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From: david@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com (David Berkowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: info and man pages
Message-ID: <1991Apr12.162022@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com>
Date: 12 Apr 91 23:20:22 GMT
References: <1991Apr8.011454.6181@ms.uky.edu>
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In article <1991Apr8.011454.6181@ms.uky.edu>, paul@wolf.ccs.uky.edu
(Paul Linton) writes:
|> A while ago I thought I saved a posting describing the technique for
|> extracting the man pages from info and placing them in the
|> /usr/man/*
|> directories.  I've searched all over and cannot find the posting.
|> 
|> Could someone please confirm or deny the ability to do this.  I've
|> asked the IBM reps and they claim it can't be done.

It really can't. It wouldn't be hard (for things like the command refrence
pages) but it just isn't there now.

If there is sufficient demand for this, IBM should think about offering this
to customers. I would recommend getting in touch with your IBM rep and letting
him/her know you would like this.

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