-.TH INSTALL-MH %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
-.\"
+.TH INSTALL-MH %manext1% 2002-11-18 "%nmhversion%"
+.
.\" %nmhwarning%
-.\"
+.
.SH NAME
install-mh \- initialize the nmh environment
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
.na
-.B %libdir%/install\-mh
+.B %nmhlibexecdir%/install\-mh
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
.RB [ \-auto ]
.RB [ \-check ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ]
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.B Install\-mh
-is the
-.B nmh
-program to create the initial setup
-for a first\-time
+.B install\-mh
+creates the initial setup for a first-time
.B nmh
user.
-.B Install\-mh
-lives in two places for historical reasons.
+.B install\-mh
+is installed in two locations for historical reasons.
.PP
-The \fB\-auto\fP option does things as automatically as possible and
+The \fB\-auto\fP switch does things as automatically as possible and
makes \fBinstall\-mh\fP less chatty.
.PP
-The user is asked
-for the name of the directory that will be designated as the user's
+The user is prompted for the name of the directory to be
+designated as the user's
.B nmh
-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
-\fI``Mail''\fP.
-.B Install\-mh
+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
+\fI`Mail'\fP.
+.B install\-mh
writes an initial
-.I \&.mh\(ruprofile
+.I \&.mh_profile
for the user.
.PP
As with all
.B nmh
commands,
.B install\-mh
-first checks for the existence of the \fB$MH\fP environment variable
-since that gives the profile path if set.
+first checks for the existence of the \fB$MH\fP environment variable,
+since that, if set, gives the profile path.
If it isn't set, the
.B $HOME
environment variable is consulted to determine the user's home directory.
.I /etc/passwd
file is consulted.
.PP
-When creating the users initial
-.IR \&.mh\(ruprofile ,
+When creating the user's
+.IR \&.mh_profile ,
.B install\-mh
-will check for the existence of a global profile
-.IR %etcdir%/mh.profile .
+will check for the existence of a global profile at
+.IR %nmhetcdir%/mh.profile .
If found, this will be used to initialize the new
-.IR \&.mh\(ruprofile .
+.IR \&.mh_profile .
.PP
-The \fB\-check\fP option can be used to check whether or not nmh has
-been installed.
-This can be used by other programs to determine whether or not nmh has
-been installed without their having to know the internals of nmh.
+The \fB\-check\fP switch checks if
+.B nmh
+is installed.
+(This can be used by other programs to determine if
+.B nmh
+has been installed.)
.SH FILES
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
-^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
-^%etcdir%/mh.profile~^Used to initialize user profile
-.fi
+.PD 0
+.TP 20
+$HOME/.mh_profile
+The user's profile.
+.TP
+%nmhetcdir%/mh.profile
+Used to initialize user's profile.
+.PD
.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta 2.4i
-.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
-^Path:~^To set the user's nmh directory
-.fi
+.TP 20
+Path:
+To set the user's nmh directory.
.SH CONTEXT
With
.BR \-auto ,