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.TH MHPARAM %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
-mhparam \- print nmh profile components
+mhparam \- print nmh profile and context components
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.in +.5i
-.ti -.5i
-mhparam
-\%[components]
-\%[-all]
-\%[-component] \%[-nocomponent]
-.br
-\%[\-version]
-\%[\-help]
-.in -.5i
+.HP 5
+.na
+.B mhparam
+.RI [ components ]
+.RB [ \-all ]
+.RB [ \-component " | " \-nocomponent ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-debug ]
+.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
-\fIMhparam\fR writes the value of the specified profile component to the
-standard output separated by newlines. If the profile component is not
-present, the default value (or nothing if there is no default) is printed.
-
-If the switch `\-component' is given, then the component name is displayed
+.B mhparam
+writes the value of the specified profile component to the standard
+output separated by newlines. Component name matching is
+case-insensitive. If the profile component is not present, the
+default value (or nothing if there is no default) is printed.
+.PP
+If the switch
+.B \-component
+is given, then the component name is displayed
along with the profile components value. This can be disabled with the
-switch `\-nocomponent'.
-
-If more than one component is specified in the `components' list, then
-the switch `\-component' is on by default. If only one component is
-specified, then the switch `\-nocomponent' is on by default.
-
-If `\-all' is specified, then all components in the nmh profile are
+switch
+.BR \-nocomponent .
+.PP
+If more than one component is specified in the
+.I components
+list, then
+the switch
+.B \-component
+is on by default. If only one component is
+specified, then the switch
+.B \-nocomponent
+is on by default.
+.PP
+If
+.B \-all
+is specified, then all components in the nmh profile are
displayed and other arguments are ignored.
-
+.PP
+.BR mhparam
+can provide other information, such as
+the locations of the nmh
+.I etcdir
+and
+.I libdir
+install directories and all
+.I proc
+settings. The
+.B \-debug
+switch displays all such other information available from
+.BR mhparam .
+.PP
Examples:
-
+.PP
+.RS 5
.nf
.ta \w'AliasFile:'u+2n
-.in +.5i
% mhparam path
Mail
% mhparam mhlproc
%libdir%/mhl
-% mhparam \-component path
+% mhparam \-component Path
Path: Mail
% mhparam AliasFile rmmproc
% mhparam \-nocomponent AliasFile rmmproc
aliases
rmmproc
-.in -.5i
-.fi
-\fIMhparam\fR is also useful in back\-quoted operations:
+% mhparam path nonexistent context
+Path: Mail
+context: context
+
+% mhparam etcdir
+%etcdir%
+% mhparam libdir
+%libdir%
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+.B mhparam
+is also useful in back\-quoted operations:
+.PP
+.RS 5
.nf
-.in +.5i
% fgrep cornell.edu `mhpath +`/`mhparam aliasfile`
+.fi
-.in -.5i
+.SH "EXIT STATUS"
+.B mhparam
+returns the number of components that were not found.
+
+.SH FILES
+.fc ^ ~
+.nf
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+^$HOME/.mh_profile~^The user profile
+^or $MH~^Rather than the standard profile
+^<mh-dir>/context~^The user context
+^or $MHCONTEXT~^Rather than the standard context
+.fi
+
+.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
+.fc ^ ~
+.nf
+.ta 2.4i
+.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
+^context:~^To determine the context file
.fi
-.Fi
-^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
-.Sa
-mh-profile\|(5)
-.De
-`\-nocomponent' if only one component is specified
-`\-component' if more than one component is specified
-.Ds
-`components' defaults to none
-.Co
+
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+mh-profile(5)
+
+.SH DEFAULTS
+.nf
+.RB ` \-nocomponent "' if only one component is specified"
+.RB ` \-component "' if more than one component is specified"
+.RB ` components "' defaults to none"
+.fi
+
+.SH CONTEXT
None
-.En