docs: touch up manual page

As the manual page has been last updated in 2004, some sections are
outdated. This commit updates the option list, the link to the Nautilus
online page, adds a bugs section and tweaks the formatting to make the
source more readable.

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733909
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.TH Nautilus 1 "24 May 2004"
.TH Nautilus 1 "24 June 2016"
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.SH NAME
nautilus \- the GNOME File Manager
nautilus \- a file manager for GNOME
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B nautilus
.RI [ options ] " URIs" ...
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the
.B nautilus
command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution
because the original program does not have a manual page.
.PP
Nautilus is the file manager for the GNOME desktop.
is a file manager, designed for the GNOME 3 desktop.
.br
.SH OPTIONS
Nautilus follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting
with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
.TP
.B \-g
.BR \-c ", " \-\-check
Perform a quick set of self-check tests.
.TP
.B \-\-geometry=\fIGEOMETRY\fR
.BR \-g ", " \-\-geometry=\fIGEOMETRY\fR
Create the initial window with the given geometry.
.TP
.B \-n
.BR \-w ", " \-\-new-window
Always open a new window for browsing specified URIs.
.TP
.B \-\-no-default-window
.BR \-n ", " \-\-no-default-window
Only create windows for explicitly specified URIs.
.TP
.B \-\-no-desktop
Do not manage the desktop \(em ignore the preference set in the preferences
dialog.
Never manage the desktop (ignore the GSettings preference).
.TP
.B \-q
.B \-\-force-desktop
Always manage the desktop (ignore the GSettings preference).
.TP
.B \-\-quit
.BR \-q ", " \-\-quit
Quit Nautilus.
.TP
.B \-\-help
.BR \-s ", " \-\-select
Select specified URI in parent folder.
.TP
.BR \-h ", " \-\-help
Show a summary of options.
.TP
.B \-\-version
Show Nautilus' version.
.TP
Other standard GNOME options not listed here are also supported.
.SH SEE ALSO
Nautilus documentation can be found from the "Help" menu, or by pressing the
F1 key. Nautilus also has a website at
http://www.gnome.org/projects/nautilus/
.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Takuo KITAME <kitame@debian.org> and Dafydd
Harries <daf@muse.19inch.net> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used
by others).
The documentation may be accessed by pressing \fIF1\fR in the application or
via the application menu.
For further information, visit the website
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Nautilus
.SH BUGS
All bugs in the application may be reported at the GNOME Bugzilla at
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=nautilus
.\"This manual page was written by Takuo KITAME <kitame@debian.org> and Dafydd
.\"Harries <daf@muse.19inch.net> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used
.\"by others).