-.TH MH-PROFILE %manext5% "April 18, 2014" "%nmhversion%"
+.TH MH-PROFILE %manext5% "December 21, 2014" "%nmhversion%"
.\"
.\" %nmhwarning%
.\"
Each user of
.B nmh
is expected to have a file named
-.I \&.mh\(ruprofile
+.I \&.mh\-profile
in his or her home directory. This file contains
a set of user parameters used by some or all of the
.B nmh
.RE
.PP
Blank lines are not permitted in
-.IR \&.mh\(ruprofile.
+.IR \&.mh\-profile.
The shell quoting conventions are not available in the
-.IR \&.mh\(ruprofile ;
+.IR \&.mh\-profile ;
each token is separated by whitespace.
.SS "Standard Profile Entries"
The possible profile components are exemplified below. The only mandatory
component can only appear once. Multiple appearances with trigger a
warning that all appearances after the first are ignored.
.PP
+Some MH programs, including
+.BR mhbuild ,
+.BR mhshow ,
+and
+.BR mhstore ,
+have specific profile components that are described in their respective
+man pages. Each component name begins with the name of the program and
+is followed by a dash.
+.PP
.BR Path :
Mail
.RS 5
Declares the location of the
.B nmh
context file. This is overridden by the environment variable
-.BR $MHCONTEXT .
+MHCONTEXT.
See the
.B HISTORY
section below.
.RE
.PP
.BR mh\-sequences :
-\&.mh\(rusequences
+\&.mh\-sequences
.RS 5
The name of the file in each folder which defines public sequences.
To disable the use of public sequences, leave the value portion of this
-entry blank. (profile, default: \&.mh\(rusequences)
+entry blank. (profile, default: \&.mh\-sequences)
.RE
.PP
.BI atr\- seq \- folder :
.B inc
your maildrop, if different from the default. This is
superseded by the environment variable
-.BR $MAILDROP .
+MAILDROP.
(profile, default: %mailspool%/$USER)
.RE
.PP
.B repl
your mail signature. This is superseded by the
environment variable
-.BR $SIGNATURE .
+SIGNATURE .
If
-.B $SIGNATURE
+SIGNATURE
is not set and this profile entry is not present, the \*(lqgcos\*(rq field of
the \fI/etc/passwd\fP file will be used.
Your signature will be added to the address
.RI \*(lqfile: netrc \*(rq.
With \*(lqlegacy\*(rq, or if there is no credentials entry, the
username is the first of:
-.PP
.RS 5
+.TP 5
+.PD 0
1)
.B \-user
switch to
or
.B msgchk
program
-.br
-2) the login name on the local machine
+.TP
+2)
+the login name on the local machine
+.PD
.RE
.PP
The password for SMTP services is the first of:
-.PP
.RS 5
-1) password value from matching entry in file named \*(lq.netrc\*(rq
+.TP 5
+.PD 0
+1)
+password value from matching entry in file named \*(lq.netrc\*(rq
in the user's home directory
-.br
-2) password obtained by interactively prompting the user
+.TP
+2)
+password obtained by interactively prompting the user
+.PD
.RE
.PP
The password for POP service when the
.RI \*(lqfile: netrc \*(rq
.B credentials
entry, the username is the first of:
-.PP
.RS 5
+.PD 0
+.TP 5
1)
.B \-user
switch to program
-.br
-2) login name from matching entry in
+.TP 5
+2)
+login name from matching entry in
.I netrc
file
-.br
-3) value provided by user in response to interactive query
+.TP 5
+3)
+value provided by user in response to interactive query
+.PD
.RE
.PP
Similarly, the password is provided either in the
program invokes some other program such as
.BR more .
The
-.I \&.mh\(ruprofile
+.I \&.mh\-profile
can be used to select alternate programs if the
user wishes. The default values are given in the examples.
.PP
.B repl
to display the draft message.
(Note that
-.B $PAGER
+the environment variable PAGER
supersedes the default built-in pager command.)
.RE
.PP
.RE
.PP
.BR mhlproc :
-%libdir%/mhl
+%nmhlibexecdir%/mhl
.RS 5
This is the program used to filter messages in various ways. It
is used by
.B mhshow
to display message bodies (or message parts) of type text/plain.
(Note that
-.B $PAGER
+the vivironment variable PAGER
supersedes the default built-in pager command.)
.RE
.PP
.RE
.PP
.BR postproc :
-%libdir%/post
+%nmhlibexecdir%/post
.RS 5
This is the program used by
.BR send ,
.RE
.PP
.BR showproc :
-%libdir%/mhl
+%nmhlibexecdir%/mhl
.RS 5
This is the program used by
.B show
.B whatnow
to determine to whom a message would be sent.
.RE
-.SS "Environment Variables"
+.SS "Profile Lookup"
+After consulting .mh_profile,
+some programs read an optional profile specified by a
+program-specific environment variable,
+and then the system-wide profile %nmhetcdir%/mhn.defaults.
+These programs are
+.BR mhbuild ,
+.BR mhshow ,
+.BR mhstore ,
+and
+.BR mhn .
+.B mhfixmsg
+is similar, but has no optional profile.
+.sp
+The first occurrence of a component is used,
+e.g.\& .mh_profile's trumps $MHSHOW's.
+A component with no value still stops further occurrences being used,
+but is considered absent.
+.PP
+The
+.I \&.mh\-profile
+contains only static information, which
+.B nmh
+programs will
+.B NOT
+update. Changes in context are made to the
+.I context
+file kept in the users
+.B nmh
+directory.
+This includes, but is not limited to: the \*(lqCurrent\-Folder\*(rq entry
+and all private sequence information. Public sequence information is
+kept in each folder in the file determined by the \*(lqmh\-sequences\*(rq
+profile entry (default is
+.IR \&.mh\-sequences ).
+.PP
+The
+.I \&.mh\-profile
+may override the path of the
+.I context
+file, by specifying a \*(lqcontext\*(rq entry (this must be in
+lower-case). If the entry is not absolute (does not start with a
+\*(lq/\*(rq), then it is interpreted relative to the user's
+.B nmh
+directory. As a result, you can actually have more than one set of
+private sequences by using different context files.
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
The operation of
.B nmh
and its commands it also controlled by the
.B nmh
user
can select
-.B any
+any
program as the
.IR whatnowproc ,
including
variables whose names are all upper-case are user-settable; those
whose names are lower-case only are used internally by nmh and should
not generally be set by the user.
-.PP
-.B $MH
-.RS 5
+.TP
+MAILDROP
+This variable tells
+.B inc
+the default maildrop. This supersedes the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
+.TP
+MAILHOST
+This variable tells
+.B inc
+the POP host to query for mail to incorporate. See the
+.IR inc (1)
+man page for more information.
+.TP
+MH
With this environment variable, you can specify a profile
other than
-.I \&.mh\(ruprofile
+.I \&.mh\-profile
to be read by the
.B nmh
programs
that you invoke. If the value of
-.B $MH
+MH
is not absolute, (i.e., does
not begin with a \*(lq/\*(rq), it will be presumed to start from the current
working directory. This is one of the very few exceptions in
where non-absolute pathnames are not considered relative to the user's
.B nmh
directory.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $MHCONTEXT
-.RS 5
+.TP
+MHBUILD
+With this environment variable, you can specify an
+additional user profile (file) to be read by
+.BR mhbuild ,
+in addition to the mhn.defaults profile.
+.TP
+MHCONTEXT
With this environment variable, you can specify a
context other than the normal context file (as specified in
the
.B nmh
profile). As always, unless the value of
-.B $MHCONTEXT
+MHCONTEXT
is absolute, it will be presumed to start from your
.B nmh
directory.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $MHBUILD
-.RS 5
-With this environment variable, you can specify an
-additional user profile (file) to be read by
-.BR mhbuild ,
-in addition to the mhn.defaults profile.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $MHN
-.RS 5
+.TP
+MHLDEBUG
+If this variable is set to a non-null value,
+.B mhl
+will emit debugging information.
+.TP
+MHMTSCONF
+If this variable is set to a non-null value, it specifies the
+name of the mail transport configuration file to use by
+.BR post ,
+.BR inc ,
+and other programs that interact with the mail transport system,
+instead of the default. See
+.IR mh-tailor (5).
+.TP
+MHMTSUSERCONF
+If this variable is set to a non-null value, it specifies the name of
+a mail transport configuration file to be read in addition to the
+default. See
+.IR mh-tailor (5).
+.TP
+MHN
With this environment variable, you can specify an
additional user profile (file) to be read by
.BR mhn ,
in addition to the mhn.defaults profile.
.B mhn
-is deprecated, so this support for this variable will
+is deprecated, so support for this variable will
be removed from a future nmh release.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $MHSHOW
-.RS 5
+.TP
+MHSHOW
With this environment variable, you can specify an
additional user profile (file) to be read by
.BR mhshow ,
in addition to the mhn.defaults profile.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $MHSTORE
-.RS 5
+.TP
+MHSTORE
With this environment variable, you can specify an
additional user profile (file) to be read by
.BR mhstore ,
in addition to the mhn.defaults profile.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $MAILDROP
-.RS 5
-This variable tells
-.B inc
-the default maildrop. This supersedes the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $MAILHOST
-.RS 5
-This variable tells
-.B inc
-the POP host to query for mail to incorporate. See the
-inc(1) man page for more information.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $USERNAME_EXTENSION
-.RS 5
-This variable is for use with username_extension masquerading. See the
-mh-tailor(5) man page.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $SIGNATURE
-.RS 5
+.TP
+MHPDEBUG
+If this variable is set to a non-null value,
+.B pick
+will emit a representation of the search pattern.
+MHPDEBUG
+is deprecated, so support for this variable will
+be removed from a future nmh release. Instead,
+.B pick
+now supports a
+.B \-debug
+switch.
+.TP
+MHTMPDIR, TMPDIR
+These variables are searched, in order, for the directory in which to
+create some temporary files.
+.TP
+MHWDEBUG
+If this variable is set to a non-null value,
+.B nmh
+commands that use the
+.B Alternate\-Mailboxes
+profile entry will display debugging information
+about the values in that entry.
+.TP
+PAGER
+If set to a non-null value, this supersedes the value of
+the default built-in pager command.
+.TP
+SIGNATURE
This variable tells
.B send
and
.B post
your mail signature. This supersedes the \*(lqSignature\*(rq profile entry,
and is not used when the \*(lqLocal\-Mailbox\*(rq profile component is set.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $USER
-.RS 5
+.TP
+USER
This variable tells
.B repl
your user name and
.B inc
your default maildrop: see the \*(lqMailDrop\*(rq profile entry.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $HOME
-.RS 5
-This variable tells all
-.B nmh
-programs your home directory
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $TERM
-.RS 5
-This variable tells
-.B nmh
-your terminal type.
-.PP
-The environment variable
-.B $TERMCAP
-is also consulted. In particular,
-these tell
-.B scan
-and
-.B mhl
-how to clear your terminal, and how
-many columns wide your terminal is. They also tell
-.B mhl
-how many
-lines long your terminal screen is.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $MHMTSCONF
-.RS 5
-If this variable is set to a non-null value, it specifies the
-name of the mail transport configuration file to use by
-.BR post ,
-.BR inc ,
-and other programs that interact with the mail transport system,
-instead of the default. See mh-tailor(5).
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $MHMTSUSERCONF
-.RS 5
-If this variable is set to a non-null value, it specifies the name of
-a mail transport configuration file to be read in addition to the
-default. See mh-tailor(5).
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $MHTMPDIR
-.B $TMPDIR
-.RS 5
-These variables are searched, in order, for the directory in which to
-create some temporary files.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $MHLDEBUG
-.RS 5
-If this variable is set to a non-null value,
-.B mhl
-will emit debugging information.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $MHPDEBUG
-.RS 5
-If this variable is set to a non-null value,
-.B pick
-will emit a representation of the search pattern.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $MHWDEBUG
-.RS 5
-If this variable is set to a non-null value,
-.B nmh
-commands that use the
-.BR Alternate\-Mailboxes
-profile entry will display debugging information
-about the values in that entry.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $PAGER
-.RS 5
-If set to a non-null value, this supersedes the value of
-the default built-in pager command.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $editalt
-.RS 5
+.TP
+USERNAME_EXTENSION
+This variable is for use with username_extension masquerading. See the
+.IR mh-tailor (5)
+man page.
+.TP
+editalt
This is the alternate message.
-.PP
This is set by
.B dist
and
your current working directory and the folder the message lives in are
on the same UNIX filesystem, and if your current working directory is
writable.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $mhdraft
-.RS 5
-This is the path to the working draft.
-.PP
-This is set by
-.BR comp ,
-.BR dist ,
-.BR forw ,
-and
-.B repl
-to tell the
-.I whatnowproc
-which file to ask \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq
-questions about.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $mhaltmsg
-.RS 5
+.TP
+mhaltmsg
.B dist
and
.B repl
set
-.B $mhaltmsg
+mhaltmsg
to tell the
.I whatnowproc
about an alternate message associated with the
draft (the message being distributed or replied to).
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $mhfolder
-.RS 5
-This is the folder containing the alternate message.
-.PP
+.TP
+mhannotate
This is set by
-.B dist
+.BR dist ,
+.BR forw ,
and
.B repl
-during edit sessions so you
-can peruse other messages in the current folder besides the one being
-distributed or replied to. The environment variable
-.B $mhfolder
-is also set by
-.BR show ,
-.BR prev ,
-and
-.B next
-for use by
-.BR mhl .
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $mhdist
-.RS 5
+if annotations are to occur.
+.TP
+mhdist
.B dist
sets
-.B $mhdist
+mhdist
to tell the
.I whatnowproc
that message re-distribution is occurring.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $mheditor
-.RS 5
+.TP
+mhdraft
+This is the path to the working draft.
+It is set by
+.BR comp ,
+.BR dist ,
+.BR forw ,
+and
+.B repl
+to tell the
+.I whatnowproc
+which file to ask \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq
+questions about.
+.TP
+mheditor
This is set by
.BR comp ,
.BR repl ,
the user's choice of
editor (unless overridden by
.BR \-noedit ).
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $mhuse
-.RS 5
-This may be set by
-.BR comp .
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $mhmessages
-.RS 5
-This is set by
-.BR dist ,
-.BR forw ,
+.TP
+mhfolder
+This is the folder containing the alternate message.
+It is set by
+.B dist
and
.B repl
-if annotations are to occur.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $mhannotate
-.RS 5
+during edit sessions so you
+can peruse other messages in the current folder besides the one being
+distributed or replied to. The environment variable
+mhfolder
+is also set by
+.BR show ,
+.BR prev ,
+and
+.B next
+for use by
+.BR mhl .
+.TP
+mhinplace
This is set by
.BR dist ,
.BR forw ,
and
.B repl
if annotations are to occur.
-.RE
-.PP
-.B $mhinplace
-.RS 5
+.TP
+mhmessages
This is set by
.BR dist ,
.BR forw ,
and
.B repl
if annotations are to occur.
-.RE
+.TP
+mhuse
+This may be set by
+.BR comp .
.SH FILES
-.fc ^ ~
-.nf
-.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
-^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
-^or $MH~^Rather than the standard profile
-^<mh\-dir>/context~^The user context
-^or $MHCONTEXT~^Rather than the standard context
-^<folder>/\&.mh\(rusequences~^Public sequences for <folder>
-.fi
+.PD 0
+.TP 20
+$HOME/\&.mh\-profile
+The user's profile.
+.TP
+<mh\-dir>/context
+The user's context
+.TP
+<folder>/\&.mh\-sequences
+Public sequences for <folder>.
+.PD
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.IR environ (5),
+.IR mhbuild (1),
+.IR mhshow (1),
+.IR mhstore (1),
.IR mh-sequence (5),
.IR nmh (7)
-.SH HISTORY
-The
-.I \&.mh\(ruprofile
-contains only static information, which
-.B nmh
-programs will
-.B NOT
-update. Changes in context are made to the
-.I context
-file kept in the users
-.B nmh
-directory.
-This includes, but is not limited to: the \*(lqCurrent\-Folder\*(rq entry
-and all private sequence information. Public sequence information is
-kept in each folder in the file determined by the \*(lqmh\-sequences\*(rq
-profile entry (default is
-.IR \&.mh\(rusequences ).
-.PP
-The
-.I \&.mh\(ruprofile
-may override the path of the
-.I context
-file, by specifying a \*(lqcontext\*(rq entry (this must be in
-lower-case). If the entry is not absolute (does not start with a
-\*(lq/\*(rq), then it is interpreted relative to the user's
-.B nmh
-directory. As a result, you can actually have more than one set of
-private sequences by using different context files.
.SH BUGS
There is some question as to what kind of arguments should be placed
in the profile as options. In order to provide a clear answer, recall
projects / nmh / blobdiff