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 ===== General documentation for use of mutt: ===== ===== General documentation for use of mutt: =====
   * You can put your personal mutt configuration in ~/.muttrc or ~/​.mutt/​muttrc. ​ Using a dedicated directory allows putting related files, such as mailcap and aliases, in the same place.   * You can put your personal mutt configuration in ~/.muttrc or ~/​.mutt/​muttrc. ​ Using a dedicated directory allows putting related files, such as mailcap and aliases, in the same place.
-  * Documentation in the man page is minimal, ​must use browser to view the manual. ​ The location will vary between installations. ​ It might be:+  * Documentation in the man page is minimal, ​but you can use "?"​ to display key bindings and the F1 key to display the detailed manual. ​ You can also use the lynx browser to view the manual. ​ The manual'​s ​location will vary between installations. ​ It might be:
       *  /​usr/​share/​doc/​mutt/​html/​manual.html       *  /​usr/​share/​doc/​mutt/​html/​manual.html
       *  /​usr/​share/​doc/​mutt-1.4i/​html/​manual.html       *  /​usr/​share/​doc/​mutt-1.4i/​html/​manual.html
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        bind index '​G'​ imap-fetch-mail        bind index '​G'​ imap-fetch-mail
 </​code>​ </​code>​
 +  * To select a group of messages and perform the same action on them, use "​t"​ to tag individual messages, or "​T"​ to tag using a pattern. ​ To execute a command on tagged messages, prefix the command with ";"​ (which is the default "​tag-prefix"​) such as ";​d"​ to delete tagged messages. ​ Or set the "​auto_tag"​ variable to avoid the need for the prefix.
   * Make lynx the automatic viewer for HTML messages. ​ TBD.   * Make lynx the automatic viewer for HTML messages. ​ TBD.
-  * Select a group of messages and perform the same action on them.  TBD. 
  
 ===== Transition from "​mail"​ command: ===== ===== Transition from "​mail"​ command: =====
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