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author Hans-G?nter Theisgen
date Sat Nov 21 14:32:44 2020 +0100 (2020-11-21)
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     1.4 +`man-db` is an implementation of the standard Unix documentation system
     1.5 +accessed using the `man` command. It uses a Berkeley DB database in place of
     1.6 +the traditional flat-text whatis databases. `man-db` is used by several
     1.7 +popular GNU/Linux distributions.
     1.8 +
     1.9 +Package contents:
    1.10 +
    1.11 +  * `accessdb` - Dumps the `whatis` database contents in human-readable form
    1.12 +  * `apropos` - Searches the `whatis` database and displays the short
    1.13 +    descriptions of system commands that contain a given string
    1.14 +  * `catman` - Creates or updates the pre-formatted manual pages
    1.15 +  * `lexgrog` - Displays one-line summary information about a given manual
    1.16 +    page
    1.17 +  * `man` - Formats and displays the requested manual page
    1.18 +  * `mandb` - Creates or updates the `whatis` database
    1.19 +  * `manpath` - Displays the contents of $MANPATH or (if $MANPATH is not set)
    1.20 +    a suitable search path based on the settings in man.conf and the user's
    1.21 +    environment
    1.22 +  * `whatis` - Searches the whatis database and displays the short
    1.23 +    descriptions of system commands that contain the given keyword as a
    1.24 +    separate word
    1.25 +  * `libman` - Contains run-time support for man
    1.26 +  * `libmandb` - Contains run-time support for man