# phpman > info > fmtdump

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NAME
       fmtdump - decode nmh's [mh-format(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mh-format/5/markdown) files

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

DESCRIPTION
       fmtdump parses an nmh format file and produces a pseudo-language  list-
       ing  of  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.  See [mh-format(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mh-format/5/markdown) for details.

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

PROFILE COMPONENTS
       Path:               To determine the user's nmh directory.

SEE ALSO
       [fmttest(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fmttest/1/markdown), [mh-format(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mh-format/5/markdown), [mh-sequences(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mh-sequences/8/markdown)

CONTEXT
       None

nmh-1.7.1                         1999-04-30                      [FMTDUMP(8mh)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/FMTDUMP/8mh/markdown)