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diff --git a/whatis.1 b/whatis.1 deleted file mode 100644 index ad5e3376..00000000 --- a/whatis.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,186 +0,0 @@ -.\" $Id$ -.\" -.\" Copyright (c) 2011, 2012 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> -.\" -.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any -.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above -.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. -.\" -.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES -.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF -.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR -.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES -.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN -.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF -.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. -.\" -.Dd $Mdocdate$ -.Dt WHATIS 1 -.Os -.Sh NAME -.Nm whatis -.Nd search for manual pages by page names -.Sh SYNOPSIS -.Nm -.Op Fl C Ar file -.Op Fl M Ar manpath -.Op Fl m Ar manpath -.Op Fl S Ar arch -.Op Fl s Ar section -.Ar name ... -.Sh DESCRIPTION -The -.Nm -utility searches databases generated by -.Xr mandocdb 8 -for manuals containing the word -.Ar name -in their page name, ignoring case. -.Pp -By default, -.Nm -searches for -.Xr mandocdb 8 -databases in the default paths stipulated by -.Xr man 1 . -If standard output is a TTY, a result may be selected from a list and -its manual displayed with the pager. -.Pp -The options are as follows: -.Bl -tag -width Ds -.It Fl C Ar file -Specify an alternative configuration -.Ar file -in -.Xr man.conf 5 -format. -.It Fl M Ar manpath -Use the colon-separated -.Ar manpath -instead of the default list of paths searched for -.Xr mandocdb 8 -databases. -Invalid paths, or paths without manual databases, are ignored. -.It Fl m Ar manpath -Prepend the colon-separated -.Ar manpath -to the list of paths searched for -.Xr mandocdb 8 -databases. -Invalid paths, or paths without manual databases, are ignored. -.It Fl S Ar arch -Search only for a particular architecture. -.It Fl s Ar cat -Search only for a manual section. -See -.Xr man 1 -for a listing of manual sections. -.El -.Pp -Results are sorted by manual title, with output formatted as -.Pp -.D1 title(sec) \- description -.Pp -Where -.Qq title -is the manual's title (note multiple manual names may exist for one -title), -.Qq sec -is the manual section, and -.Qq description -is the manual's short description. -If an architecture is specified for the manual, it is displayed as -.Pp -.D1 title(cat/arch) \- description -.Pp -If on a TTY, results are prefixed with a numeric identifier. -.Pp -.D1 [index] title(cat) \- description -.Pp -One may choose a manual be entering the index at the prompt. -Valid choices are displayed using -.Ev MANPAGER , -or failing that , -.Ev PAGER -or just -.Xr more 1 . -Source pages are formatted with -.Xr mandoc 1 ; -preformatted pages with -.Xr cat 1 . -.Pp -.Nm -is identical to running -.Xr apropos 1 -as follows: -.Pp -.Dl $ apropos -- -i 'Nm~[[:<:]]term[[:>:]]' -.Sh ENVIRONMENT -.Bl -tag -width Ds -.It Ev MANPAGER -Default pager for manuals. -If this is unset, falls back to -.Ev Pager . -.It Ev PAGER -The second choice for a manual pager. -If this is unset, use -.Xr more 1 . -.It Ev MANPATH -Colon-separated paths modifying the default list of paths searched for -manual databases. -Invalid paths, or paths without manual databases, are ignored. -Overridden by -.Fl M . -If -.Ev MANPATH -begins with a -.Sq \&: , -it is appended to the default list; -else if it ends with -.Sq \&: , -it is prepended to the default list; else if it contains -.Sq \&:: , -the default list is inserted between the colons. -If none of these conditions are met, it overrides the default list. -.El -.Sh FILES -.Bl -tag -width "/etc/man.conf" -compact -.It Pa whatis.db -name of the -.Xr mandocdb 8 -keyword database -.It Pa whatis.index -name of the -.Xr mandocdb 8 -filename database -.It Pa /etc/man.conf -default -.Xr man 1 -configuration file -.El -.Sh EXIT STATUS -.Ex -std -.Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr apropos 1 , -.Xr man 1 , -.Xr man.conf 5 , -.Xr mandocdb 8 -.Sh HISTORY -The -.Nm -utility first appeared in -.Bx 2 . -It was rewritten from scratch as part of the -.Xr mandocdb 8 -project for -.Ox 5.1 . -.Sh AUTHORS -.An -nosplit -.An Bill Joy -wrote the original -.Bx -.Nm -in 1979. -The current version was written by -.An Kristaps Dzonsons , -.Mt kristaps@bsd.lv . |