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[Nmh-workers] Changes to rcvpack.man
From: |
Larry Hynes |
Subject: |
[Nmh-workers] Changes to rcvpack.man |
Date: |
Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:29:36 +0000 |
diff --git a/man/rcvpack.man b/man/rcvpack.man
index a6f8a71e..5478b290 100644
--- a/man/rcvpack.man
+++ b/man/rcvpack.man
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-.TH RCVPACK %manext1% "January 18, 2001" "%nmhversion%"
+.TH RCVPACK %manext1% "December 23, 2016" "%nmhversion%"
.\"
.\" %nmhwarning%
.\"
.SH NAME
-rcvpack \- append message to file
+rcvpack \- append a message to a file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
.na
@@ -15,34 +15,34 @@ rcvpack \- append message to file
.RB [ \-mmdf ]
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The
.B rcvpack
-program will append a copy of the message to the file
-listed on its command line.
+appends a copy of a message to the file specified
+on its command line.
.PP
If the
.B \-mbox
-switch is given (the default), then the messages are
-separated using mbox (uucp) style delimiters. This is the format used
+switch is given (the default), messages are separated by
+mbox (uucp) style delimiters. This is the format used
by most mail clients (elm, mailx, etc.).
.PP
-If the
+Alternatively, if the
.B \-mmdf
-switch is given, then the messages are separated by
-mmdf style delimiters. Each message in the file is separated by four
+switch is given, messages are separated by mmdf style
+delimiters, each message being separated by four
CTRL\-A's and a newline.
.PP
.B rcvpack
will correctly lock and unlock the file to serialize
-access to the file, when running multiple copies of
+access when running multiple copies of
.BR rcvpack .
.PP
-In general, its use is obsoleted by the
+In general,
+.B rcvpack
+has been rendered obsolete by the
.B file
action of
.BR slocal ,
-although it might still have occasional uses in various
-shell scripts.
+although it may still have some use in shell scripts.
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
- [Nmh-workers] Changes to rcvpack.man,
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