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diff --git a/man/mhparam.man b/man/mhparam.man
index 93d9c902..6f51ffd9 100644
--- a/man/mhparam.man
+++ b/man/mhparam.man
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+.TH MHPARAM %manext1% "November 6, 2012" "%nmhversion%"
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .\"
-.TH MHPARAM %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
 .SH NAME
 mhparam \- print nmh profile and context components
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ mhparam \- print nmh profile and context components
 .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.  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
@@ -42,6 +44,21 @@ If
 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
@@ -67,21 +84,28 @@ rmmproc
 % mhparam path nonexistent context
 Path: Mail
 context: context
+
+% mhparam etcdir
+%etcdir%
+
+% mhparam libdir
+%libdir%
+
+% mhparam lockmethod
+fcntl
 .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.
-
 .SH FILES
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
@@ -91,7 +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
-
 .SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
@@ -99,16 +122,13 @@ returns the number of components that were not found.
 .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