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Description: Changes to doc/filter.1 as of filter/2.6.3-1
@@ -6,22 +6,22 @@
.\}
.TH FILTER 1 "19 April 2004" "USENET Comm. Trust"
.SH NAME
-filter - filter incoming messages before adding to mailbox
+filter \- filter incoming messages before adding to mailbox
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B filter
-[-q] [-v] [-l] [-o output] [-f rules-file] [-m mailbox]
+[\-q] [\-v] [\-l] [\-o output] [\-f rules-file] [\-m mailbox]
.br
.B filter
-[-n] [-f rules-file]
+[\-n] [\-f rules-file]
.br
.B filter
-[-r] [-o output] [-f rules-file]
+[\-r] [\-o output] [\-f rules-file]
.br
.B filter
-[-c] [-s] [-o output] [-f rules-file]
+[\-c] [\-s] [\-o output] [\-f rules-file]
.br
.B filter
-[-c] [-S] [-o output] [-f rules-file]
+[\-c] [\-S] [\-o output] [\-f rules-file]
.SH DESCRIPTION
In brief, \fIfilter\fR is designed to sort incoming mail based on user
@@ -32,46 +32,46 @@
.SH OPTIONS
The flags the \fIfilter\fR program understands are;
.TP 1.0i
-.B "-c"
+.B "\-c"
Clear logs. If this flag is used, the log files will be removed after
-being summarized by either "-s" or "-S" (see below).
+being summarized by either "\-s" or "\-S" (see below).
.TP
-\fB-f \fIrules-file\fR
+\fB\-f \fIrules-file\fR
Get rules from specified file instead of default $HOME/.filter/filter-rules
.TP
-.B "-l"
+.B "\-l"
Log actions only. Do not log information about mailed messages.
.TP
-.B "-n"
+.B "\-n"
Not really. Output what would happen if given message from standard
input, but don't actually do anything with it.
.TP
-\fB-o \fIfile\fR
+\fB\-o \fIfile\fR
Redirect stdout messages to the specified file or device.
Logging of filter actions is not affected. (This is
added to more gracefully deal with changes in the file system (since
sendmail is quite picky about modes of files being redirected into.))
.TP
-\fB-m \fImailbox\fR
+\fB\-m \fImailbox\fR
Override the compiled in definition of your primary 'mailbox'.
This is disabled if filter is setgid.
.TP
-.B "-q"
+.B "\-q"
Quiet. Do not log filtering actions.
.TP
-.B "-r"
+.B "\-r"
Rules. List the rules currently being used.
.TP
-.B "-s"
+.B "\-s"
Summarize. List a summary of the message filtering log.
.TP
-.B "-S"
-This is the same as `-s' but includes message-by-message
+.B "\-S"
+This is the same as `\-s' but includes message-by-message
information additionally.
.TP
-.B "-v"
+.B "\-v"
Verbose. Give output on standard out for each message filtered. May be useful
-to set output to ``/dev/console'' or other logging device. (see \fB-o\fR).
+to set output to ``/dev/console'' or other logging device. (see \fB\-o\fR).
.SH USAGE
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