---
name: "fmtdump"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "nmh"
version: "1.5-release-0.2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fmtdump"
---

# fmtdump(8)

decode nmh format files

## NAME

fmtdump - decode nmh format files

## SYNOPSIS

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

## 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)](/mh-format/5.md) 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-format/5.md), mh-sequences(8)

## CONTEXT

None

## BUGS

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