-.TH NMH %manext7% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
+.TH NMH %manext7% "November 30, 2012" "%nmhversion%"
.\"
.\" %nmhwarning%
.\"
\*(lq%bindir%\*(rq
in your
.BR $PATH .
-(Check the
-manual entry for the shell you use if you don't know how to
-do this.) Run the
+Run the
.B install-mh
command. If you've never used
.B nmh
\*(lqprev\*(rq, \*(lqcur\*(rq, \*(lqnext\*(rq, or \*(lqlast\*(rq to indicate
(respectively) the first, previous, current, next, or last message in
the current folder (assuming they are defined).
+As a shorthand, \*(lq\&.\*(rq is equivalent to \*(lqcur\*(rq.
.PP
Commands which take a range of message numbers
.RB ( rmm ,
Indicates all messages in the range <num1> to <num2>, inclusive.
The range must be nonempty.
.TP
+.RI all
+Indicates all messages, i.e.,
+.IR first - last .
+.TP
.IR <num> :+ N
.PD 0
.TP
messages, if they exist.
.PD
.PP
+Commands which take a folder name
+.RB ( inc ,
+.BR refile ,
+.BR scan ,
+.BR sortm ,
+\&...) accept the folder name in two formats: \*(lq+folder\*(rq or
+\*(lq@folder\*(rq. \*(lq+folder\*(rq specifies a folder underneath
+the Path defined in your profile; e.g., with the usual
+.RI \*(lq "Path: Mail" \*(rq,
+\*(lq+folder\*(rq tells nmh to use
+\*(lqMail/folder\*(rq. \*(lq@folder\*(rq specifies a path
+relative to the current folder specified in your \*(lqcontext\*(rq
+file; e.g., with
+.RI \*(lq "Current-Folder: inbox" \*(rq,
+and the same profile, \*(lq@folder\*(rq tells nmh to use
+\*(lqMail/inbox/folder\*(rq. If folder begins with \*(lq.\*(rq or
+\*(lq/\*(rq when using \*(lq+folder\*(rq, the folder is interpreted as
+a specific path to a directory on the filesystem rather than a
+relative folder location.
+For example,
+.TP \n(ttu
+.PD 0
+.BI "scan +" .
+scans the current directory
+.TP
+.BI "scan +" ../<dir>
+scans the named sibling directory
+.TP
+.BI "refile +" /tmp
+refiles into the /tmp directory
+.PD
+.PP
There are many other possibilities such as creating multiple folders
for different topics, and automatically refiling messages according to
subject, source, destination, or content. These are beyond the scope