Subject: bin/8325: 'man -k' not documented
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Frederick Bruckman <fb@enteract.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 09/05/1999 08:00:06
>Number:         8325
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       'man -k', which works similarly to apropos, is not documented.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Sep  5 06:05:00 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Frederick Bruckman
>Organization:

>Release:        NetBSD-1.4.1 + Release -- Aug 30, 1999
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD corwin.home 1.4.1 NetBSD 1.4.1 (CORWIN) #19:
Thu Sep 2 09:39:20 CDT 1999 fredb@corwin.home:
/usr/src/sys/arch/mac68k/compile/CORWIN mac68k


>Description:
	
	The man(1) manpage makes no mention of the '-k' option. "man -k foo"
	is a synonym for "apropos foo". I don't recall the source of this
	information, but since it works on NetBSD, it should be doc'd.
>How-To-Repeat:
	"man -k apropos"
	"man man"
	
>Fix:
	
>Audit-Trail:
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