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version 1.8, 2012/03/24 01:54:43 |
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.\" Copyright (c) 2011 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> |
.\" Copyright (c) 2011, 2012 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> |
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.Xr mandocdb 8 |
.Xr mandocdb 8 |
databases in the default paths stipulated by |
databases in the default paths stipulated by |
.Xr man 1 . |
.Xr man 1 . |
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its manual displayed with the pager. |
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.Pp |
The options are as follows: |
The options are as follows: |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
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.D1 title(cat/arch) \- description |
.D1 title(cat/arch) \- description |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Resulting manuals may be accessed as |
If on a TTY, results are prefixed with a numeric identifier. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
.Dl $ man \-s sec title |
.D1 [index] title(cat) \- description |
.Pp |
.Pp |
If an architecture is specified in the output, use |
One may choose a manual be entering the index at the prompt. |
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Valid choices are displayed using |
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.Ev MANPAGER , |
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or failing that , |
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.Ev PAGER |
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or just |
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.Xr more 1 . |
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Source pages are formatted with |
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.Xr mandoc 1 ; |
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preformatted pages with |
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.Xr cat 1 . |
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.Pp |
.Dl $ man \-s sec \-S arch title |
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.Pp |
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.Nm |
.Nm |
is identical to running |
is identical to running |
.Xr apropos 1 |
.Xr apropos 1 |
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.Dl $ apropos -- -i 'Nm~[[:<:]]term[[:>:]]' |
.Dl $ apropos -- -i 'Nm~[[:<:]]term[[:>:]]' |
.Sh ENVIRONMENT |
.Sh ENVIRONMENT |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
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.It Ev MANPAGER |
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Default pager for manuals. |
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If this is unset, falls back to |
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.Ev Pager . |
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.It Ev PAGER |
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The second choice for a manual pager. |
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If this is unset, use |
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.Xr more 1 . |
.It Ev MANPATH |
.It Ev MANPATH |
Colon-separated paths modifying the default list of paths searched for |
Colon-separated paths modifying the default list of paths searched for |
manual databases. |
manual databases. |