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From: mings@geriatrix.cs.uoregon.edu (Ming Yau So)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: How to install man pages ?
Keywords: man
Message-ID: <1991Apr10.112423.28569@cs.uoregon.edu>
Date: 10 Apr 91 11:24:23 GMT
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Please forgive me if this question seems trivial, because I have no
experience with any version of Unix before 4.3bsd and System V, I can't
figure out how this is done in Minix.

I've some man page files (nroff file) and I want to install them into my
man directory, so I can use the 'man' command to look them up. In BSD and
System V, I can do this just by moving them into the proper subdirectories
of /usr/man, then things are all set.  But this method is no good
with Minix.  From the code in 'man.c', I've learned that all man pages of
section N should be packed in a file 'manN' under /usr/man instead of just
placing them into the subdirectory 'manN' of /usr/man.  However, I cannot
figure out the format of these 'manN' files and the tools use to create them
by looking at the source of 'man'.  I've tried to use 'ar' to pack the man
pages, but obviously it was worng.  So, could anyone out there please tell
me how to install the man pages ?

Thanks for any help.



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