---
name: "mmh"
section: "1mh"
platform: "linux"
package: "mmh"
version: "0.4-4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mmh"
---

# mmh(1mh)

initialize the mmh environment

## NAME

mmh - initialize the mmh environment

## SYNOPSIS

**mmh** \[**-check**\] \[**-Version**\] \[**-help**\]

## DESCRIPTION

The command **mmh** creates the initial setup for a first-time **mmh** user.

**(For an introduction to the mmh system, see mmh-intro(7).)**

First, the mmh directory *$HOME/.mmh* is created.

Then the user is asked to name a directory that will be designated as the user's mail storage. 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. The default is *$HOME/Mail*.

Afterwards, **mmh** writes an initial *$HOME/.mmh/profile* for the user, containing only the path to the mail storage. If the profile is already present, the user is asked to edit it.

The **-c** option can be used to check whether or not mmh has been installed.  This can be used by other programs without having knowledge about the internals of mmh.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

```
^$MMH~^Overrides the user's mmh directory path
^$MMHP~^Overrides the user's profile path
```

## FILES

```
^$HOME/.mmh~^The user's mmh directory
^$HOME/.mmh/profile~^The user's profile
^$HOME/.mmh/context~^The user's context
^$HOME/Mail~^The user's mail storage
```

## PROFILE COMPONENTS

```
^Path:~^To set the user's mail storage
```

## CONTEXT

None

## SEE ALSO

mmh-intro(7)