FMTDUMP

NAME

fmtdump − decode nmh format files

SYNOPSIS

[−help]

DESCRIPTION

Fmtdump is a program that parses an nmh format file and produces a pseudo-language listing of the how nmh interprets the file. This is useful when debugging a complicated format file.

The −format string and −form formatfile switches may be used to specify a format string or format file to read. The string is simply a format string and the file is simply a format file. See mh-format(5) for the details.

FILES

$HOME/.mh_profile The user profile
/etc/nmh/scan.default The default format file

PROFILE COMPONENTS

Path: To determine the user’s nmh directory

SEE ALSO

mh-format(5), mh-sequences(8)

CONTEXT

None

BUGS

The output may not be useful unless you are familiar with the internals of the mh-format subroutines.