Re: Problem with man
Geoffrey L. Brimhall wrote:
>
> Try, as root, executing
>
> mandb
>
> This should hopefully update your man database.
>
> Though I have to admit, I'm having problems with the whatis feature, and I'm
> trying to figure out when it stopped working - when I updated to the latest
> slink or kde. Did your man problems happen after a upgrade ?
I've been seeing this problem for awhile now. This isn't a recent
development.
> On 20-Oct-98 Saisanthosh B wrote:
> > Man I try to update my man pages cache I get the following
> > error message:
> >
> > [~] $ man -u bash
> > Updating index cache for path `/usr/man'. Wait...man: can't open
> > /usr/man/man1/gnuserv.1: No such file or directory
> > man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnudoit.xemacs20.1.gz: bad symlink or
> > ROFF `.so' request
> > man: can't open /usr/man/man1/gnuserv.1: No such file or directory
> > man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnuclient.xemacs20.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF
> > `.so' request
> > man: can't open /usr/man/man1/gnuserv.1: No such file or directory
> > man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnuattach.xemacs20.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF
> > `.so' request
> > man: can't open /usr/man/man1/gnuserv.1: No such file or directory
> > man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnuclient.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request
> > man: can't open /usr/man/man1/gnuserv.1: No such file or directory
> > man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnuattach.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request
> > man: can't open /usr/man/man1/gnuserv.1: No such file or directory
> > man: warning: /usr/man/man1/gnudoit.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request
> > man: warning: /usr/man/man1/pstogif.xemacs20.1.gz is a dangling symlink
> > man: can't open /usr/man/man1/pstogif.1: No such file or directory
> > man: warning: /usr/man/man1/pstogif.1.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request
> >
> >
> > The first line of the error message states that /usr/man/man1/gnuserv.1
> > is not found. But AFAIK, I did not delete any manpage in /usr/man/*
> >
> > BTW, what package does gnuserv.1 (must be emacs) belong to and why are
> > the man pages of gnuattach.xemacs.20.1.gz (and other such files)
> > pointing to the man page of gnuserv (which does not exist) ??
> >
> > --
> > "If you want to travel around the world and be invited to speak at a lot
> > of different places, just write a Unix operating system."
> > (By Linus Torvalds)
> >
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> Date: 21-Oct-98
> Time: 17:37:53
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