NAME

       mhparam - print mmh profile and context components

SYNOPSIS

       mhparam [components] [-all] [-component | -nocomponent] [-debug] [-Version] [-help]

DESCRIPTION

       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.

       If the switch -component is given, then the component name is displayed along with the profile components
       value.  This can be disabled with the switch -nocomponent.

       If more than one component is specified in the components list, then  the  switch  -component  is  on  by
       default.  If only one component is specified, then the switch -nocomponent is on by default.

       If  -all  is  specified,  then  all  components  in  the mmh profile and context (including comments) are
       displayed and other arguments are ignored.

       If -debug is specified, then a defined set of internal profile entries are displayed.

       Examples:

            % mhparam path
            Mail

            % mhparam editor
            vi

            % mhparam -component Path
            Path: Mail

            % mhparam AliasFile sendmail
            AliasFile: aliases
            sendmail: /usr/sbin/sendmail

            % mhparam -nocomponent AliasFile sendmail
            aliases
            /usr/sbin/sendmail

            % mhparam path nonexistent context
            Path: Mail
            context: context

       mhparam is also useful in back-quoted operations:

            % fgrep cornell.edu `mhpath +`/`mhparam aliasfile`

EXIT STATUS

       mhparam returns the number of components that were not found.

FILES

       $HOME/.mmh/profile         The user profile
       or $MMHP                   Rather than the standard profile
       $HOME/.mmh/context         The user context
       or $MMHC                   Rather than the standard context

PROFILE COMPONENTS

       Context:             To determine the context file

SEE ALSO

       mh-profile(5)

DEFAULTS

       `-nocomponent' if only one component is specified
       `-component' if more than one component is specified
       `components' defaults to none

CONTEXT

       None