.B scan
.RI [ +folder ]
.RI [ msgs ]
-.RB [ \-clear " | " \-noclear ]
.RB [ \-form
.IR formatfile ]
.RB [ \-width
.IR columns ]
.RB [ \-file
.IR filename ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
+.RB [ \-Version ]
.RB [ \-help ]
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
folder or messages. Each
.B scan
line contains the message number
-(name), the date, the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq field and the \*(lqSubject\*(rq field.
+(name), the date, the `From:' field and the `Subject' field.
For example:
.PP
.RS 5
15+ 10/\|05 crocker nned
16\- 10/\|05 crocker message id format
18 10/\|06 brien Re: Exit status from mkdir
-19 10/\|07*brien \*(lqscan\*(rq listing format in nmh
+19 10/\|07*brien `scan' listing format in nmh
.fi
.RE
.PP
The `+' on message 15 indicates that it is the current message.
.PP
The `\-' on message 16 indicates that it has been replied to, as indicated
-by a \*(lqReplied:\*(rq component (produced by the
+by a `Replied:' component (produced by the
.B \-annotate
switch
to the
.B repl
command).
.PP
-The `*' on message 19 indicates that no \*(lqDate:\*(rq header was
+The `*' on message 19 indicates that no `Date:' header was
present. The time of last modification of the message is given instead.
.PP
.B Scan
may be used to specify the width of
the scan line. The default is to use the width of the terminal.
.PP
-If the
-.B \-clear
-switch is used and
-.BR scan 's
-output is directed
-to a terminal, then
-.B scan
-will consult the environment variables
-.B $TERM
-and
-.B $TERMCAP
-to determine your terminal type in order
-to find out how to clear the screen prior to exiting. If the
-.B \-clear
-switch is used and
-.BR scan 's
-output is not directed to a terminal
-(e.g., a pipe or a file), then
-.B scan
-will send a formfeed prior
-to exiting.
-.PP
-For example, the command:
+The command:
.PP
.RS 5
-(scan \-clear ; show all \-show pr \-f) | lpr
+(scan | pr ; show a \-showproc pr) | lpr
.RE
.PP
-produces a scan listing of the current folder, followed by a formfeed,
+produces a scan listing of the current folder,
followed by a formatted listing of all messages in the folder, one
per page. Omitting
-.RB \*(lq "\-show\ pr\ \-f" \*(rq
+.RB ` "\-showproc\ pr" '
will cause the messages to be
concatenated, separated by a one\-line header and two blank lines.
.PP
.RS 5
.nf
.ta \w'Dtimenow 'u +\w'Returns 'u
-.I Escape Returns Description
+.I "Escape Returns Description
dtimenow date the current date
folder string the name of the current folder
.fi
If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.
.SH BUGS
-The argument to the
-.B \-form
-switch must be interpreted as a single
-token by the shell that invokes
-.BR scan .
-Therefore, one must usually
-place the argument to this switch inside double\-quotes.
-.PP
The value of each
.I component
escape is set by