n...@dad.org wrote: > David Levine <levin...@acm.org> writes: >> Norm wrote: >> >>> The mark man page (version nmh-1.5) has: >>> >>> 'As expected, the command "mark -sequence foo -delete all" deletes the >>> sequence "foo" from the current folder.' >>> >>> I think that what is meant is >>> >>> 'As expected, the command "mark -sequence foo -delete all" deletes all >>> the messages in the current folder from the sequence "foo".' >> When I first read that, I started to think that it deletes >> messages. When I got to the "from" clause, that impression got >> fixed. But I think it's confusing. >> >> And the current wording is correct. What don't you like about it? > > I read that wording at least four times before sending my Email. Each > time, I read it as meaning: > > > 'As expected, the command "mark -sequence foo -delete all" deletes > [all the messages in] the sequence "foo" from the current folder.'
me too, until i realize this is the "mark" command which alters sequences, not the "rmm" command which delete messages. > > Yes, the present wording is confusing. At least, it confused me. Observe, that > everywhere else in that man page "delete" means delete messages, so maybe I'm > entitled to a bit of confusion. i think the wording is sloppy as it is.
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