-.TH MHPARAM %manext1% "May 21, 2016" "%nmhversion%"
-.\"
+.TH MHPARAM %manext1% 2017-02-18 "%nmhversion%"
+.
.\" %nmhwarning%
-.\"
+.
.SH NAME
mhparam \- print nmh profile and context components
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
.na
.B mhparam
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
.RI [ components ]
.RB [ \-all ]
.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. Component name matching is
+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.
+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
+is given, then the component name is displayed along with the profile
+components value. This can be disabled with the switch
.BR \-nocomponent .
.PP
If more than one component is specified in the
.I components
-list, then
-the switch
+list, then the switch
.B \-component
-is on by default. If only one component is
-specified, then the switch
+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.
+is specified, then all components in the nmh profile are displayed
+and other arguments are ignored.
.PP
.B mhparam
can provide other information, such as the
.I proc
settings, and the
.I datalocking
-method described in the
-.IR mh\-profile (5)
-man page. Information about the configuration of the
+method described in
+.IR mh\-profile (5).
+Information about the configuration of the
.B nmh
installation is also available, including the default mail spool
locking method. To test whether the configuration includes
switch displays all such other information available from
.BR mhparam .
.PP
-Note that the internal
-.B libdir
-component has been replaced by
-.BR libexecdir .
-The old form is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
-.PP
Examples:
.PP
.RS 5
% fgrep cornell.edu `mhpath +`/`mhparam aliasfile`
.fi
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
-.B mhparam
-returns the number of components that were not found.
+The exit status is zero if all components are found,
+or one if any are missing.
+.
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf