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From: lindholm@ucs.ubc.ca (George Lindholm)
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Subject: Man page suffix
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How does the man page suffix extension work?

I'm trying to identify the man pages for the X11 commands by appending an
"X" to the file (eg. xterm.1X). I know that man can accept suffixes (there
are allready v and g files on our system and the man man page says that I
can do man 1X xterm). However, when I do this, man can no longer find
xterm. What have I missed?

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