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GETNAME(UCB)  —  UNIX Programmer’s Manual

NAME

getNAME − get NAME sections from manual source for whatis/apropos data base

SYNOPSIS

getNAME name ... 

DESCRIPTION

Getname reads the first few lines of each of the argument manual section sources, and finds the .TH entry and the .SH entry writing them to the standard output in a form suitable for making into the whatis/apropos data base. 

FILES

/usr/lib/whatisEventual data base

SEE ALSO

apropos(UCB), makewhatis(UCB), whatis (UCB)

7th Edition  —  2/24/79

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