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Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2015 14:01:37 +0200
From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Cygwin FAQ is out of date: makewhatis is no longer used
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On Sep  7 11:07, Brian Inglis wrote:
> Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin <at> cygwin.com> writes:
>=20
> >=20
> > On Sep  4 17:04, Selden E Ball Jr wrote:
> > > It would be greatly appreciated if whoever maintains the FAQ could
> > > update it to refer to mandb instead of makewhatis
> >=20
> > Please suggest a new text.
>=20
> 4.14. Why doesn't man -k, apropos or whatis work?
>=20
> Before you can use man -k, apropos or whatis, you must create the man
> database. Just run the command
>=20
> 	mandb
>=20
> (it may take a few minutes to complete).

Thanks!


Corinna

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Corinna Vinschen                  Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to
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