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:
>Unformatted: