man: Update raw format documentation

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Austin Clements 2012-03-06 18:48:44 +00:00 committed by David Bremner
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.TP 4 .TP 4
.BR raw " (default for a single part, see \-\-part)" .BR raw " (default for a single part, see \-\-part)"
For a message, the original, raw content of the email message is For a message or an attached message part, the original, raw content
output. Consumers of this format should expect to implement MIME of the email message is output. Consumers of this format should expect
decoding and similar functions. to implement MIME decoding and similar functions.
For a single part (\-\-part) the raw part content is output after For a single part (\-\-part) the raw part content is output after
performing any necessary MIME decoding. performing any necessary MIME decoding. Note that messages with a
simple body still have two parts: part 0 is the whole message and part
1 is the body.
For a multipart part, the part headers and body (including all child
parts) is output.
The raw format must only be used with search terms matching single The raw format must only be used with search terms matching single
message. message.