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manual pages 4 Traditionally, /usr/man/manX & /usr/man/manX, X=1..8 (sections), l or n, where l=local copy, n=not strictly local software or not standard. 4 Set environment variable MANPATH in.login Fsetenv MANPATH /usr/local/man: \ /usr/share/man:/usr/share/catman:/usr/man: /usr/local/X11R5/man:/man
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manual pages Fshell version: HMANPATH=/home/share/man… Hexport MANPATH 4 man sec title or man -s sec title 4 man -k keyword csh (1) - C shell command interpreter shells (4) - Shell database sh, Rsh (1) - The Bourne shell,... 4 make install into /usr/local/man
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manual pages 4 IRIX: Fsetenv MANPATH /usr/share/man/, /usr/share/catman/, /usr/catman, /usr/man FDo makewhatis command to update /usr/share/catman/whatis database 4 Solaris 2.4: FDo catman to update F/usr/share/man/windex 4 OSF/1: FDo whatis to update /usr/share/man/whatis
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manual pages 4 man man |col -b|enscript -2rG -h -Php 4 Sections of the UNIX man pages 4 ATT BSD Contents 4 1 1 user-level commands and app 4 2 2 system calls and kernel error codes 4 3 3 library call, 3m: math lib 4 4 5 standard file format 4 5 7 misc files and documents 4 6 6 games and documentation 4 7 4 device drivers and network protocols 4 - 8 system administration commands
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Homework #2 4 Navigate the directory structure in the Debian system and check the files or subdirectories in all the main directories to see the differences from the generic directory structure discussed in the class? 4 What is the command for updating the man page database and what are the directories related to the man pages in Debian system?
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