Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 19:13:25 -0500 (EST) From: Keith Leonard <keithl@wakko.gil.net> To: Craig Shaver <craig@ProGroup.COM> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: whatis?? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.961226191021.5133A-100000@wakko.gil.net> In-Reply-To: <199612262232.OAA19801@seabass.progroup.com>
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Howdy Craig, hang my head in shame and remorse - I did a minimal install on this particular machine just to see what it consisted of and it didn't install the manpages. In the process of installing a more complete installation and will let you know the results Thanks for taking the blinders of me keith On Thu, 26 Dec 1996, Craig Shaver wrote: > > > > 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 > Keith keithl@gil.net ------------------------------------------------------ Character is what you are in the dark - John Warfin ------------------------------------------------------
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