On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 01:22:10PM -0500, Joshua Barnickol wrote: > I'm running gentoo with the 2.6.8.1 kernel and a pretty standard setup. > I can't get apropos to work. When I use man with the -k switch, (or > apropos) as in > $man -k string > I always get 'nothing appropriate' > I have the $MANPATH set correctly so I'm out of ideas. Anyone have any > ideas for a fix, or can you link me to more info on how man pages work? > Or is there a better way to search for names of apps/tools? I never > realized how often I search those things. I guess I'm very forgetful > when it comes to names of open source tools. > > Thanks, > Josh > > Oh, and good call on the shirt Ross. I think we all prefer black > anyway, at least until they invent a darker color (which I'm sure we > would hear about on slashdot)
Sounds like you may need to run mandb? -- Don Bindner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------------- To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe -----------------------------------------------------------------
