FMTDUMP(8mh)

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version 1.8 · 4 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 FMTDUMP(8mh) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the fmtdump page, manual section 8mh — yes she's a little niche, but she's so useful, trust 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

fmtdump — decode nmh's mh-format(5) files 🔍

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

/usr/lib/mh/fmtdump [-help] [-version] [-form formatfile] [-format string]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what does she do? fmtdump parses an nmh format file and spits out a pseudo-language listing of how nmh actually interprets that file. it's giving translator, it's giving decoder ring, it's giving "here's what your format file is really saying bestie" 💅

when is this a slay? when you're debugging a complicated format file. no cap, that's literally the whole use case — complicated format files that are acting mysterious, and you need to see what nmh thinks they mean.

the -format string switch and the -form formatfile switch can be used to specify a format string or a format file to read. pick your fighter ✨

head over to mh-format(5) for the full details on format strings and format files — she's the main character of that whole system 👑

🎀 FILES 🎀

  • $HOME/.mh_profile — the user's profile. your personal little config home 💖
  • /etc/nmh/scan.default — the default format file. the fallback queen 👑

🌈 PROFILE COMPONENTS 🌈

  • Path: — to determine the user's nmh directory. that's it, that's the component 🗂️

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

go read them, they're all part of the friend group 🫶

💜 CONTEXT 💜

None 🚫

like, none. nothing to see here. she doesn't need context, she's self-sufficient, main character energy fr fr.

this has been fmtdump from nmh-1.8, dated 1999-04-30 — an icon, a legend, and she is the moment. mwah 💋✨

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