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Date:      Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:55:07 -0500
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        "Jim Stapleton" <stapleton.41@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: I installed FreeBSD, but managed to completely fail at getting the man pages installed.
Message-ID:  <20071231095507.0234630e.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <80f4f2b20712310641k4649c0bbi99363c7be47655c2@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <80f4f2b20712310641k4649c0bbi99363c7be47655c2@mail.gmail.com>

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In response to "Jim Stapleton" <stapleton.41@gmail.com>:

> None of the default man pages were installed on my system when I
> installed FreeBSD recently. I figured I forgot some part of the
> install (accidentally forgot to click something). Does anyone know how
> I can trivially obtain the base install's man pages?

Boot up the system and log in as root.  Then run sysinstall.  Select
Custom -> Distributions -> Custom.  From there you can select the
man distribution.  Then OK your way back until sysinstall actually
installs the man pages.

I expect you selected a "minimal" install when you installed, which
doesn't include man pages.

-- 
Bill Moran
http://www.potentialtech.com



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