X-Git-Url: http://git.marmaro.de/?p=mmh;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmmh-intro.man7;h=9ae2c67d90ddb9273552b6ee0b13b28db20b238c;hp=8e408e3125463255cc11b81afb870e6720905904;hb=18591f8e001ecedbee48a51c1d1f08ebaa1c15c8;hpb=4c1efddfd499300c7e74263e57d8aa137e84c853 diff --git a/man/mmh-intro.man7 b/man/mmh-intro.man7 index 8e408e3..9ae2c67 100644 --- a/man/mmh-intro.man7 +++ b/man/mmh-intro.man7 @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ or .I \&.cshrc in your home directory. (Check the manual entry for the shell you use, in case you don't know how to -do this.) Run the +do this.) Then run the .B mmh command. If you've never used .B mmh @@ -102,12 +102,9 @@ with message numbers passed as arguments, to delete specific messages. .PP .B repl is used to respond to the current message (by default). -It places you in the editor with a prototype response form. While you're -in the editor, you may peruse the item you're responding to by reading -the file -.IR @ . +It places you in the editor with a prototype response form. After completing your response, type -.B l +.B li to .B list (review) it, or @@ -117,7 +114,7 @@ to it. .PP .B comp -allows you to compose a message by putting you in the editor +allows you to compose a fresh message by putting you in the editor on a prototype message form, and then lets you send it. .PP All the @@ -127,24 +124,25 @@ commands may be run with the single argument: which causes them to print a list of the arguments they may be invoked with and then exit. .PP -Commands which take a message number as an argument ( -.BR scan , +Commands which take a message number as an argument +.RB ( scan , .BR show , .BR repl , -\&...) also take one of the words: \*(lqfirst\*(rq, -\*(lqprev\*(rq, \*(lqcur\*(rq, \*(lqnext\*(rq, or \*(lqlast\*(rq to indicate +\&...) also take one of the letters: `f', +`p', `c', `n', or `l' to indicate (respectively) the first, previous, current, next, or last message in the current folder (assuming they are defined). -Commands which take a range of message numbers ( -.BR rmm , +Commands which take a range of message numbers +.RB ( rmm , .BR scan , .BR show , \&...) also take any of the abbreviations: .PP .RS 5 .IP \fI\fR\-\fI\fR 15 -Indicates all messages in the range to , inclusive. The range must be nonempty. +Indicates all messages in the range to , inclusive. +The range must be nonempty. .IP \fI\fR:+\fIN\fR 15 .IP \fI\fR:\-\fIN\fR 15 Up to @@ -153,16 +151,16 @@ messages beginning with (or ending with) message .IR num . .I Num may be any of the pre-defined symbols: -.IR first , -.IR prev , -.IR cur , -.I next +.IR f , +.IR p , +.IR c , +.I n or -.IR last . -.IP first:\fIN\fR 15 -.IP prev:\fIN\fR 15 -.IP next:\fIN\fR 15 -.IP last:\fIN\fR 15 +.IR l . +.IP f:\fIN\fR 15 +.IP p:\fIN\fR 15 +.IP n:\fIN\fR 15 +.IP l:\fIN\fR 15 The first, previous, next or last messages, if they exist. .RE @@ -179,83 +177,35 @@ commands: .RS 5 .fc ^ ~ .nf -.ta 1.5i -^ali(1)~^\- list mail aliases -^anno(1)~^\- annotate messages -^burst(1)~^\- explode digests into messages -^comp(1)~^\- compose a message -^dist(1)~^\- redistribute a message to additional addresses -^flist(1)~^\- list folders with messages in given sequence(s) -^flists(1)~^\- list all folders with messages in given sequence(s) -^folder(1)~^\- set/list current folder/message -^folders(1)~^\- list all folders -^forw(1)~^\- forward messages -^inc(1)~^\- incorporate new mail -^mark(1)~^\- mark messages -^mhbuild(1)~^\- translate MIME composition draft -^mhl(1)~^\- produce formatted listings of mmh messages -^mhlist(1)~^\- list information about content of MIME messages -^mhmail(1)~^\- send mail (mailx replacement) -^mhparam(1)~^\- print mmh profile components -^mhpath(1)~^\- print full pathnames of mmh messages and folders -^mhstore(1)~^\- store contents of MIME messages into files -^mmh(1)~^\- initialize the mmh environment -^msgchk(1)~^\- check for messages -^next(1)~^\- show the next message -^packf(1)~^\- pack a folder into mbox format -^pick(1)~^\- select messages by content -^prev(1)~^\- show the previous message -^prompter(1)~^\- prompting editor front end -^rcvdist(1)~^\- asynchronously redistribute new mail -^rcvpack(1)~^\- asynchronously append a message to an mbox file -^rcvstore(1)~^\- asynchronously incorporate new mail -^refile(1)~^\- file messages in other folders -^repl(1)~^\- reply to a message -^rmf(1)~^\- remove folder -^rmm(1)~^\- remove messages -^scan(1)~^\- produce a one line per message scan listing -^send(1)~^\- send a message -^sendfiles(1)~^\- send multiple files and directories in MIME message -^show(1)~^\- display MIME messages -^slocal(1)~^\- asynchronously filter and deliver new mail -^sortm(1)~^\- sort messages -^whatnow(1)~^\- prompting front\-end for send +.ta 1.7i +%titles1% .sp -^ap(8)~^\- parse addresses 822\-style -^dp(8)~^\- parse dates 822\-style -^fmtdump(8)~^\- decode \fImmh\fP format files -^post(8)~^\- deliver a message +%titles8% .fi .RE .PP -Theses are descriptions of files and concepts: +The following man pages describe file formats and concepts: .PP .RS 5 .fc ^ ~ .nf -.ta 1.5i -^mh\-alias(5)~^\- alias file for mmh message system -^mh\-format(5)~^\- format file for mmh message system -^mh\-mail(5)~^\- message format for mmh message system -^mh\-profile(5)~^\- user customization for mmh message system -^mh\-tailor(5)~^\- mail transport customization for mmh message system +.ta 1.7i +%titles5% .sp -^mmh(7)~^\- introduction to the mmh message system -^mh\-draft(7)~^\- draft folder facility -^mh\-sequence(7)~^\- sequence specification for mmh message system +%titles7% .RE .SH FILES .fc ^ ~ .nf -.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u +.ta \w'%etcdir%/FileName 'u ^%bindir%~^contains \fImmh\fR commands ^%etcdir%~^contains \fImmh\fR format files ^%libdir%~^contains \fImmh\fR library commands ^$HOME/.mmh~^The user's mmh directory ^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user's profile ^$HOME/.mmh/context~^The user's context -^$HOME/Mail~^The user's mail storage +^$HOME/Mail~^Default location of the user's mail storage .fi .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS" @@ -263,7 +213,7 @@ Theses are descriptions of files and concepts: .nf .ta 2.4i .ta \w'LongName 'u -^Path:~^To determine the user's mail storage +^Path:~^Location of the user's mail storage .fi .SH HISTORY @@ -271,8 +221,7 @@ Theses are descriptions of files and concepts: is an experimental version of .BR nmh , the New Mail Handler. -Its name ``mmh'' stands primarily for ``meillo's MH'', -but also for modern, minimalistic, and non-compatible Mail Handler. +Its name ``mmh'' stands for ``meillo's mail handler''. .SH BUGS If you encounter problems with an @@ -280,12 +229,14 @@ If you encounter problems with an program, please report them. When doing this, include the version information, which you can obtain by invoking the program with the -.B \-version +.B \-Version switch. .PP -Send bug reports and suggestions to -.IR "markus schnalke " , -or (as a fall-back) to -.IR nmh-workers@nongnu.org . +Send bug reports, comments, and suggestions to +.I +or to +.IR "markus schnalke " . + .SH "SEE ALSO" +mmh(1) mh-chart(1)