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CATMAN(8)           UNIX Programmer's Manual            CATMAN(8)



NAME
     catman - create the cat files for the manual

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/catman [ -p ] [ -n ] [ -w ] [ sections ]

DESCRIPTION
     _C_a_t_m_a_n creates the preformatted versions of the on-line
     manual from the nroff input files.  Each manual page is
     examined and those whose preformatted versions are missing
     or out of date are recreated.  If any changes are made, _c_a_t_-
     _m_a_n will recreate the /usr/lib/whatis database.

     If there is one parameter not starting with a `-', it is
     take to be a list of manual sections to look in.  For exam-
     ple

          catman 123

     will cause the updating to only happen to manual sections 1,
     2, and 3.

     Options:

     -n   prevents creations of /usr/lib/whatis.

     -p   prints what would be done instead of doing it.

     -w   causes only the /usr/lib/whatis database to be created.
          No manual reformatting is done.

FILES
     /usr/man/man?/*.*   raw (nroff input) manual sections
     /usr/man/cat?/*.*   preformatted manual pages
     /usr/lib/makewhatis commands to make whatis database

SEE ALSO
     man(1)

BUGS
     Acts oddly on nights with full moons.














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