AP(8) [nmh-1.0.4] (MH.6.8) AP(8)
NAME
ap - parse addresses 822-style
SYNOPSIS
/usr/freeware/lib/nmh/ap [-form formatfile]
[-format string] [-normalize] [-nonormalize]
[-width columns] addrs ...
[-version] [-help]
DESCRIPTION
Ap is a program that parses addresses according to the ARPA
Internet standard. It also understands many non-standard
formats. It is useful for seeing how nmh will interpret an
address.
The ap program treats each argument as one or more
addresses, and prints those addresses out in the official
822-format. Hence, it is usually best to enclose each
argument in double-quotes for the shell.
To override the output format used by ap, the
`-format string' or `-format file' switches are used. This
permits individual fields of the address to be extracted
with ease. The string is simply a format string, and the
file is simply a format file. See mh-format (5) for the
details.
In addition to the standard escapes, ap also recognizes the
following additional escape:
Escape Returns Description
error string A diagnostic if the parse failed
If the `-normalize' switch is given, ap will try to track
down the official hostname of the address.
Here is the default format string used by ap:
%<{error}%{error}: %{text}%|%(putstr(proper{text}))%>
which says that if an error was detected, print the error, a
`:', and the address in error. Otherwise, output the
822-proper format of the address.
FILES
$HOME/.mh_profile The user profile
/usr/freeware/lib/nmh/etc/mts.conf nmh mts configuration file
PROFILE COMPONENTS
None
SEE ALSO
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AP(8) [nmh-1.0.4] (MH.6.8) AP(8)dp(8),
Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages
(RFC-822)
DEFAULTS
`-format' defaults as described above
`-normalize'
`-width' defaults to the width of the terminal
CONTEXT
None
BUGS
The argument to the `-format' switch must be interpreted as
a single token by the shell that invokes ap. Therefore, one
must usually place the argument to this switch inside
double-quotes.
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