mtimeout.1: Use correct dash for number ranges.

[misc] / splitconf.1

diff --git a/splitconf.1 b/splitconf.1
index e8b4016..ffc1017 100644 (file)
--- a/splitconf.1
+++ b/splitconf.1
@@ -93,23 +93,33 @@ A file section begins with a line of the form
 .BR ] '
 and is followed by lines to write to the file.  In these lines, comments
 (lines beginning with a
-.RB ` # '
+.RB ` ## '
 are stripped out, and any trailing blank lines are removed.  Also, any
 line beginning with an exclamation mark
 .RB ` ! '
 is written out with the leading exclamation mark removed.
 .PP
+A file section with an empty
+.I name
+is treated specially: its contents are scanned for more preamble
+directives.
+.PP
 Options are as follows.
 .TP
 .B prefix
-A string to attach to the front of all filenames.  (Default is empty.)
+A string to attach to the front of all subsequent filenames, until
+overridden.  (Default is empty.)
 .TP
 .B before
-A shell command to execute before starting to write any files.
+A shell command to execute before starting to write any files.  There is
+only one before-command, which is the one current when the first file is
+written.
 .TP
 .B after
 A shell command to execute after committing the changes or backing out.
+There is only one after-command, which is the last one set in the
+configuration file.
 .SH BUGS
 None known.
 .SH AUTHOR
-Mark Wooding, <mdw@nsict.org>
+Mark Wooding, <mdw@distorted.org.uk>