MAKEWHATIS(1)                BSD Reference Manual                MAKEWHATIS(1)

NAME
     makewhatis - build the whatis database

SYNOPSIS
     makewhatis [directory ...]

DESCRIPTION
     The makewhatis command processes the directories listed on the command
     line (or a built-in default if no command line arguments are passed) and
     builds the /usr/share/man/whatis.db database from the man pages contained
     in them.

FILES
     /usr/share/man/makewhatis.perl  the makewhatis work-horse
     /usr/share/man/whatis.db        the whatis database

SEE ALSO
     whatis(1),  apropos(1),  whereis(1)

BUGS
     Doesn't use /etc/man.conf. Reads the formatted man pages so it is easily
     fooled.

BSDI BSD/386                    March 27, 1993                               1