INSTALL-MH(8)INSTALL-MH(8)NAMEinstall-mh - initialize the nmh environment
SYNOPSIS
/usr/contrib/mh/lib/install-mh [-auto]
[-version] [-help]
DESCRIPTION
Install-mh is the nmh program to create the initial setup
for a first-time nmh user. It is typically invoked by
other nmh commands, and should NOT be directly invoked by
the user.
When a user runs any nmh program for the first time, the
program will invoke install-mh (with the `-auto' switch)
to query the user for the initial nmh environment. The
user is asked for the name of the directory that will be
designated as the user's 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 Mail/. After
install-mh has written the initial .mh_profile for the
user, control returns to the original nmh program.
As with all nmh commands, install-mh first consults the
$HOME environment variable to determine the user's home
directory. If $HOME is not set, then the /etc/passwd file
is consulted.
When creating the users initial .mh_profile, install-mh
will check for the existence of a global profile /usr/con-
trib/mh/etc/mh.profile. If found, this will be used to
initialize the new .mh_profile.
FILES
$HOME/.mh_profile The user profile
/usr/contrib/mh/etc/mh.profile Used to initialize user profile
PROFILE COMPONENTS
Path: To set the user's nmh directory
CONTEXT
With `-auto', the current folder is changed to "inbox".
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