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diff --git a/man/mhpath.man b/man/mhpath.man
index 4b9f4e6..4ad442c 100644
--- a/man/mhpath.man
+++ b/man/mhpath.man
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
-.\" $Id$
 .\"
 .TH MHPATH %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
 .SH NAME
@@ -15,15 +14,15 @@ mhpath \- print full pathnames of nmh messages and folders
 .RB [ \-help ]
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.B Mhpath
+.B mhpath
 expands and sorts the message list `msgs' and writes the full
 pathnames of the messages to the standard output separated by newlines.
 If no `msgs' are specified,
 .B mhpath
-outputs the folder pathname
+outputs the current mail folder's pathname
 instead.  If the only argument is `+', your
 .B nmh
-\*(lqPath\*(rq is output; this can be useful is shell scripts.
+\*(lqPath\*(rq is output; this can be useful in shell scripts.
 .PP
 Contrasted with other
 .B nmh
@@ -45,13 +44,18 @@ Within a message list, the following designations may refer to messages
 that do not exist: a single numeric message name, the single message name
 \*(lqcur\*(rq, and (obviously) the single message name \*(lqnew\*(rq.
 All other message designations must refer to at least one existing
-message.
+message, if the folder contains messages.
 .IP 3) 4
 An empty folder is not in itself an error.
 .PP
-Message numbers greater than the highest existing message in a folder
-as part of a range designation are replaced with the next free message
-number.
+A message number less than that of the smallest existing message in a
+folder is treated as if the message already exists.  A message number
+greater than that of the highest existing message in a folder causes
+an \*(lqout of range\*(rq error message to be displayed.
+.PP
+As part of a range designation that contains messages that do exist,
+message numbers less than the smallest, or greater than the highest,
+existing message in a folder are ignored.
 .PP
 Examples: The current folder foo contains messages 3 5 6.
 Cur is 4.
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ Cur is 4.
 /r/phyl/Mail/foo/6
 
 % mhpath 2001
-/r/phyl/Mail/foo/7
+mhpath: message 2001 out of range 1-6
 
 % mhpath 1\-2001
 /r/phyl/Mail/foo/3
@@ -82,13 +86,13 @@ Cur is 4.
 /r/phyl/Mail/foo/7
 
 % mhpath last\-new
-bad message list \*(lqlast\-new\*(rq.
+mhpath: bad message list last\-new
 
 % mhpath cur
 /r/phyl/Mail/foo/4
 
 % mhpath 1\-2
-no messages in range \*(lq1\-2\*(rq.
+mhpath: no messages in range 1\-2
 
 % mhpath first:2
 /r/phyl/Mail/foo/3
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ is also useful in back\-quoted operations:
 .SH FILES
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName  'u
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
 ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
 .fi