+.TH MHPARAM %manext1% "June 14, 2012" "%nmhversion%"
.\"
.\" %nmhwarning%
.\"
-.TH MHPARAM %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
mhparam \- print nmh profile and context components
.SH SYNOPSIS
+.HP 5
.na
.B mhparam
.RI [ components ]
.RB [ \-component " | " \-nocomponent ]
.RB [ \-version ]
.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-debug ]
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B mhparam
-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.
+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 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
% mhparam mhlproc
%libdir%/mhl
-% mhparam \-component path
+% mhparam \-component Path
Path: Mail
% mhparam AliasFile rmmproc
% mhparam path nonexistent context
Path: Mail
context: context
+
+% mhparam etcdir
+%etcdir%
+
+% mhparam libdir
+%libdir%
.fi
.RE
.PP
.nf
% fgrep cornell.edu `mhpath +`/`mhparam aliasfile`
.fi
-
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.B mhparam
returns the number of components that were not found.
-
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
^<mh-dir>/context~^The user context
^or $MHCONTEXT~^Rather than the standard context
.fi
-
.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
.fc ^ ~
.nf
.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
^context:~^To determine the context file
.fi
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-mh-profile(5)
-
+.IR 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