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.Op Fl m Ar path |
.Op Fl m Ar path |
.Op Fl S Ar arch |
.Op Fl S Ar arch |
.Op Fl s Ar section |
.Op Fl s Ar section |
.Ar command ... |
.Ar name ... |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
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The |
.Nm |
.Nm |
looks up a given command and gives the header line from the manual page. |
utility looks up the given commands and shows the header lines |
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from the manual pages. |
You can then use the |
You can then use the |
.Xr man 1 |
.Xr man 1 |
command to get more information. |
command to get more information. |
.Nm |
.Nm |
will match on a case insensitive basis and for multiple word entries |
will match manual page |
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.Ar names |
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on a case insensitive basis and for multiple word entries |
will match on each individual word. |
will match on each individual word. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
The options are as follows: |
The options are as follows: |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.It Fl C Ar file |
.It Fl C Ar file |
Specify an alternate configuration file in |
Specify an alternate configuration |
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.Ar file |
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in |
.Xr man.conf 5 |
.Xr man.conf 5 |
format. |
format. |
The default is |
The default is |
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.Xr man.conf 5 , |
.Xr man.conf 5 , |
.Xr makewhatis 8 |
.Xr makewhatis 8 |
.Sh HISTORY |
.Sh HISTORY |
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Part of the functionality of |
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.Nm |
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was already provided by the former |
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.Nm manwhere |
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utility in |
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.Bx 1 . |
The |
The |
.Nm |
.Nm |
command first appeared in |
command first appeared in |
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.Sh AUTHORS |
.Sh AUTHORS |
.An -nosplit |
.An -nosplit |
.An Bill Joy |
.An Bill Joy |
wrote the original |
wrote |
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.Nm manwhere |
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in 1977 |
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and the original |
.Bx |
.Bx |
.Nm |
.Nm |
in 1979. |
in 1979. |