw.man
+++ b/man/forw.man
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ forw \- forward messages
 .RB [ \-editor
 .IR editor ]
 .RB [ \-noedit ]
+.RB [ \-width
+.IR colums ]
+.RB [ \-from
+.IR address ]
+.RB [ \-to
+.IR address ]
+.RB [ \-cc
+.IR address ]
+.RB [ \-fcc
+.IR +folder ]
+.RB [ \-subject
+.IR text ]
 .RB [ \-whatnowproc
 .IR program ]
 .RB [ \-nowhatnowproc ]
@@ -62,11 +74,17 @@ as in
 and after editing is complete, the user is prompted
 before the message is sent.
 .PP
-The default message form contains the following elements:
+The default message template will direct
+.B forw
+to construct the draft as follows:
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
-%forwcomps%
+From: {from switch} or <Local-Mailbox> or <username@hostname>
+To: {to switch} or blank
+Fcc: {fcc switch} or +outbox
+Subject: {subject switch} or "{original subject} (fwd)"
+--------
 .fi
 .RE
 .PP
@@ -77,6 +95,56 @@ it will be used instead of this default form.  You may also specify an
 alternate forms file with the switch
 .B \-form
 .IR formfile .
+Forms are processed via the
+.B nmh
+template system; see
+.BR mh\-format (5)
+for details.  Components from the first forwarded message are available
+as standard component escapes in the forms file.
+.PP
+In addition to the standard
+.BR mh\-format (5)
+escapes, the following
+.I component
+escapes are also supported:
+.PP
+.RS 5
+.nf
+.ta \w'nmh\-subject    'u +\w'Returns  'u
+.I "Escape     Returns Description"
+fcc    string  Any folders specified with `\-fcc\ folder'
+nmh\-from      string  Addresses specified with `\-from\ address'
+nmh\-to        string  Addresses specified with `\-to\ address'
+nmh\-cc        string  Addresses specified with `\-cc\ address'
+nmh\-subject   string  Any text specified with `\-subject\ text'
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+By default the \*(lqTo:\*(rq and \*(lqcc:\*(rq fields are empty.  You may
+add addresses to these fields with the
+.B \-to
+.I address
+and
+.B \-cc
+.I address
+switches.  You may give these switches multiple times to add multiple
+addresses.
+.PP
+By default the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq field has either the value of the
+.B Local\-Mailbox
+profile entry a system default email address.  This default can be overridden
+by using the
+.B \-from
+.I address
+switch.  The default mailbox in the \*(lqFcc:\*(rq field is
+.IR +outbox .
+This can be overridden by the
+.B \-fcc
+switch.
+.PP
+Any text you give to the
+.B \-subject
+switch will be placed in the \*(lqSubject:\*(rq field in the draft.
 .PP
 If the draft already exists,
 .B forw
@@ -265,18 +333,13 @@ will prevent any edit from occurring.)
 The
 .B \-build
 switch is intended to be used by the Emacs mh-e interface to
-.BR nmh ,
-and is only present if
-.B nmh
-was compiled with support for mh-e. It implies
+.BR nmh .
+It implies
 .BR \-nowhatnowproc .
 It causes a file <mh\-dir>/draft
 to be created, containing the draft message that would normally be presented
 to the user for editing.
-No mail is actually sent. Note that this switch is not guaranteed to
-be present or to have the same effects in future versions of
-.BR nmh :
-it is documented here only for completeness.
+No mail is actually sent.
 .PP
 The
 .B \-file
@@ -319,7 +382,7 @@ Specifying these switches enables and/or overloads the following escapes:
 .RS 5
 .nf
 .ta \w'Component  'u +\w'Escape  'u +\w'Returns  'u
-.I Type        Escape  Returns Description
+.I "Type       Escape  Returns Description"
 component      digest  string  Argument to `\-digest'
 function       cur     integer Argument to `\-volume'
 function       msg     integer Argument to `\-issue'