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[nmh] / man / mhparam.man

diff --git a/man/mhparam.man b/man/mhparam.man
index ba00fc69e6303123008c2dec893064c6abe500ae..6f51ffd9e8cd55fef46eebf8edaaa0c734d93e6b 100644 (file)
--- a/man/mhparam.man
+++ b/man/mhparam.man
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+.TH MHPARAM %manext1% "November 6, 2012" "%nmhversion%"

 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"

-.TH MHPARAM %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]

 .SH NAME
 mhparam \- print nmh profile and context components
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .SH NAME
 mhparam \- print nmh profile and context components
 .SH SYNOPSIS

+.HP 5

 .na
 .B mhparam
 .RI [ components ]
 .na
 .B mhparam
 .RI [ components ]


@@ -12,12 +13,14 @@ mhparam \- print nmh profile and context components
 .RB [ \-component " | " \-nocomponent ]
 .RB [ \-version ]
 .RB [ \-help ]
 .RB [ \-component " | " \-nocomponent ]
 .RB [ \-version ]
 .RB [ \-help ]

+.RB [ \-debug ]

 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B mhparam
 .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
 .PP
 If the switch
 .B \-component


@@ -41,6 +44,21 @@ If
 is specified, then all components in the nmh profile are
 displayed and other arguments are ignored.
 .PP
 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, all
+.I proc
+settings, and the locking method with which the
+.B nmh
+installation was configured.  The
+.B \-debug
+switch displays all such other information available from
+.BR mhparam .
+.PP

 Examples:
 .PP
 .RS 5
 Examples:
 .PP
 .RS 5


@@ -52,7 +70,7 @@ Mail
 % mhparam mhlproc
 %libdir%/mhl
 
 % mhparam mhlproc
 %libdir%/mhl
 

-% mhparam \-component path
+% mhparam \-component Path

 Path: Mail
 
 % mhparam AliasFile rmmproc
 Path: Mail
 
 % mhparam AliasFile rmmproc


@@ -66,21 +84,28 @@ rmmproc
 % mhparam path nonexistent context
 Path: Mail
 context: context
 % mhparam path nonexistent context
 Path: Mail
 context: context

+
+% mhparam etcdir
+%etcdir%
+
+% mhparam libdir
+%libdir%
+
+% mhparam lockmethod
+fcntl

 .fi
 .RE
 .PP
 .B mhparam
 .fi
 .RE
 .PP
 .B mhparam

-is also useful in back\-quoted operations:
+is also useful in backquoted operations:

 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
 % fgrep cornell.edu `mhpath +`/`mhparam aliasfile`
 .fi
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
 % fgrep cornell.edu `mhpath +`/`mhparam aliasfile`
 .fi

-

 .SH "EXIT STATUS"
 .B mhparam
 returns the number of components that were not found.
 .SH "EXIT STATUS"
 .B mhparam
 returns the number of components that were not found.

-

 .SH FILES
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
 .SH FILES
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf


@@ -90,7 +115,6 @@ returns the number of components that were not found.
 ^<mh-dir>/context~^The user context
 ^or $MHCONTEXT~^Rather than the standard context
 .fi
 ^<mh-dir>/context~^The user context
 ^or $MHCONTEXT~^Rather than the standard context
 .fi

-

 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf


@@ -98,16 +122,13 @@ returns the number of components that were not found.
 .ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName  'u
 ^context:~^To determine the context file
 .fi
 .ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName  'u
 ^context:~^To determine the context file
 .fi

-

 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .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 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
 .SH CONTEXT
 None