fix bug that caused core dumps, sunday is now 7

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a.out (5)               - assembler and link editor output
abort (3)               - generate a fault
abs (3)                 - integer absolute value
ac (1M)                 - login accounting
access (2)              - determine accessibility of file
acct (2)                - turn accounting on or off
acct (5)                - execution accounting file
adb (1)                 - debugger
adduser (8)             - procedure for adding new users
adventure (6)           - an exploration game
alarm (2)               - schedule signal after specified time
analyze (1M)            - Virtual UNIX postmortem crash analyzer
apl (1)                 - an apl interpreter
apropos (1)             - locate commands by keyword lookup
ar (1)                  - archive and library maintainer
ar (5)                  - archive (library) file format
ar11 (1)                - PDP-11 compatible archive and library maintainer
arff (1M)               - archiver for floppy
arithmetic (6)          - provide drill in number facts
as (1)                  - assembler
ascii (7)               - map of ASCII character set
assert (3X)             - program verification
at (1)                  - execute commands at a later time
atof, atoi, atol (3)    - convert ASCII to numbers
awk (1)                 - pattern scanning and processing language
backgammon (6)          - the game
banner (6)              - print large banner on printer
basename (1)            - strip filename affixes
bc (1)                  - arbitrary-precision arithmetic language
bcd, ppt (6)            - convert to antique media
boot procedures (8)     - UNIX startup
brk, sbrk, break (2)    - change core allocation
cal (1)                 - print calendar
calendar (1)            - reminder service
call (1C)               - ring a telephone
cat (1)                 - catenate and print
cat (4)                 - phototypesetter interface
cb (1)                  - C program beautifier
cc (1)                  - C compiler
ccat (1)                - cat compressed files
cd (1)                  - change working directory
chdir (2)               - change default directory
chfn (1)                - change full name of user
ching, fortune (6)      - the book of changes and other cookies
chmod (1)               - change mode
chmod (2)               - change mode of file
chown (2)               - change owner and group of a file
chown, chgrp (1)        - change owner or group
chsh (1)                - change default login shell
clear (1)               - clear terminal screen
close (2)               - close a file
clri (1M)               - clear i-node
cmp (1)                 - compare two files
col (1)                 - filter reverse line feeds
colcrt (1)              - filter nroff output for CRT previewing
colrm (1)               - remove columns from a file
comm (1)                - select or reject lines common to two sorted files
compact (1)             - compress files
core (5)                - format of memory image file
cp (1)                  - copy
crash (8)               - what to do when the system crashes
creat (2)               - create a new file
cron (8)                - clock daemon
crypt (1)               - encode/decode
crypt, setkey, encrypt (3)  - DES encryption
csh (1)                 - a shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax
ctags (1)               - maintain a tags file for a C program
ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone (3) -  convert date and time to ASCII
cu (1C)                 - call UNIX
cxref (1)               - a simple C routine referencing program
date (1)                - print and set the date
dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey (3X)   - data base subroutines
dc (1)                  - desk calculator
dcheck (1M)             - file system directory consistency check
dd (1)                  - convert and copy a file
ddate (1M)              - print dump dates from the dump tables
deroff (1)              - remove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs
df (1M)                 - disk free
diff (1)                - differential file comparator
diff3 (1)               - 3-way differential file comparison
diffdir (1)             - diff directories
dir (5)                 - format of directories
dmesg (1M)              - collect system diagnostic messages to form error log
drum (4)                - paging device
du (1)                  - summarize disk usage
dump (1M)               - incremental file system dump
dump, ddate (5)         - incremental dump format
dumpdir (1M)            - print the names of files on a dump tape
dup, dup2 (2)           - duplicate an open file descriptor
dz (4)                  - DZ-11 communications multiplexer
echo (1)                - echo arguments
ecvt, fcvt, gcvt (3)    - output conversion
ed (1)                  - text editor
edit (1)                - text editor (variant of ex for casual users)
end, etext, edata (3)   - last locations in program
environ (5)             - user environment
eqn, neqn, checkeq (1)  - typeset mathematics
eqnchar (7)             - special character definitions for eqn
ex (1)                  - text editor
execl, execv, execle, execve, execlp, execvp, exec, exece, environ (2)  - execute a file
exit (2)                - terminate process
exp, log, log10, pow, sqrt (3M) - exponential, logarithm, power, square root
expand (1)              - expand tabs to spaces
expr (1)                - evaluate arguments as an expression
f77 (1)                 - Fortran 77 compiler
fabs, floor, ceil (3M)  - absolute value, floor, ceiling functions
fclose, fflush (3S)     - close or flush a stream
feof, ferror, clearerr, fileno (3S) - stream status inquiries
file (1)                - determine file type
filsys, flblk, ino (5)  - format of file system volume
find (1)                - find files
finger (1)              - user information lookup program
flcopy (1M)             - copy floppy disk
fmt (1)                 - simple text formatter
fold (1)                - fold long lines for finite width output device
fopen, freopen, fdopen (3S) - open a stream
fork (2)                - spawn new process
fread, fwrite (3S)      - buffered binary input/output
frexp, ldexp, modf (3)  - split into mantissa and exponent
from (1)                - who is my mail from?
fseek, ftell, rewind (3S)   - reposition a stream
gamma (3M)              - log gamma function
getarg, iargc (3F)      - command arguments to Fortran
getc, getchar, fgetc, getw (3S) - get character or word from stream
getenv (3)              - value for environment name
getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent (3)    - get group file entry
getlogin (3)            - get login name
getpass (3)             - read a password
getpid (2)              - get process identification
getpw (3)               - get name from UID
getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent (3)    - get password file entry
gets (1)                - get a string from standard input
gets, fgets (3S)        - get a string from a stream
getty.vm  (8)           - set terminal mode
getuid, getgid, geteuid, getegid (2)    - get user and group identity
graph (1G)              - draw a graph
greek (7)               - graphics for extended TTY-37 type-box
grep, egrep, fgrep (1)  - search a file for a pattern
group (5)               - group file
hangman (6)             - guess the word
head (1)                - give first few lines
hier (7)                - file system hierarchy
hp (4)                  - RH-11/RP04, RP05, RP06, RM03 moving-head disk
ht (4)                  - RH-11/TE-16 magtape interface
hypot, cabs (3M)        - euclidean distance
icheck (1M)             - file system storage consistency check
indir, syscall (2)      - indirect system call
init.vm (8)             - process control initialization
intro (1)               - introduction to commands
intro (3)               - introduction to library functions
intro, errno (2)        - introduction to system calls and error numbers
ioctl, stty, gtty (2)   - control device
iostat (1M)             - report I/O statistics
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, iscntrl, isascii (3)    - character classification
iul (1)                 - indicate underlining
j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn (3M) - bessel functions
join (1)                - relational database operator
kill (1)                - terminate a process with extreme prejudice
kill (2)                - send signal to a process
kl (4)                  - KL-11 or DL-11 asynchronous interface
l3tol, ltol3 (3)        - convert between 3-byte integers and long integers
last (1)                - indicate last logins of users and teletypes
lastcomm (1)            - show last commands executed in reverse order
ld (1)                  - link editor
learn (1)               - computer aided instruction about UNIX
leave (1)               - remind you when you have to leave
lex (1)                 - generator of lexical analysis programs
link (2)                - link to a file
lint (1)                - a C program verifier
lisp (1)                - lisp interpreter
liszt (1)               - compile a Franz Lisp program
ln, lnall (1)           - make links
lock (1)                - reserve a terminal
login (1)               - sign on
look (1)                - find lines in a sorted list
lorder (1)              - find ordering relation for an object library
lp (4)                  - line printer
lpq (1)                 - prints the line printer queue
lpr (1)                 - line printer spooler
lprm (1)                - remove a file from the line printer queue
ls (1)                  - list contents of directory
lseek, tell (2)         - move read/write pointer
m4 (1)                  - macro processor
mail (1)                - send and receive mail
mail (1)                - send or receive mail among users
make (1)                - maintain program groups
makekey (8)             - generate encryption key
makewhatis (1M)         - remake the data base for the whatis and apropos commands
malloc, free, realloc, calloc (3)   - main memory allocator
man (1)                 - run off section of UNIX manual
man (7)                 - macros to typeset manual
me (7)                  - macros for formatting papers
mem, kmem (4)           - main memory
mesg (1)                - permit or deny messages
mkdir (1)               - make a directory
mkfs (1M)               - construct a file system
mknod (1M)              - build special file
mknod (2)               - make a directory or a special file
mkstr (1)               - create an error message file by massaging C source
mktemp (3)              - make a unique file name
monitor (3)             - prepare execution profile
more (1)                - file perusal filter for crt viewing
mount, umount (1M)      - mount and dismount file system
mount, umount (2)       - mount or remove file system
mpx (2)                 - create and manipulate multiplexed files
mpxio (5)               - multiplexed i/o
ms (7)                  - macros for formatting manuscripts
msgs (1)                - system messages and junk mail program
mtab (5)                - mounted file system table
mv (1)                  - move or rename files
ncheck  (1M)            -  generate names from i-numbers
net (1)                 - execute a command on a remote machine
netcp (1)               - remote copy of files through the net
netlog (1)              - print the last few lines of the network log file
netlpr (1)              - use a remote lineprinter through the net
netmail (1)             - read mail on a remote machine over the network
netq (1)                - print contents of network queue
netrm (1)               - remove a command from the network queue
nettroff (1)            - troff to the phototypesetter over the network
newgrp (1)              - log in to a new group
nice (2)                - set program priority
nice, nohup (1)         - run a command at low priority (\fIsh\fR only)
nlist (3)               - get entries from name list
nm (1)                  - print name list
null (4)                - data sink
num (1)                 - number lines
number (6)              - convert Arabic numerals to English
od (1)                  - octal dump
open (2)                - open for reading or writing
passwd (1)              - change login password
passwd (5)              - password file
pause (2)               - stop until signal
perror, sys_errlist, sys_nerr (3)   - system error messages
pi (1)                  - Pascal interpreter code translator
pipe (2)                - create an interprocess channel
pix (1)                 - Pascal interpreter and executor
plot (1G)               - graphics filters
plot (5)                - graphics interface
plot: openpl et al. (3X)    - graphics interface
popen, pclose (3S)      - initiate I/O to/from a process
pr (1)                  - print file
print (1)               - pr to the line printer
printenv (1)            - print out the environment
printf, fprintf, sprintf (3S)   - formatted output conversion
prmail (1)              - print out mail in the post office
prof (1)                - display profile data
profil (2)              - execution time profile
ps (1)                  - process status
pstat (1M)              - print system facts
pti (1)                 - phototypesetter interpreter
ptrace (2)              - process trace
ptx (1)                 - permuted index
putc, putchar, fputc, putw (3S) - put character or word on a stream
puts, fputs (3S)        - put a string on a stream
pwd (1)                 - working directory name
px (1)                  - Pascal interpreter
pxp (1)                 - Pascal execution profiler
pxref (1)               - Pascal cross-reference program
qsort (3)               - quicker sort
quiz (6)                - test your knowledge
quot (1M)               - summarize file system ownership
rand, srand (3)         - random number generator
ratfor (1)              - rational Fortran dialect
read (2)                - read from file
refer, lookbib (1)      - find and insert literature references in documents
renice (1M)             - alter priority of running process by changing nice
reset (1)               - reset the teletype bits to a sensible state
restor (1M)             - incremental file system restore
rev (1)                 - reverse lines of a file
rewind (1)              - rewind tape drive
rk (4)                  - RK-11/RK03 or RK05 disk
rm, rmdir  (1)          - remove (unlink) files
sa, accton (1M)         - system accounting
scanf, fscanf, sscanf (3S)  - formatted input conversion
script (1)              - make typescript of terminal session
sdb (1)                 - symbolic debugger
sed (1)                 - stream editor
see (1)                 - see what a file has in it
setbuf (3S)             - assign buffering to a stream
setjmp, longjmp (3)     - non-local goto
setuid, setgid (2)      - set user and group ID
sh, for, case, if, while, \fB:\fP, \fB.\fP, break, continue, cd, eval, exec, exit, export, login, newgrp, read, readonly, set, shift, times, trap, umask, wait (1) - command language
signal (2)              - catch or ignore signals
sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 (3M) - trigonometric functions
sinh, cosh, tanh (3M)   - hyperbolic functions
size (1)                - size of an object file
sleep (1)               - suspend execution for an interval
sleep (3)               - suspend execution for interval
soelim (1)              - eliminate \&.so's from nroff input
sort (1)                - sort or merge files
spell, spellin, spellout (1)    - find spelling errors
spice (1)               - electronic circuit simulation program
spline (1G)             - interpolate smooth curve
split (1)               - split a file into pieces
ssp (1)                 - limit to single spacing
stat, fstat (2)         - get file status
stdio (3S)              - standard buffered input/output package
sticky (8)              - executable files with persistent text
stime (2)               - set time
strcat, strcatn, strcmp, strcmpn, strcpy, strcpyn, strlen, index, rindex (3)    - string operations
strings (1)             - find the printable strings in a object, or other binary, file
strip (1)               - remove symbols and relocation bits
struct (1)              - structure Fortran programs
stty (1)                - set terminal options
stty, gtty (2)          - set and retrieve terminal modes
su (1)                  - substitute user id temporarily
sum (1)                 - sum and count blocks in a file
swab (3)                - swap bytes
symorder (1)            - rearrange name list
sync (1M)               - update the super block
sync (2)                - update super-block
sysgen (8)              - UNIX system generation from the distribution tape
system (3)              - issue a shell command
tabs (1)                - set terminal tabs
tail (1)                - deliver the last part of a file
tar (1)                 - tape archiver
tbl (1)                 - format tables for nroff or troff
tc (1)                  - photypesetter simulator
tee (1)                 - pipe fitting
termcap (5)             - terminal capability data base
terminals (7)           - conventional names
test (1)                - condition command
tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs (3)   - terminal independent operation routines
time (1)                - time a command
time, ftime (2)         - get date and time
times (2)               - get process times
tk (1)                  - paginator for the Tektronix 4014
touch (1)               - update date last modified of a file
tp (1)                  - manipulate tape archive
tp (5)                  - DEC/mag tape formats
tr (1)                  - translate characters
tra (1)                 - copy out a file as it grows
trman (1)               - translate version 6 manual macros to version 7 macros
troff, nroff (1)        - text formatting and typesetting
true, false (1)         - provide truth values
tset (1)                - set terminal modes
tsort (1)               - topological sort
tty (1)                 - get terminal name
tty (4)                 - general terminal interface
ttyname, isatty, ttyslot (3)    - find name of a terminal
ttys (5)                - terminal initialization data
ttytype (5)             - data base of terminal types by port
types (5)               - primitive system data types
ul (1)                  - do underlining
umask (2)               - set file creation mode mask
uncompact (1)           - uncompress files
ungetc (3S)             - push character back into input stream
uniq (1)                - report repeated lines in a file
units (1)               - conversion program
unlink (2)              - remove directory entry
update (8)              - periodically update the super block
uptime (1)              - show how long system has been up
users (1)               - compact list of users who are on the system
utime (2)               - set file times
utmp, wtmp (5)          - login records
uucp, uulog (1C)        - unix to unix copy
uudiff (1C)             - directory comparison between machines
uux (1C)                - unix to unix command execution
valloc, vfree (3)       - aligned memory allocator
vfont (5)               - font formats for the Versatec
vfork (2)               - spawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way
vgrind (1)              - grind nice listings of C programs for the versatec
vi (1)                  - screen oriented (visual) display editor based on ex
vmstat (1)              - report virtual memory statistics
vp (4)                  - Versatec interface
vpac (1M)               - print Versatec accounting information
vpq (1)                 - prints the line printer queue
vpr (1)                 - Versatec printer/plotter spooler
vprint (1)              - pr to the Versatec
vprm (1)                - remove a file from the Versatec queue
vread (2)               - read virtually
vtroff (1)              - troff to the Versatec
vwrite (2)              - write (virtually) to file
w (1)                   - who is on and what they are doing
wait (1)                - await completion of process
wait (2)                - wait for process to terminate
wall (1M)               - write to all users
wc (1)                  - word count
whatis (1)              - describe what a command is
whereis (1)             - locate source, binary, and or manual for program
which (1)               - locate a program file including aliases and paths (\fIcsh\fR only)
who (1)                 - who is on the system
whoami (1)              - print effective current user id
write (1)               - write to another user
write (2)               - write on a file
wtmp (5)                - user login history
wump (6)                - the game of hunt-the-wumpus
xsend, xget, enroll (1) - secret mail
xstr (1)                - extract strings from C programs to implement shared strings
yacc (1)                - yet another compiler-compiler