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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 21:08:44 -0400
To: Anthony Hill <ahill@ahill.mel.interconnect.com.au>
From: Brill Pappin <brillp@nation.org>
Subject: Re: whatis database ??
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At 09:52 AM 7/24/96 +1000, you wrote:
>
>I just compiled a filter package on 2.1R, and the final message from the 
>make install was : Dont forget to rebuild the whatis database.
>
>Well I dont kno what is the whatis database - what is it, and how do I 
>rebuild it ?

One of the maintenance programs will do it, I can't remember but I think its
/etc/weekly

But it could be /etc/daily or etc/monthly
-Brill