1.\" 2.\" This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the 3.\" Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0. 4.\" You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version 5.\" 1.0 of the CDDL. 6.\" 7.\" A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this 8.\" source. A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at 9.\" http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL. 10.\" 11.\" 12.\" Copyright 2014 Garrett D'Amore <garrett@damore.org> 13.\" 14.Dd April 9, 2016 15.Dt CATMAN 8 16.Os 17.Sh NAME 18.Nm catman 19.Nd generate 20.Nm whatis 21database files 22.Sh SYNOPSIS 23.Nm 24.Op Fl M Ar path 25.Op Fl w 26.Sh DESCRIPTION 27The 28.Nm 29utility generates a set of 30.Nm whatis 31database files suitable for use with 32.Xr apropos 1 33and 34.Xr whatis 1 . 35It is supplied for compatibility reasons. 36The same databases can be generated using the 37.Fl w 38option with 39.Xr man 1 , 40and that command should be used instead. 41.Sh OPTIONS 42.Bl -tag -width ".Fl d" 43.It Fl M Ar path 44Generate the 45.Nm whatis 46database files within the specified colon separated manual paths. 47Overrides the 48.Ev MANPATH 49environment variable. 50.It Fl w 51This option is present for backwards compatibility, and is ignored. 52.El 53.Sh ENVIRONMENT 54The following environment variables affect the execution of 55.Nm : 56.Bl -tag -width ".Ev MANPATH" 57.It Ev MANPATH 58Used to specify a colon separated list of manual paths within 59which to generate 60.Nm whatis 61database files. 62.El 63.Sh EXIT STATUS 64.Ex -std 65.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY 66.Nm "Obsolete Committed" . 67.Sh CODE SET INDEPENDENCE 68Enabled. 69.Sh SEE ALSO 70.Xr apropos 1 , 71.Xr man 1 , 72.Xr whatis 1 73