diff bday.1 @ 18:c1cd1d444353

removed the type event: bday is only for birthdays and anniversaries
author markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>
date Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:32:18 +0100
parents d18a3b2b76bd
children c621d710d12e
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--- a/bday.1	Mon Feb 24 21:22:21 2014 +0100
+++ b/bday.1	Mon Feb 24 21:32:18 2014 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .TH bday 1
 .SH NAME
-bday \- inform about upcoming birthdays and other events
+bday \- inform about upcoming birthdays and anniversaries
 
 
 
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The 
 .B bday
-command reads standard input which gives a list of birthdays and events (see section
-.B FILE FORMAT
-for details). It produces a list of events which are coming up within the next few weeks.
+command reads standard input which gives a list of birthdays and anniversaries.
+It produces a list of events which are coming up within the next few weeks.
 
 
 
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@
 .I warn
 days in advance, for entries that have no
 .B #w
-flag (see
-.BR FILE\ FORMAT ).
+flag.
 If this switch is not specified, it defaults to 14 days.
 
 
@@ -57,29 +55,12 @@
 given a line such as
 .BR "1993-09-12 #ann Pen exploded" .
 .TP
-.B #ev
-This line is an event of some sort. If a year is given, the text will be displayed in that year only; otherwise, it will
-be displayed every year. The remaining time is simply appended to the text; for instance, the input
-.B 1996-04-07 #ev Easter
-would give rise to the text
-.BR "In 1 week:  Easter" .
-.TP
 .BI #w n
 Warn
 .I n
 days in advance of the date, rather than the default of 14 days or the number given with the
 .B -w
 flag.
-.TP
-.BI #for days
-The event lasts for
-.B days
-days.
-.TP
-.BI #to date
-The event lasts until
-.IR date ,
-which should be in the same format as for the date of the event.