Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!decwrl!shelby!carbon!shaff From: shaff@elements.rpal.com (Mike Shaff) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux Subject: The 'whatis' database Message-ID: Date: 14 Aug 90 21:22:59 GMT Sender: root@elements.rpal.com (Operator) Reply-To: shaff@rpal.com Distribution: comp Organization: Rockwell International Palo Alto Lab Lines: 19 ciao, I am looking for the magic that causes the rebuilding of the 'whatis' database. The whatis(1) executable has an entry, but the file it uses (/usr/lib/whatis) does not seem to be documented. I know on other systems one does a catman -w, but catman does not seem to be present on A/UX 2.0. I have looked at 'whatis', 'apropos', and 'man'. trying to track this down without success, I am sure this is simple, anyone? -- mas I searched the wide world over Cities great and small But I never found another Like my Rosalie McFall.