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From: msc@ramoth.SGI.COM (Mark Callow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: (none)
Summary: an obvious answer
Message-ID: <28503@sgi.SGI.COM>
Date: 12 Mar 89 01:32:57 GMT
References: <8903102206.AA05862@redsim.RSI>
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In article <8903102206.AA05862@redsim.RSI>, adams@redsim.UUCP ("Ronald B. Adams") writes:
> 
>   Any chance of getting an option added to  man(1)  that would let me
>   specify an alternative directory to /usr/catman?  I want to keep all of
>   my  man  pages on my NFS server only, but I want each of my client PI's
>   to be able to use them.  The  -d  option is NOT the answer.
> 
This is so obvious that presumably you have some problem with this method
but I'll say it anyway.

Mount the man pages from your nfs server on /usr/catman.
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	-Mark