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Subject: Re: whatis??
To: keithl@wakko.gil.net (Keith Leonard)
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 14:32:09 -0800 (PST)
From: "Craig Shaver" <craig@ProGroup.COM>
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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.


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