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.\" %nmhwarning%
.\" $Id$
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.\" include the -mh macro file
.so %etcdir%/tmac.h
.\"
.TH INSTALL-MH %manext8% MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
.SH NAME
install-mh \- initialize the nmh environment
.SH SYNOPSIS
.in +.5i
.ti -.5i
%libdir%/install\-mh
\%[\-auto]
.br
\%[\-version]
\%[\-help]
.in -.5i
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIInstall\-mh\fR is the \fInmh\fR program to create the initial setup
for a first\-time \fInmh\fR user.  It is typically invoked by other
\fInmh\fR commands, and should NOT be directly invoked by the user.

When a user runs any \fInmh\fR program for the first time, the program
will invoke \fIinstall\-mh\fR (with the `\-auto' switch) to query
the user for the initial \fInmh\fR environment.  The user is asked
for the name of the directory that will be designated as the user's
\fInmh\fR directory.  If this directory does not exist, the user is
asked if it should be created.  Normally, this directory should be
under the user's home directory, and has the default name of Mail/.
After \fIinstall\-mh\fR has written the initial \&.mh\(ruprofile for
the user, control returns to the original \fInmh\fR program.

As with all \fInmh\fR commands, \fIinstall\-mh\fR first consults the
\fB$HOME\fR environment variable to determine the user's home directory.
If \fB$HOME\fR is not set, then the \fI/etc/passwd\fR file is consulted.

When creating the users initial \&.mh\(ruprofile, \fIinstall\-mh\fR will
check for the existence of a global profile %etcdir%/mh.profile.  If
found, this will be used to initialize the new \&.mh\(ruprofile.
.Fi
^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
^%etcdir%/mh.profile~^Used to initialize user profile
.Pr
^Path:~^To set the user's nmh directory
.Co
With `\-auto', the current folder is changed to \*(lqinbox\*(rq.
.En