-(debug)
EOF
-mhparam -help >$actual 2>&1
-check $expected $actual
+#### Skip nmh intro text.
+# ???? debug
+set +e
+mhparam -help
+echo now through sed:
+mhparam -help | sed '/^$/Q'
+# ???? debug
+mhparam -help | sed '/^$/Q' >"$actual" 2>&1
+check "$expected" "$actual"
# check -version
case `mhparam -v` in