mu-man: use more bold text

Make occurences of "mu", small commands such as "mu init", and
command-line arguments bold.

20 files changed, 98 insertions, 98 deletions

diff --git a/man/common-options.inc b/man/common-options.inc
index 556a9cc..15b4c51 100644
--- a/man/common-options.inc
+++ b/man/common-options.inc
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 * COMMON OPTIONS
 
 ** -d, --debug
-Makes mu generate extra debug information, useful for debugging the program
+Makes *mu* generate extra debug information, useful for debugging the program
 itself. By default, debug information goes to the log file, _~/.cache/mu/mu.log_.
-It can safely be deleted when mu is not running. When running with *--debug*
+It can safely be deleted when *mu* is not running. When running with *--debug*
 option, the log file can grow rather quickly. See the note on logging below.
 
 ** -q, --quiet
-Causes mu not to output informational messages and progress information to
+Causes *mu* not to output informational messages and progress information to
 standard output, but only to the log file. Error messages will still be sent to
 standard error. Note that *mu index* is much faster with *--quiet*, so it is
-recommended you use this option when using mu from scripts etc.
+recommended you use this option when using *mu* from scripts etc.
 
 ** --log-stderr
-Causes mu to not output log messages to standard error, in addition to sending
+Causes *mu* to not output log messages to standard error, in addition to sending
 them to the log file.
 
 ** --nocolor
diff --git a/man/copyright.inc.in b/man/copyright.inc.in
index 2e02670..d18ea89 100644
--- a/man/copyright.inc.in
+++ b/man/copyright.inc.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 * COPYRIGHT
 
-This manpage is part of ~mu~ @VERSION@.
+This manpage is part of *mu* @VERSION@.
 
 Copyright © 2008-@YEAR@ Dirk-Jan C. Binnema. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3
 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are
diff --git a/man/exit-code.inc b/man/exit-code.inc
index 07c8138..948085c 100644
--- a/man/exit-code.inc
+++ b/man/exit-code.inc
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ otherwise.
 
     0. success
     2. no matches found. Try a different query
-   11. database schema mismatch. You need to re-initialize ~mu~, see *mu-init(1)*
-   19. failed to acquire lock. Some other program has exclusive access to the mu database
+   11. database schema mismatch. You need to re-initialize *mu*, see *mu-init(1)*
+   19. failed to acquire lock. Some other program has exclusive access to the *mu* database
    99. caught an exception
 
 # Local Variables:
diff --git a/man/mu-add.1.org b/man/mu-add.1.org
index 1e099d3..8b0762b 100644
--- a/man/mu-add.1.org
+++ b/man/mu-add.1.org
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ mu-add - add one or more messages to the database
 
 * DESCRIPTION
 
-~mu add~ is the command to add specific message files to the database. Each file
+*mu add* is the command to add specific message files to the database. Each file
 must be specified with an absolute path.
 
 * ADD OPTIONS
diff --git a/man/mu-bookmarks.5.org b/man/mu-bookmarks.5.org
index b7d275e..4ea372a 100644
--- a/man/mu-bookmarks.5.org
+++ b/man/mu-bookmarks.5.org
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
 
 * NAME
 
-mu-bookmarks - file with bookmarks (shortcuts) for mu search expressions
+mu-bookmarks - file with bookmarks (shortcuts) for *mu* search expressions
 
 * DESCRIPTION
 
 Bookmarks are named shortcuts for search queries. They allow using a convenient
 name for often-used queries. The bookmarks are also visible as shortcuts in the
-mu experimental user interfaces, =mug= and =mug2=.
+*mu* experimental user interfaces, =mug= and =mug2=.
 
 The bookmarks file is read from =<muhome>/bookmarks=. On Unix this would typically
-be w be =~/.config/mu/bookmarks=, but this can be influenced using the ~--muhome~
+be w be =~/.config/mu/bookmarks=, but this can be influenced using the *--muhome*
 parameter for *mu-find(1)*.
 
 The bookmarks file is a typical key=value *.ini*-file, which is best shown by
diff --git a/man/mu-cfind.1.org b/man/mu-cfind.1.org
index 1db984b..1ea6768 100644
--- a/man/mu-cfind.1.org
+++ b/man/mu-cfind.1.org
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ should only apply to name fields.
 
 ** --personal,-p only show addresses seen in messages where one of `my' e-mail
 addresses was seen in one of the address fields; this is to exclude addresses
-only seen in mailing-list messages. See the ~--my-address~ parameter to *mu init*.
+only seen in mailing-list messages. See the *--my-address* parameter to *mu init*.
 
 ** --after=<timestamp> only show addresses last seen after
 =<timestamp>=. =<timestamp>= is a UNIX *time_t* value, the number of
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ example, only consider addresses last seen after 2020-06-01, you could specify
 
 * JSON FORMAT
 
-With ~--format=json~, the matching contacts come out as a JSON array, e.g.,
+With *--format=json*, the matching contacts come out as a JSON array, e.g.,
 #+begin_example
 [
   {
diff --git a/man/mu-easy.7.org b/man/mu-easy.7.org
index 662a314..8d7b665 100644
--- a/man/mu-easy.7.org
+++ b/man/mu-easy.7.org
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 * NAME
 
-mu-easy - a quick introduction to mu
+mu-easy - a quick introduction to *mu*
 
 * DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ non-empty.
 
 * SETTING THINGS UP
 
-The first time you run the mu commands, you need to initialize it. This is done
+The first time you run the *mu* commands, you need to initialize it. This is done
 with the *init* command.
 
 #+begin_example
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ messages in a maildir called ~'/archive'~.
 * MORE QUERIES
 
 Let's list a few more queries that may be interesting; please note that
-searches for message flags, priority and date ranges are only available in mu
+searches for message flags, priority and date ranges are only available in *mu*
 version 0.9 or later.
 
 Get all important messages which are signed:
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ which is equivalent to:
 #+begin_example
   *$ mu find subject:angstrom flag:unread*
 #+end_example
-because does mu is case-insensitive and accent-insensitive.
+because does *mu* is case-insensitive and accent-insensitive.
 
 Get all unread messages between March 2002 and August 2003 about some bird (or
 a Swedish rock band):
diff --git a/man/mu-extract.1.org b/man/mu-extract.1.org
index c80ae53..571c497 100644
--- a/man/mu-extract.1.org
+++ b/man/mu-extract.1.org
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ Without any options, *mu extract* simply outputs the list of leaf MIME-parts in
 the message. Only `leaf' MIME-parts (including RFC822 attachments) are
 considered, *multipart/** etc. are ignored.
 
-Without a filename parameter, ~mu extract~ reads a message from standard-input. In
+Without a filename parameter, *mu extract* reads a message from standard-input. In
 that case, you cannot use the second, ~<pattern>~ parameter as this would be
-ambiguous; instead, use the ~--matches~ option.
+ambiguous; instead, use the *--matches* option.
 
 * EXTRACT OPTIONS
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ overwrite existing files with the same name; by default overwriting is not
 allowed.
 
 ** -u,--uncooked
-by default, ~mu~ transforms the attachment filenames a bit (such as by replacing
+by default, *mu* transforms the attachment filenames a bit (such as by replacing
 spaces by dashes); with this option, leave that to the minimum for creating
 a legal filename in the target directory.
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ To extract an mp3-file, and play it in the default mp3-playing application:
 $ mu extract --play msgfile 'whoopsididitagain.mp3'
 #+end_example
 
-when reading from standard-input, you need ~--matches~, so:
+when reading from standard-input, you need *--matches*, so:
 #+begin_example
 $ cat msgfile | mu extract --play --matches 'whoopsididitagain.mp3'
 #+end_example
diff --git a/man/mu-find.1.org b/man/mu-find.1.org
index ec17141..eae0404 100644
--- a/man/mu-find.1.org
+++ b/man/mu-find.1.org
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ For details on the possible queries, see *mu-query(7)*.
 * FIND OPTIONS
 
 Note, some of the important options are described in the *mu*(1) man-page
-and not here, as they apply to multiple mu-commands.
+and not here, as they apply to multiple *mu* commands.
 
 The *find*-command has various options that influence the way *mu* displays the
-results. If you don't specify anything, the defaults are ~fields="d f s"~,
-~--sortfield=date~ and ~--reverse~.
+results. If you don't specify anything, the defaults are *--fields="d f s"*,
+*--sortfield=date* and *--reverse*.
 
 ** -f, --fields=<fields>
 specifies a string that determines which fields are shown in the output. This
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ parameters, such as:
 	m       *m*aildir
 #+end_example
 
-For the complete list, try the command: ~mu info fields~.
+For the complete list, try the command: *mu info fields*.
 
 The message flags are described in *mu-query(7)*. As an example, a message which
 is `seen', has an attachment and is signed would have `asz' as its corresponding
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ specify the field to sort the search results by and the direction (i.e.,
 	to,t            To:-recipient(s)
 #+end_example
 
-For the complete list, try the command: ~mu info fields~.
+For the complete list, try the command: *mu info fields*.
 
 Thus, for example, to sort messages by date, you could specify:
 
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@ output results in the specified format:
   environments
 
 ** --linksdir=<dir> and -c, --clearlinks
-when using ~-format=links~, output the results as a maildir with symbolic links to
+when using *-format=links*, output the results as a maildir with symbolic links to
 the found messages. This enables easy integration with mail-clients (see below
 for more information). *mu* will create the maildir if it does not exist yet.
 
-If you specify ~--clearlinks~, existing symlinks will be cleared from the target
+If you specify *--clearlinks*, existing symlinks will be cleared from the target
 directories; this allows for re-use of the same maildir. However, this option
 will delete any symlink it finds, so be careful.
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ could specify
 This is assuming the GNU *date* command.
 
 ** --exec=<command>
-the ~--exec~ coption causes the =command= to be executed on each matched message;
+the *--exec* coption causes the =command= to be executed on each matched message;
 for example, to see the raw text of all messages matching `milkshake', you could
 use:
 #+begin_example
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ description: http://www.jwz.org/doc/threading.html
 ** -a,--analyze
 instead of executing the query, analyze it by show the parse-tree s-expression
 and a stringified version of the Xapian query. This can help users to determine
-how ~mu~ interprets some query.
+how *mu* interprets some query.
 
 The output of this command are differ between versions, but should be helpful
 nevertheless.
diff --git a/man/mu-help.1.org b/man/mu-help.1.org
index 0b5e719..9036b7f 100644
--- a/man/mu-help.1.org
+++ b/man/mu-help.1.org
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ mu-help - show help information about mu commands.
 
 * DESCRIPTION
 
-*mu help* provides help information about mu commands.
+*mu help* provides help information about *mu* commands.
 
 #+include: "common-options.inc" :minlevel 1
 
diff --git a/man/mu-index.1.org b/man/mu-index.1.org
index 026607b..23ae2a0 100644
--- a/man/mu-index.1.org
+++ b/man/mu-index.1.org
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ speed up things you have some maildirs that never change.
 
 =.noupdate= does not affect already-indexed message: you can still search for
 them. =.noupdate= is ignored when you start indexing with an empty database (such
-as directly after =mu init=).
+as directly after *mu init*).
 
 There also the option *--lazy-check* which can greatly speed up indexing; see
 below for details.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ the `PERFORMANCE (i,ii,iii)' below for more information.
 
 The optional `phase two' of the indexing-process is the removal of messages from
 the database for which there is no longer a corresponding file in the Maildir.
-If you do not want this, you can use ~-n~, ~--nocleanup~.
+If you do not want this, you can use *-n*, *--nocleanup*.
 
 When *mu index* catches one of the signals *SIGINT*, *SIGHUP* or *SIGTERM* (e.g., when
 you press Ctrl-C during the indexing process), it attempts to shutdown
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ in lazy-check mode, *mu* does not consider messages for which the time-stamp
 indexing run. This is much faster than the non-lazy check, but won't update
 messages that have change (rather than having been added or removed), since
 merely editing a message does not update the directory time-stamp. Of course,
-you can run *mu-index* occasionally without ~--lazy-check~, to pick up such
+you can run *mu-index* occasionally without *--lazy-check*, to pick up such
 messages.
 
 ** --nocleanup
diff --git a/man/mu-info.1.org b/man/mu-info.1.org
index 3879f22..4211465 100644
--- a/man/mu-info.1.org
+++ b/man/mu-info.1.org
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ mu-info  - show information
 
 * DESCRIPTION
 
-~mu info~ is the ~mu~ command for getting information about various topics:
+*mu info* is the *mu* command for getting information about various topics:
 
-- *mu*: general mu build information (default)
+- *mu*: general *mu* build information (default)
 - *store*: information about the message store
 - *fields*: table with all the query fields and flags
 - *maildirs*: list all maildirs under the store's root-maildir
 
-Note that while running (e.g. ~mu4e~), some of the ~store~ information can be
+Note that while running (e.g. ~mu4e~), some of the *store* information can be
 delayed due to database caching.
 
 #+include: "common-options.inc" :minlevel 1
diff --git a/man/mu-init.1.org b/man/mu-init.1.org
index 2c8fefb..fbd69d2 100644
--- a/man/mu-init.1.org
+++ b/man/mu-init.1.org
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 * NAME
 
-mu-init - initialize the mu message database
+mu-init - initialize the *mu* message database
 
 * SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ mu-init - initialize the mu message database
 
 * DESCRIPTION
 
-*mu init* is the subcommand for setting up the mu message database. After *mu init*
+*mu init* is the subcommand for setting up the *mu* message database. After *mu init*
 has completed, you can run *mu index*
 
 * INIT OPTIONS
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ has completed, you can run *mu index*
 use =<maildir>= as the root-maildir.
 
 By default, *mu* uses the *MAILDIR* environment; if it is not set, it uses =~/Maildir=
-if it is an existing directory. If neither of those can be used, the ~--maildir~
+if it is an existing directory. If neither of those can be used, the *--maildir*
 option is required; it must be an absolute path (but ~~/~ expansion is
 performed).
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Chinese/Japanese/Korean. See *NGRAM SUPPORT* below for details.
 ** --reinit
 
 reinitialize the database from an earlier version; that is, create a new empty
-database with the existing settings. This cannot be combined with the other ~init~
+database with the existing settings. This cannot be combined with the other *init*
 options.
 
 #+include: "muhome.inc" :minlevel 2
diff --git a/man/mu-mkdir.1.org b/man/mu-mkdir.1.org
index 6197591..b4dff2e 100644
--- a/man/mu-mkdir.1.org
+++ b/man/mu-mkdir.1.org
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ mu-mkdir - create a new Maildir
 *mu mkdir* is the command for creating Maildirs as per *maildir(5)*. A maildir is a
 a directory with subdirectories ~new~, ~cur~ and ~tmp~.
 
-The command does not use the mu database.
+The command does not use the *mu* database.
 
 If creation fails for any reason, *no* attempt is made to remove any parts that
 were created. This is for safety reasons.
diff --git a/man/mu-move.1.org b/man/mu-move.1.org
index f8132e7..2712037 100644
--- a/man/mu-move.1.org
+++ b/man/mu-move.1.org
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ For any change, both the message file in the file system as well as its
 representation in the database are updated accordingly.
 
 The source message file and target-maildir must reside under the root-maildir
-for mu's database (see *mu info store*).
+for *mu*'s database (see *mu info store*).
 
 * MOVE OPTIONS
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ the source message.
 
 print the target filename(s), but don't change anything.
 
-Note that with the ~--change-name~, the target name is not constant, so you cannot
+Note that with the *--change-name*, the target name is not constant, so you cannot
 use a dry-run to predict the exact name when doing a `real' run.
 
 #+include: "common-options.inc" :minlevel 1
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ messages, i.e. messages that live in the ~cur/~ sub-directory of a Maildir.
 | T    | Trashed; to be deleted later       |
 
 New messages (in the ~new/~ sub-directory) do not have flags encoded in their
-file-name; but we *mu* uses `N' in the ~--flags~ to represent that:
+file-name; but we *mu* uses `N' in the *--flags* to represent that:
 
 #+ATTR_MAN: :disable-caption t
 | Flag | Meaning |
@@ -81,18 +81,18 @@ flags.
 
 * ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE FLAGS
 
-You can specify the flags with the ~--flags~ parameter, and do either with either
+You can specify the flags with the *--flags* parameter, and do either with either
 *absolute* or *relative* flags.
 
 Absolute flags just specify the new flags by their letters; e.g. to specify a
-/Trashed/, /Seen/, /Replied/ message, you'd use ~--flags STR~.
+/Trashed/, /Seen/, /Replied/ message, you'd use *--flags STR*.
 #+end_example
 
 Relative flags are relative to the current flags for some message, and each of
 the flags is prefixed with either ~+~ ("add this flag") or ~-~ ("remove this flag").
 
 So to add the /Seen/ flag and remove the /Draft/ flag from whatever the message
-already has, ~--flags +S-D~.
+already has, *--flags +S-D*.
 
 You cannot combine relative and relative flags.
 
diff --git a/man/mu-query.7.org b/man/mu-query.7.org
index 49b8c46..ca3faff 100644
--- a/man/mu-query.7.org
+++ b/man/mu-query.7.org
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mu-query - a language for finding messages in *mu* databases.
 
 * DESCRIPTION
 
-The mu query language is the language used by *mu find* and *mu4e* to find messages
+The *mu* query language is the language used by *mu find* and *mu4e* to find messages
 in *mu*'s Xapian database. The language is quite similar to Xapian's default
 query-parser, but is an independent implementation that is customized for the
 mu/mu4e use-case.
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Here, we give a structured but informal overview of the query language and
 provide examples. As a companion to this, we recommend the *mu fields* and *mu
 flags* commands to get an up-to-date list of the available fields and flags.
 
-Furthermore, *mu find* provides the ~--analyze~ option, which shows how *mu*
+Furthermore, *mu find* provides the *--analyze* option, which shows how *mu*
 interprets your query; see the *ANALYZING QUERIES* section below.
 
 *NOTE:* if you use queries on the command-line (say, for *mu find*), you need to
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Regular expressions can be useful, but are relatively slow.
 
 We already saw a number of search fields, such as *subject:* and *body:*. For the
 full table with all details, including single-char shortcuts, try the command:
-~mu info fields~.
+*mu info fields*.
 
 #+ATTR_MAN: :disable-caption t
 #+begin_example
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ full table with all details, including single-char shortcuts, try the command:
 +-----------+----------+----------+-----------------------------+
 #+end_example
 
-(*) The language code for the text-body if found. This works only if ~mu~ was
+(*) The language code for the text-body if found. This works only if *mu* was
 built with CLD2 support.
 
 There are also the special fields *contact:*, which matches all contact-fields
@@ -360,10 +360,10 @@ for "cld2-support*.
 * ANALZYING QUERIES
 
 Despite all the excellent documentation, in some cases it can be non-obvious how
-~mu~ interprets your query. For that, you can ask ~mu~ to analyze the query -- that
-is, show how ~mu~ interprets the query.
+*mu* interprets your query. For that, you can ask *mu* to analyze the query -- that
+is, show how *mu* interprets the query.
 
-This uses the the ~--analyze~ option to *mu find*.
+This uses the the *--analyze* option to *mu find*.
 #+begin_example
 $ mu find subject:wombat AND date:3m.. size:..2000  --analyze
 ,* query:
diff --git a/man/mu-server.1.org b/man/mu-server.1.org
index c0c8186..4476770 100644
--- a/man/mu-server.1.org
+++ b/man/mu-server.1.org
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 * NAME
 
-mu-server - the mu backend for the mu4e e-mail client
+mu-server - the *mu* backend for the mu4e e-mail client
 
 * SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ mu-server - the mu backend for the mu4e e-mail client
 
 * DESCRIPTION
 
-*mu server* starts a simple shell in which one can query and manipulate the mu
+*mu server* starts a simple shell in which one can query and manipulate the *mu*
 database. The output uses s-expressions. *mu server* is not meant for use by
 humans, except for debugging purposes. Instead, it is designed specifically for
 the *mu4e* e-mail client.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ UTF-8 (in which the s-expressions are encoded).
 
 ** --commands
 
-List available commands (and try with ~--verbose~)
+List available commands (and try with *--verbose*)
 
 ** --eval <expression>
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ does; we take overall time of 50 such requests:
 #+begin_src sh
 time build/mu/mu server --allow-temp-file --eval '(find :query "\"\"" :include-related t :threads t :maxnum 50000)' >/dev/null
 #+end_src
-(and ~--allow-temp-file~ for 1.11)
+(and *--allow-temp-file* for 1.11)
 
 #+ATTR_MAN: :disable-caption t
 |       release | time (sec) |
diff --git a/man/mu-view.1.org b/man/mu-view.1.org
index bec868b..9ac5930 100644
--- a/man/mu-view.1.org
+++ b/man/mu-view.1.org
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ standard-input.
 ** --format,-o  = <format>
 use the given output format, one of:
 
-- ~plain~ - use the plain-text body; this is the default
-- ~html~ - use the HTML body
-- ~sexp~ - show the S-expression representation of the message
+- *plain* - use the plain-text body; this is the default
+- *html* - use the HTML body
+- *sexp* - show the S-expression representation of the message
 
 ** --summary-len=<number>
 instead of displaying the full message, output a summary based upon the first
diff --git a/man/mu.1.org b/man/mu.1.org
index e1cb73d..4c03e2b 100644
--- a/man/mu.1.org
+++ b/man/mu.1.org
@@ -14,69 +14,69 @@ For information about the common options, see *COMMON OPTIONS*.
 
 * DESCRIPTION
 
-~mu~ is the general command that shows help about the specific commands:
-
-- ~add~:  add specific messages to the database.
-- ~cfind~: find contacts
-- ~extract~: extract attachments and other MIME-parts
-- ~find~: find messages in the database
-- ~help~: get help for some command
-- ~index~: (re)index the messages in a Maildir
-- ~info~: show information about the mu database
-- ~init~: initialize the mu database
-- ~mkdir~: create a new Maildir
-- ~remove~: remove specific messages from the database
-- ~server~: start a server process (for ~mu4e~-internal use)
-- ~view~: view a specific message
-
-Each of the commands have their own manpage ~mu-<command>~.
-
-~mu~ is a set of tools for dealing with Maildirs and the e-mail messages
+*mu* is the general command that shows help about the specific commands:
+
+- *add*:  add specific messages to the database.
+- *cfind*: find contacts
+- *extract*: extract attachments and other MIME-parts
+- *find*: find messages in the database
+- *help*: get help for some command
+- *index*: (re)index the messages in a Maildir
+- *info*: show information about the *mu* database
+- *init*: initialize the *mu* database
+- *mkdir*: create a new Maildir
+- *remove*: remove specific messages from the database
+- *server*: start a server process (for ~mu4e~-internal use)
+- *view*: view a specific message
+
+Each of the commands have their own manpage *mu-<command>*.
+
+*mu* is a set of tools for dealing with Maildirs and the e-mail messages
 in them.
 
-~mu~'s main purpose is to enable searching of e-mail messages. It
+*mu*'s main purpose is to enable searching of e-mail messages. It
 does so by periodically scanning a Maildir directory tree and
 analyzing the e-mail messages found (this is called `indexing'). The
 results of this analysis are stored in a database, which can then be
 queried.
 
-In addition to indexing and searching, ~mu~ also offers
+In addition to indexing and searching, *mu* also offers
 functionality for viewing messages, extracting attachments and
 creating maildirs, and searching and exporting contact information.
 
-~mu~ can be used from the command line or can be integrated with various
+*mu* can be used from the command line or can be integrated with various
 e-mail clients.
 
 This manpage gives a general overview of the available commands
-(~index~, ~find~, etc.); each ~mu~ command has its own
+(*index*, *find*, etc.); each *mu* command has its own
 man-page as well.
 
 * COLORS
 
-Some ~mu~ commands support colorized output, and do so by default. If you don't
-want colors, you can use ~--nocolor~.
+Some *mu* commands support colorized output, and do so by default. If you don't
+want colors, you can use *--nocolor*.
 
 * ENCODING
 
-~mu~'s output is in the current locale, with the exceptions of the output
+*mu*'s output is in the current locale, with the exceptions of the output
 specifically meant for output to UTF8-encoded files. In practice, this means
-that the output of commands ~index~, ~view~, ~extract~ is always encoded according to
+that the output of commands *index*, *view*, *extract* is always encoded according to
 the current locale.
 
-The same is true for ~find~ and ~cfind~, with some exceptions, where
+The same is true for *find* and *cfind*, with some exceptions, where
 the output is always UTF-8, regardless of the locale:
 
-- For ~cfind~ the exception is ~--format=bbdb~. This is hard-coded to UTF-8, and as
+- For *cfind* the exception is *--format=bbdb*. This is hard-coded to UTF-8, and as
   such specified in the output-file, so emacs/bbdb can handle it correctly
   without guessing.
-- For ~find~ the output is encoded according the locale for ~--format=plain~ (the
+- For *find* the output is encoded according the locale for *--format=plain* (the
   default), and UTF-8 for all other formats.
 
 * DATABASE AND FILE
 
-The ~index~, ~find~, and ~cfind~ commands work with the database, while the other
-ones work on individual mail files. Hence, running ~view~, ~mkdir~ and ~extract~ does
-not require the mu database.
+The *index*, *find*, and *cfind* commands work with the database, while the other
+ones work on individual mail files. Hence, running *view*, *mkdir* and *extract* does
+not require the *mu* database.
 
 #+include: "common-options.inc" :minlevel 1
 
diff --git a/man/muhome.inc b/man/muhome.inc
index 8b312a2..145ed2c 100644
--- a/man/muhome.inc
+++ b/man/muhome.inc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ** --muhome
 use a non-default directory to store and read the database, write the logs, etc.
-By default, ~mu~ uses the XDG Base Directory Specification (e.g. on GNU/Linux this
-defaults to =~/.cache/mu= and =~/.config/mu=). Earlier versions of ~mu~ defaulted to
+By default, *mu* uses the XDG Base Directory Specification (e.g. on GNU/Linux this
+defaults to =~/.cache/mu= and =~/.config/mu=). Earlier versions of *mu* defaulted to
 =~/.mu=, which now requires =--muhome=~/.mu=.
 
-The environment variable ~MUHOME~ can be used as an alternative to ~--muhome~. The
+The environment variable ~MUHOME~ can be used as an alternative to *--muhome*. The
 latter has precedence.
 
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