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@@ -4,20 +4,21 @@ lei-import - one-time import of messages into local store
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
-lei import [OPTIONS] LOCATION [LOCATION...]
+lei import [OPTIONS] LOCATION [LOCATION...] [+L:LABEL]
 
 lei import [OPTIONS] (--stdin|-)
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-Import messages into the local storage of L<lei(1)>.  C<LOCATION> is a
+Import messages into the local storage of L<lei(1)>
+(aka L<leiE<sol>store|lei-store-format(5)>).  C<LOCATION> is a
 source of messages: a directory (Maildir), a file, or a URL
 (C<imap://>, C<imaps://>, C<nntp://>, or C<nntps://>).  URLs requiring
 authentication use L<git-credential(1)> to
 fill in the username and password.
 
-For a regular file, the location must have a C<E<lt>formatE<gt>:>
-prefix specifying one of the following formats: C<eml>, C<mboxrd>,
+For a regular file, the C<LOCATION> must have a C<E<lt>formatE<gt>:>
+prefix specifying one of the following formats: C<mboxrd>,
 C<mboxcl2>, C<mboxcl>, or C<mboxo>.
 
 =head1 OPTIONS
@@ -42,6 +43,29 @@ C<none>.
 
 Default: fcntl,dotlock
 
+=item +L:LABEL
+
+Add the given C<LABEL> to all messages imported, where C<LABEL>
+is an arbitrary user-defined value consisting of lowercase and digits.
+See L<lei-tag(1)> for more info on labels.
+
+For example, specifying C<+L:inbox> applies the C<inbox> label
+to all messages being imported.
+
+May be specified multiple times to apply multiple labels.
+
+Default: none
+
+=item +kw:KEYWORD
+
+Apply C<KEYWORD> to all messages being imported in addition
+to any per-message keywords from the store (unless C<--no-kw>
+is specified).  See L<lei-tag(1)> for more info on keywords.
+
+May be specified multiple times to apply multiple keywords.
+
+Default: none
+
 =item --no-kw
 
 Don't import message keywords (or "flags" in IMAP terminology).
@@ -54,16 +78,21 @@ Import already seen IMAP and NNTP articles.
 
 =item --no-torsocks
 
-Whether to wrap L<git(1)> and L<curl(1)> commands with torsocks.
+Whether to wrap L<git(1)> and L<curl(1)> commands with L<torsocks(1)>.
 
 Default: C<auto>
 
-=item --proxy=PROTO://HOST[:PORT]
+=item --proxy=PROTOCOL://HOST[:PORT]
 
 Use the specified proxy (e.g., C<socks5h://0:9050>).
 
+Consider L<imap.proxy> and L<nntp.proxy> which can be persistently
+configured on a per-host basis in L<lei-config(1)>.
+
 =back
 
+See L<lei-config(1)> for various C<imap.*> and C<nntp.*> options.
+
 =head1 CONTACT
 
 Feedback welcome via plain-text mail to L<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org>
@@ -73,11 +102,10 @@ L<http://4uok3hntl7oi7b4uf4rtfwefqeexfzil2w6kgk2jn5z2f764irre7byd.onion/meta/>
 
 =head1 COPYRIGHT
 
-Copyright 2021 all contributors L<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org>
+Copyright all contributors L<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org>
 
 License: AGPL-3.0+ L<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt>
 
-
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
-L<lei-add-external(1)>
+L<lei-config(1)>, L<lei-index(1)>, L<lei-store-format(5)>