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.Dd April 9, 2016
.Dt CATMAN 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm catman
.Nd generate
.Nm whatis
database files
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl M Ar path
.Op Fl w
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility generates a set of
.Nm whatis
database files suitable for use with
.Xr apropos 1
and
.Xr whatis 1 .
It is supplied for compatibility reasons.
The same databases can be generated using the
.Fl w
option with
.Xr man 1 ,
and that command should be used instead.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width ".Fl d"
.It Fl M Ar path
Generate the
.Nm whatis
database files within the specified colon separated manual paths.
Overrides the
.Ev MANPATH
environment variable.
.It Fl w
This option is present for backwards compatibility, and is ignored.
.El
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variables affect the execution of
.Nm :
.Bl -tag -width ".Ev MANPATH"
.It Ev MANPATH
Used to specify a colon separated list of manual paths within
which to generate
.Nm whatis
database files.
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std
.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
.Nm "Obsolete Committed" .
.Sh CODE SET INDEPENDENCE
Enabled.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr apropos 1 ,
.Xr man 1 ,
.Xr whatis 1