-.TH MHPARAM %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%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
-.BR mhparam
-can provide other information, such as
-the locations of the nmh
-.I etcdir
+.B mhparam
+can provide other information, such as the
+.B nmh
+version identifier, the locations of the nmh
+.IR bindir ,
+.IR libexecdir ,
+.IR etcdir ,
and
-.I libdir
-install directories and all
+.I docdir
+install directories, all
.I proc
-settings. The
+settings, and the
+.I datalocking
+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
+support for SASL, TLS,
+.IR iconv (3),
+and oauth, the following commands, respectively, will output a non-null
+string to indicate support:
+.PP
+.RS 5
+.nf
+mhparam\0sasl
+mhparam\0tls
+mhparam\0iconv
+mhparam\0oauth
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+Conversely, no output means that the specified support is not included.
+The
.B \-debug
switch displays all such other information available from
.BR mhparam .
Mail
% mhparam mhlproc
-%libdir%/mhl
+%nmhlibexecdir%/mhl
% mhparam \-component Path
Path: Mail
Path: Mail
context: context
+% mhparam version
+%nmhversion%
+
% mhparam etcdir
-%etcdir%
+%nmhetcdir%
+
+% mhparam libexecdir
+%nmhlibexecdir%
-% mhparam libdir
-%libdir%
+% mhparam spoollocking
+%default_locking%
+
+% mhparam datalocking
+fcntl
+
+% mhparam sasl
+cyrus_sasl
+
+% mhparam tls
+tls
+
+% mhparam iconv
+iconv
+
+% mhparam oauth
+oauth
.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
-
.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
-.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
^$HOME/.mh_profile~^The user profile
^or $MH~^Rather than the standard profile
^<mh-dir>/context~^The user context
^or $MHCONTEXT~^Rather than the standard context
.fi
-
.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
.fc ^ ~
.nf
.ta \w'ExtraBigProfileName 'u
^context:~^To determine the context file
.fi
-
.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 CONTEXT
None
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