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[unix-history] / usr / src / old / catman / catman.8

diff --git a/usr/src/old/catman/catman.8 b/usr/src/old/catman/catman.8
index 09b350a..d50ea6f 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/old/catman/catman.8
+++ b/usr/src/old/catman/catman.8
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"

-.\"    @(#)catman.8    6.2 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"    @(#)catman.8    6.4 (Berkeley) %G%

 .\"
 .TH CATMAN 8 ""
 .UC 4
 .\"
 .TH CATMAN 8 ""
 .UC 4


@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ catman \- create the cat files for the manual
 .B \-w
 ] [
 .B \-M
 .B \-w
 ] [
 .B \-M

-.I directory
+.I path

 ]
 [ sections ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 ]
 [ sections ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION


@@ -59,11 +59,16 @@ database to be created.
 No manual reformatting is done.
 .TP
 .B \-M
 No manual reformatting is done.
 .TP
 .B \-M

-update manual pages located in the specified
-.I directory
+updates manual pages located in the set of directories specified by
+.I path

 (/usr/man by default).
 (/usr/man by default).

+.I Path
+has the form of a colon (`:') separated list of directory names,
+for example `/usr/local/man:/usr/man'.
+If the environment variable `MANPATH' is set,
+its value is used for the default path.

 .PP
 .PP

-If the nroff source file contains only a line of the form ".so manx/yyy.x",
+If the nroff source file contains only a line of the form `.so manx/yyy.x',

 a link is made in the catx directory to the appropriate preformatted manual
 page.
 This feature allows easy distribution of the preformatted manual pages
 a link is made in the catx directory to the appropriate preformatted manual
 page.
 This feature allows easy distribution of the preformatted manual pages


@@ -87,7 +92,7 @@ with a distfile that looks like:
 
 MANSLAVES = ( mach1 mach2 mach4 mach5 )
 
 
 MANSLAVES = ( mach1 mach2 mach4 mach5 )
 

-MANUALS = (/usr/man/cat[1-8no] /usr/lib/whatis)
+MANUALS = (/usr/man/cat[1-8no] /usr/man/whatis)

 
 ${MANUALS} -> ${MANSLAVES}
        install -R;
 
 ${MANUALS} -> ${MANSLAVES}
        install -R;