Import my usual \dash macro into all these man pages, and use it for

[sgt/utils] / base64 / base64.but

diff --git a/base64/base64.but b/base64/base64.but
index ec790f7..4095536 100644 (file)
--- a/base64/base64.but
+++ b/base64/base64.but
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 \cfg{man-identity}{base64}{1}{2004-11-20}{Simon Tatham}{Simon Tatham}
 
+\define{dash} \u2013{-}
+
 \title Man page for \cw{base64}
 
 \U NAME
 
-\cw{base64} - stand-alone encoder and decoder for base64
+\cw{base64} \dash stand-alone encoder and decoder for base64
 
 \U SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -18,11 +20,12 @@
 \cw{base64} is a command-line utility for encoding and decoding the
 \q{base64} encoding.
 
-This encoding, defined in RFC 2045, is primarily used to encode
-binary attachments in MIME e-mail, but is widely used in many other
-applications as well. For example, the \q{Content-MD5} mail header
-contains a small piece of base64; SSH private keys are generally
-stored as base64-encoded blobs; and so on.
+This encoding, defined in
+\W{http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2045.txt}{RFC 2045}, is primarily used
+to encode binary attachments in MIME e-mail, but is widely used in
+many other applications as well. For example, the \q{Content-MD5}
+mail header contains a small piece of base64; SSH private keys are
+generally stored as base64-encoded blobs; and so on.
 
 Other utilities, such as \cw{munpack}, exist which will take an
 entire MIME-encoded message, identify the base64-encoded subparts,
@@ -75,3 +78,5 @@ parameter passed to \cw{-c} must be a multiple of 4.
 
 \cw{base64} is free software, distributed under the MIT licence.
 Type \cw{base64 --licence} to see the full licence text.
+
+\versionid $Id$