mmsg.7: update wording

Closes: #106 [via git-merge-pr]
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Larry Hynes 6 years ago committed by Leah Neukirchen
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.Nd mblaze message argument syntax
.Sh DESCRIPTION
This document outlines the message syntax used by many
of the tools in the
of the utilities in the
.Xr mblaze 7
message system.
.Pp
@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ In general, you can always specify a filename as a message,
if it contains a
.Sq Li \&/
character.
(Use
.Po
Use
.Sq Li \&./
to prefix messages in the current directory.)
You can also specify a Maildir folder, which will be expanded
to prefix messages in the current directory.
.Pc
You can also specify a maildir folder, which will be expanded
to all messages in the
.Pa cur/
directory.
@ -68,7 +70,11 @@ and may be repeated to refer to grandparents.
.Sq Ar msg Ns Cm \&_
refers to the subthread headed by
.Ar msg
(i.e. all messages below, with more indentation).
.Po
i.e. all messages below
.Ar msg ,
with more indentation
.Pc .
.Pp
The following special shortcuts may be used:
.Bl -tag -width 3n
@ -80,23 +86,41 @@ and
.Sq Li \&.- Ns Ar N
can be used to refer to messages relative to the current message.
.It Sq Li \&+
refers to the next message (like
.Sq Li \&.+1 ) .
refers to the next message
.Po
like
.Sq Li \&.+1
.Pc
.It Sq Li \&-
refers to the previous message (like
.Sq Li \&.-1 ) .
refers to the previous message
.Po
like
.Sq Li \&.-1
.Pc
.It Sq Li \&$
refers to the last message (like
.Sq Li -1 ) .
refers to the last message
.Po
like
.Sq Li -1
.Pc
.It Sq Li \&^
refers to the current parent message (like
.Sq Li \&.^ ) .
refers to the current parent message
.Po
like
.Sq Li \&.^
.Pc
.It Sq Li \&=
refers to the current thread (like
.Sq Li \&.= ) .
refers to the current thread
.Po
like
.Sq Li \&.=
.Pc
.It Sq Li \&_
refers to the current subthread (like
.Sq Li \&._ ) .
refers to the current subthread
.Po
like
.Sq Li \&._
.Pc
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mblaze 7

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