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catman \- create the cat files for the manual
creates the preformatted versions of the on-line manual from the nroff
Each manual page is examined and those whose preformatted versions are
missing or out of date are recreated.
If there is one parameter not starting with a `\-',
it is taken to be a list of manual sections to look in.
will cause the updating to only happen to manual sections
prevents creations of the
prints what would be done instead of doing it.
No manual reformatting is done.
update manual pages located in the specified
.ta \w'/usr/lib/makewhatis 'u
/usr/man default manual directory location
/usr/man/man?/*.* raw (nroff input) manual sections
/usr/man/cat?/*.* preformatted manual pages
/usr/man/whatis whatis database
/usr/lib/makewhatis command script to make whatis database
Acts oddly on nights with full moons.