On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 12:21:58AM +0000, Reuben Thomas wrote: > Package: manpages-posix > Version: 2.16-1 > Severity: normal > > e.g. mailx(1) vs mailx(1posix). If I say > > man mailx > > I get mailx(1posix) when I expect mailx(1) (which is also installed).
Hmm. This is because mailx(1) is "merely" a symlink to mail(1), while mailx(1posix) is a real page; man prefers the real page. I'll think about this and see whether the logic ought to be adjusted to prefer the one without the sectional extension. Thanks, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
