.\" SCCSID: @(#)catman.8	8.1	9/11/90.TH catman 8.SH Namecatman \- create the cat files for the manual.SH Syntax.B /etc/catman[.B \-p] [.B \-n] [.B \-w][ .I sections ].SH Description.NXR "catman command".NXR "manual page" "formatting on line"The.PN catmancommand creates the preformatted versions ofthe on-line manual from the .PN nroffinput files.Each manual page is examined and those whose preformatted versions aremissing or out of date are recreated.If any changes are made,.PN catmanwill recreate the .PN /usr/lib/whatisdatabase..PPIf there is one parameter not starting with a minus sign (\-),it is taken to be a list of manual sections to look in.The following example causes updating to occur to manual sections 1, 2, and 3.  .EXcatman 123.EE.SH Options.TP.B \-nPrevents creations of .PN /usr/lib/whatis ..TP.B \-pPrints what would be done instead of doing it..TP.B \-wCauses only the .PN /usr/lib/whatisdatabase to be created.No manual reformatting is done..SH Files.TP 20.PN /usr/man/man?/*.*Raw (nroff input) manual sections.TP.PN /usr/man/cat?/*.*Preformatted manual pages.TP.PN /usr/lib/makewhatisCommands to make whatis database.DT.SH See Alsoman(1)