Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 14:32:09 -0800 (PST) From: "Craig Shaver" <craig@ProGroup.COM> To: keithl@wakko.gil.net (Keith Leonard) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: whatis?? Message-ID: <199612262232.OAA19801@seabass.progroup.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.961226165736.3696A-100000@wakko.gil.net> from "Keith Leonard" at Dec 26, 96 05:01:24 pm
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> > Howdy, > > I'm attempting to use the 'whatis' command and no matter what I type in I > get: > > "...- nothing appropriate" Have a look at the /usr/bin/whatis shell script. You may not have any whatis databases set up, or god forbid, no man pages. > > even on things like 'bash' 'csh' 'vi' > > What am I doing wrong - I can't find man pages on whatis or makewhatis Uh oh, did you install them? What does your environment look like? What is your $MANPATH? > > I'm using 2.1.5-new installation from WC cdrom/ Yeah, me too .... I had trouble with the /etc/weekly script because I had installed perl 5.xxx and wiped out the /usr/bin/perl, which the makewhatis script expected to find. -- Craig Shaver (craig@progroup.com) (415)390-0654 Productivity Group POB 60458 Sunnyvale, CA 94088
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