CATMAN(8)           UNIX Programmer's Manual            CATMAN(8)

NAME
     catman - create the cat files for the manual

SYNOPSIS
     catman [ -p ] [ -n ] [ -w ] [ sections ]

DESCRIPTION
     _C_a_t_m_a_n creates the preformatted versions of the on-line
     manual from the nroff input files.  Each manual page is
     examined and those whose preformatted versions are missing
     or out of date are recreated.  If any changes are made, _c_a_t_-
     _m_a_n will recreate the /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_w_h_a_t_i_s database.

     If there is one parameter not starting with a `-', it is
     take to be a list of manual sections to look in.  For exam-
     ple

          _c_a_t_m_a_n _1_2_3

     will cause the updating to only happen to manual sections 1,
     2, and 3.

     Options:

     -n   prevents creations of /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_w_h_a_t_i_s.

     -p   prints what would be done instead of doing it.

     -w   causes only the /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_w_h_a_t_i_s database to be created.
          No manual reformatting is done.

FILES
     /usr/man/man?/*.*   raw (nroff input) manual sections
     /usr/man/cat?/*.*   preformatted manual pages
     /usr/lib/makewhatis commands to make whatis database
     /usr/lib/whatis     database

SEE ALSO
     man(1)

BUGS
     Acts oddly on nights with full moons.

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