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.Dd July 30, 1993
.Dt CATMAN 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm catman
.Nd format cat pages from man pages
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm catman
.Op Fl npw
.Op Fl M Ar directory
.Op Ar sections
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Catman
creates formatted versions of the on-line manual pages from their
.Xr nroff 1
source.
Manual pages whose formatted versions are missing or out of date are
regenerated.
If changes are made,
.Nm catman
regenerates the
.Nm whatis
database.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl n
Do not create the
.Nm whatis
database.
.It Fl p
Display the commands that would have been executed, but do not actually
execute them.
.It Fl w
Only create the
.Nm whatis
database.
.It Fl M Ar directory
Update manual pages in
.Ar directory.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr apropos 1 ,
.Xr man 1 ,
.Xr whatis 1