1.1 --- a/bday.1	Mon Feb 24 21:11:38 2014 +0100
     1.2 +++ b/bday.1	Mon Feb 24 21:22:21 2014 +0100
     1.3 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     1.4  
     1.5  
     1.6  .SH SYNOPSIS
     1.7 -.BR bday\  [ -W
     1.8 +.BR bday\  [ -w
     1.9  .IR defwarn ]
    1.10  
    1.11  
    1.12 @@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
    1.13  .SH OPTIONS
    1.14  
    1.15  .TP
    1.16 -.BI -W\  warn
    1.17 +.BI -w\  warn
    1.18  Warn
    1.19  .I warn
    1.20  days in advance, for entries that have no
    1.21 -.B w
    1.22 +.B #w
    1.23  flag (see
    1.24  .BR FILE\ FORMAT ).
    1.25  If this switch is not specified, it defaults to 14 days.
    1.26 @@ -39,43 +39,44 @@
    1.27  .RB ` # ',
    1.28  is a comment and will be ignored.
    1.29  
    1.30 -Any other line specifies the name of a person or event, followed by an equals sign and
    1.31 -a date and finally some extra options. The date has to be in ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD).
    1.32 -The extra options are:
    1.33 +Any other line specifies a date, optional modifiers, and the
    1.34 +name of a person or event.
    1.35 +The date has to be in ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD).
    1.36 +The optional modifiers are words, starting with a hash symbol (#).
    1.37  .TP
    1.38 -.B bd
    1.39 -This line is a birthday (the default). The year, if given, should be when the person was born. A line designated as a
    1.40 -birthday will produce output like
    1.41 -.B Erin has a birthday in 3 days' time
    1.42 -or
    1.43 -.BR "Jemima is 3 in 2 weeks' time" .
    1.44 +Without a modifier, the entry is a birthday.
    1.45 +The year, if given, should be when the person was born.
    1.46 +A line designated as a birthday will produce output like
    1.47 +.B In 3 days:  Erin has a birthday.
    1.48 +.PP
    1.49 +The modifiers are:
    1.50  .TP
    1.51 -.B ann
    1.52 +.B #ann
    1.53  This line is an anniversary. The year, if given, should be the year in which the thing happened, producing output like
    1.54 -.B Pen exploded 3 years ago tomorrow
    1.55 +.B  Tomorrow:  Pen exploded 3 years ago
    1.56  given a line such as
    1.57 -.BR "Pen exploded=1993-09-12 ann" .
    1.58 +.BR "1993-09-12 #ann Pen exploded" .
    1.59  .TP
    1.60 -.B ev
    1.61 +.B #ev
    1.62  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
    1.63  be displayed every year. The remaining time is simply appended to the text; for instance, the input
    1.64 -.B Easter=1996-04-07 ev
    1.65 +.B 1996-04-07 #ev Easter
    1.66  would give rise to the text
    1.67 -.BR "Easter in 1 week's time" .
    1.68 +.BR "In 1 week:  Easter" .
    1.69  .TP
    1.70 -.BI w n
    1.71 +.BI #w n
    1.72  Warn
    1.73  .I n
    1.74  days in advance of the date, rather than the default of 14 days or the number given with the
    1.75 -.B -W
    1.76 +.B -w
    1.77  flag.
    1.78  .TP
    1.79 -.BI for\   days
    1.80 +.BI #for days
    1.81  The event lasts for
    1.82  .B days
    1.83  days.
    1.84  .TP
    1.85 -.BI to\  date
    1.86 +.BI #to date
    1.87  The event lasts until
    1.88  .IR date ,
    1.89  which should be in the same format as for the date of the event.
    1.90 @@ -84,7 +85,7 @@
    1.91  
    1.92  .SH EXAMPLE
    1.93  
    1.94 -Joe Blow=1974-04-25
    1.95 +1974-04-25 Joe Blow
    1.96  
    1.97  
    1.98  
    1.99 @@ -101,9 +102,11 @@
   1.100  
   1.101  .SH CREDITS
   1.102  
   1.103 -This Program is heavily based on birthday. But without all non essential stuff. Nevertheless, much thanks for birthday, Andy!
   1.104 +This Program is heavily based on birthday. But without all non
   1.105 +essential stuff. Nevertheless, much thanks for birthday, Andy!
   1.106  
   1.107  
   1.108  
   1.109  .SH AUTHOR
   1.110 -markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de> and Andy Mortimer <andy.mortimer@zetnet.co.uk>
   1.111 +markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>
   1.112 +and Andy Mortimer <andy.mortimer@zetnet.co.uk>