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Re: Cygwin FAQ is out of date: makewhatis is no longer used

From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin at cygwin dot com>
To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2015 14:01:37 +0200
Subject: Re: Cygwin FAQ is out of date: makewhatis is no longer used
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Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com

On Sep  7 11:07, Brian Inglis wrote:
> Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin <at> cygwin.com> writes:
> 
> > 
> > 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
> > 
> > Please suggest a new text.
> 
> 4.14. Why doesn't man -k, apropos or whatis work?
> 
> Before you can use man -k, apropos or whatis, you must create the man
> database. Just run the command
> 
> 	mandb
> 
> (it may take a few minutes to complete).

Thanks!


Corinna

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References:
- Cygwin FAQ is out of date: makewhatis is no longer used
  - From: Selden E Ball Jr
- Re: Cygwin FAQ is out of date: makewhatis is no longer used
  - From: Corinna Vinschen
- Re: Cygwin FAQ is out of date: makewhatis is no longer used
  - From: Brian Inglis

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