Fixed the description of 'today'.

[mymail.git] / mymail.1

diff --git a/mymail.1 b/mymail.1
index e0f89f1..0c4c4c7 100644 (file)
--- a/mymail.1
+++ b/mymail.1
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ print the version number
 \fB-q\fR, \fB--quiet\fR
 do not write information during the search
 .TP
 \fB-q\fR, \fB--quiet\fR
 do not write information during the search
 .TP

+\fB-t\fR, \fB--use-leading-time\fR
+use the time stamp from the leading line of each mail and not the
+Date: field
+.TP

 \fB-p <db filename pattern>\fR, \fB--db-pattern <db filename pattern>\fR
 set the db filename pattern for recursive search
 .TP
 \fB-p <db filename pattern>\fR, \fB--db-pattern <db filename pattern>\fR
 set the db filename pattern for recursive search
 .TP


@@ -57,9 +61,9 @@ directories following the options on the command lines
 \fB-o <output filename>\fR, \fB--output <output filename>\fR set the
 result mbox filename. If it is not set, the standard output is used
 .TP
 \fB-o <output filename>\fR, \fB--output <output filename>\fR set the
 result mbox filename. If it is not set, the standard output is used
 .TP

-\fB-a <search field>\fR, \fB--default-search <search field>\fR
-set the default search field. If a search request is not understood,
-it is interpreted as the regexp with this default search field
+\fB-a <search key>\fR, \fB--default-search <search key>\fR
+set the default search key. If a search request is not understood,
+it is interpreted as the regexp with this default search key

 
 .SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
 
 
 .SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
 


@@ -78,12 +82,12 @@ defaut value for the --db-file argument
 
 .SH "SEARCH SYNTAX"
 
 
 .SH "SEARCH SYNTAX"
 

-The search conditions take the form of a single letter followed by a
-space and a regexp, which can itself contain spaces. If the condition
-is prefaced by the character "!" it is negated, and has to be false
-for a mail to be selected.
+The search conditions take the form of a key which is a single letter,
+followed by a space and a regexp, which can itself contain spaces. If
+the condition is prefaced by the character "!" it is negated, and has
+to be false for a mail to be selected.

 
 

-The time-based condition use as reference the time indicated in the
+The time-based conditions use as reference the time indicated in the

 heading From line, and not in the Date: field.
 
 .TP
 heading From line, and not in the Date: field.
 
 .TP


@@ -109,16 +113,19 @@ condition requires to read the original mboxes completely, which can
 be slow. However, header conditions are checked first to read the
 bodies only for mails which fulfill them entirely.
 .TP
 be slow. However, header conditions are checked first to read the
 bodies only for mails which fulfill them entirely.
 .TP

-\fB8h\fR, \fBtoday\fR, \fB24h\fR, \fB48h\fR, \fBweek\fR, \fBmonth\fR, and
+\fB8h\fR, \fB24h\fR, \fB48h\fR, \fBweek\fR, \fBmonth\fR, and

 \fByear\fR
 selects mails received during the last 8, 24, 24, 48, 7 * 24 hours, 31 *
 24 hours, and 365 * 24 hours respectively.
 .TP
 \fByear\fR
 selects mails received during the last 8, 24, 24, 48, 7 * 24 hours, 31 *
 24 hours, and 365 * 24 hours respectively.
 .TP

+\fBtoday\fR
+selects mails received since last midnight
+.TP

 \fByesterday\fR
 selects mails received between 48h and 24h ago.
 .TP
 \fBmonday\fR, \fBtuesday\fR, ..., \fBsunday\fR
 \fByesterday\fR
 selects mails received between 48h and 24h ago.
 .TP
 \fBmonday\fR, \fBtuesday\fR, ..., \fBsunday\fR

-selects mails received the most recent such day of the week
+selects mails received the most recent such day of the week.

 
 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 
 
 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 


@@ -157,8 +164,8 @@ The search in the mail bodies does not decode mimencoding mails, hence
 will not catch patterns in encoded text.
 
 The mbox format is not clear for multipart messages, since the ^"From
 will not catch patterns in encoded text.
 
 The mbox format is not clear for multipart messages, since the ^"From

-" lines are not always quoted properly (at least the ones I have to
-test).
+" lines are not always quoted properly (at least the ones I use for
+testing).

 
 .SH "AUTHOR"
 
 
 .SH "AUTHOR"