> > Hello, > > > > Using OpenBSD 5.8-stable. > > > > I used to have the following in /etc/man.conf: > > > > tcl85 /usr/local/lib/tcl/tcl8.5/man/ > > tcl86 /usr/local/lib/tcl/tcl8.6/man/ > > > > Which made it easy to view one or the other by using the section > > argument: > > > > man tcl85 Tcl > > man tcl86 Tcl > > > > man(1) still appears to be documented to have this functionality: > > > > man [-acfhklw] [-C file] [-I os=name] [-K encoding] [-M path] [-m path] > > [-O option=value] [-S subsection] [-s section] [-T output] [-W > > level] > > [section] name ... > > ^^^^^^^^^ > > > > But I see no way of expressing it in the new man.conf or addressing it > > in the command line. Here is what I have added according to the new > > man.conf(5): > > > > manpath /usr/local/lib/tcl/tcl8.5/man > > manpath /usr/local/lib/tcl/tcl8.6/man > > > > But I don't see how to use [section] anymore. man(1) does mention using > > [-s section] with n as the section, but that only seems to display the > > first match of tcl8.5 and does not allow further granularity (as far as > > I can tell). > > > > Have I missed something in the man pages, or what am I doing wrong? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Andy > > hi. > > i don;t think it's currently possible to do exactly what you propose. i > think ingo stripped man.conf pretty bare. > > the workarounds would be: > > - have multiple conf files and use man -C to get the one you want > - use man -m on the command line (or aliases) to get what you want > > i think man(1) is currently wrong regarding the section values in -s > (i'll look into that). > > jmc
The multiple configuration files is one working approach to multiple work directory invocation, and these can coexist. Then more over so, there must be a way to call tcl85 and tcl86 something else than both "Tcl" right? Meaning maybe also seek ways to reconcile these in Tcl land & potentially other multiple versions environments. W/ regards, please excuse me, if this is out of line or just plain inappropriate.
