* updates to the man pages

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.TH MU 1 "November 2010" "User Manuals"
.TH MU 1 "April 2011" "User Manuals"
.SH NAME
mu \- a set of tools to deal with Maildirs; in particular to index and search
mu \- a set of tools to deal with Maildirs, in particular to index and search
e-mail messages.
.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B mu extract [options] <file> [<parts>]
.B mu cfind [options] [<expr>]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBmu\fR is a set of tools for dealing with Maildirs and the e-mail messages
in them.
\fBmu\fRs main function is to enable searching of e-mail messages. It does so
by scanning a Maildir directory tree and analyzing the e-mail messages found
('indexing'). The results of this analysis are stored in a database, which can
then be queried.
by periodically scanning a Maildir directory tree and analyzing the e-mail
messages found ('indexing'). The results of this analysis are stored in a
database, which can then be queried.
In addition to indexing and searching, \fBmu\fR also offers functionality for
viewing messages, extracting attachments and creating maildirs.
viewing messages, extracting attachments and creating maildirs, and searching
and exporting contact information.
\fBmu\fR can be used from the command line or can be integrated with various
e-mail clients.
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.BR mu-find(1)
\.
.TP
\fBcfind\fR
for finding contacts (names + e-mail addresses) matching a certain expression,
and exporting the results in various formats for use in other programs.
.BR mu-cfind(1)
\.
.TP
\fBview\fR
for displaying e-mail messages. See
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR mu-index(1) mu-cleanup(1) mu-find(1) mu-mkdir(1) mu-view(1)
.BR mu-extract(1) mu-easy(1) mu-bookmarks(5)
.BR mu-index(1) mu-cleanup(1) mu-find(1) mu-cfind(1) mu-mkdir(1) mu-view(1)
.BR mu-extract(1) mu-easy(1) mu-bookmarks(5)