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-.\"
+.TH INSTALL-MH %manext1% 2002-11-18 "%nmhversion%"
+.
 .\" %nmhwarning%
-.\" $Id$
-.\"
-.TH INSTALL-MH %manext8% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
+.
 .SH NAME
 install-mh \- initialize the nmh environment
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .HP 5
 .na
-.B %libdir%/install\-mh
-.RB [ \-auto ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
+.B %nmhlibexecdir%/install\-mh
 .RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
+.RB [ \-auto ]
+.RB [ \-check ]
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.B Install\-mh
-is the
-.B nmh
-program to create the initial setup
-for a first\-time
-.B nmh
-user.  It is typically invoked by other
-.B nmh
-commands, and should NOT be directly invoked by the user.
-.PP
-When a user runs any
-.B nmh
-program for the first time, the program will invoke
 .B install\-mh
-(with the `\-auto' switch) to query the user for the initial
-.B nmh
-environment.  The user is asked
-for the name of the directory that will be designated as the user's
+creates the initial setup for a first-time
 .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
-.RI \*(lq Mail/ \*(rq.
-After
+user.
 .B install\-mh
-has written the initial
-.I \&.mh\(ruprofile
-for the user, control returns to the original
+is installed in two locations for historical reasons.
+.PP
+The \fB\-auto\fP switch does things as automatically as possible and
+makes \fBinstall\-mh\fP less chatty.
+.PP
+The user is prompted for the name of the directory to be
+designated as the user's
 .B nmh
-program.
+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_profile
+for the user.
 .PP
 As with all
 .B nmh
 commands,
 .B install\-mh
-first consults the
+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 to determine the user's home directory.
+environment variable is consulted to determine the user's home directory.
 If
 .B $HOME
 is not set, then the
 .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 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 ,