Removed `-format string' switches but made -form accept `=formatstring'.

[mmh] / man / scan.man1

diff --git a/man/scan.man1 b/man/scan.man1
index 30021bc..2b9c0f6 100644 (file)
--- a/man/scan.man1
+++ b/man/scan.man1
@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@ scan \- produce a one line per message scan listing
 .RB [ \-clear " | " \-noclear ]
 .RB [ \-form
 .IR formatfile ]
 .RB [ \-clear " | " \-noclear ]
 .RB [ \-form
 .IR formatfile ]

-.RB [ \-format
-.IR string ]

 .RB [ \-width
 .IR columns ]
 .RB [ \-width
 .IR columns ]

-.RB [ \-reverse " | " \-noreverse ]

 .RB [ \-file
 .IR filename ]
 .RB [ \-version ]
 .RB [ \-file
 .IR filename ]
 .RB [ \-version ]

@@ -29,14 +26,14 @@ produces a one\-line\-per\-message listing of the specified
 folder or messages.  Each
 .B scan
 line contains the message number
 folder or messages.  Each
 .B scan
 line contains the message number

-(name), the date, the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq field, the \*(lqSubject\*(rq field,
-and, if room allows, some of the body of the message.  For example:
+(name), the date, the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq field and the \*(lqSubject\*(rq field.
+For example:

 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
 .ta \w'15+- 'u +\w'07/\|05x 'u +\w'Dcrocker  'u
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
 .ta \w'15+- 'u +\w'07/\|05x 'u +\w'Dcrocker  'u

-15+    10/\|05 crocker nned\0\0<<Last week I asked some of
-16\-   10/\|05 crocker message id format\0\0\<<I recommend
+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
 .fi
 18     10/\|06 brien   Re: Exit status from mkdir
 19     10/\|07*brien   \*(lqscan\*(rq listing format in nmh
 .fi

@@ -55,11 +52,6 @@ command).
 The `*' on message 19 indicates that no \*(lqDate:\*(rq header was
 present.  The time of last modification of the message is given instead.
 .PP
 The `*' on message 19 indicates that no \*(lqDate:\*(rq header was
 present.  The time of last modification of the message is given instead.
 .PP

-If there is sufficient room left on the
-.B scan
-line after the
-subject, the line will be filled with text from the body, preceded by
-\*(lq<<\*(rq, and terminated by \*(lq>>\*(rq if the body is sufficiently short.

 .B Scan
 actually reads each of the specified messages and parses them to extract
 the desired fields.  During parsing, appropriate error messages will be
 .B Scan
 actually reads each of the specified messages and parses them to extract
 the desired fields.  During parsing, appropriate error messages will be

@@ -76,13 +68,6 @@ You should set the MM_CHARSET environment variable to your native
 character set, if it is not US-ASCII.  See the mh-profile(5) man
 page for details about this environment variable.
 .PP
 character set, if it is not US-ASCII.  See the mh-profile(5) man
 page for details about this environment variable.
 .PP

-The switch
-.BR \-reverse ,
-makes
-.B scan
-list the messages in reverse
-order.
-.PP

 The
 .B \-file
 .I filename
 The
 .B \-file
 .I filename

@@ -92,9 +77,6 @@ listing of a maildrop file as produced by
 .BR packf .
 This listing
 includes every message in the file (you can't scan individual messages).
 .BR packf .
 This listing
 includes every message in the file (you can't scan individual messages).

-The switch
-.B \-reverse
-is ignored with this option.

 .PP
 The switch
 .B \-width
 .PP
 The switch
 .B \-width

@@ -140,14 +122,14 @@ concatenated, separated by a one\-line header and two blank lines.
 To override the output format used by
 .BR scan ,
 the
 To override the output format used by
 .BR scan ,
 the

-.B \-format
-.I string
-or

 .B \-form
 .I file
 .B \-form
 .I file

-switches are used.  This permits individual fields of
-the scan listing to be extracted with ease.  The string is simply a format
-string and the file is simply a format file.  See
+switch is used.  This permits individual fields of
+the scan listing to be extracted with ease.
+.I file
+is either the name of a format file or a format string directly,
+if prepended with an equal sign `='.
+See

 .BR mh\-format (5)
 for the details.
 .PP
 .BR mh\-format (5)
 for the details.
 .PP

@@ -163,7 +145,6 @@ escapes:
 .nf
 .ta \w'Dtimenow  'u +\w'Returns  'u
 .I Escape      Returns Description
 .nf
 .ta \w'Dtimenow  'u +\w'Returns  'u
 .I Escape      Returns Description

-body   string  the (compressed) first part of the body

 dtimenow       date    the current date
 folder string  the name of the current folder
 .fi
 dtimenow       date    the current date
 folder string  the name of the current folder
 .fi

@@ -213,7 +194,7 @@ inc(1), pick(1), show(1), mh\-format(5)
 .nf
 .RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
 .RB ` msgs "' defaults to all"
 .nf
 .RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
 .RB ` msgs "' defaults to all"

-.RB ` \-format "' defaulted as described above"
+.RB ` \-form "' defaulted as described above"

 .RB ` \-width "' defaulted to the width of the terminal"
 .fi
 
 .RB ` \-width "' defaulted to the width of the terminal"
 .fi
 

@@ -222,7 +203,7 @@ If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.
 
 .SH BUGS
 The argument to the
 
 .SH BUGS
 The argument to the

-.B \-format
+.B \-form

 switch must be interpreted as a single
 token by the shell that invokes
 .BR scan .
 switch must be interpreted as a single
 token by the shell that invokes
 .BR scan .