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32 .Nd "get NAME sections from manual source for whatis/apropos data base"
36 .Ar path Op Ar path ...
40 utility looks inside manual page sources to find the name of the page.
41 It can be used to create a table of contents, report the style of manual,
42 or to create an introductory manual page.
45 returns data for use in an
49 is designed to be called from manual grovelling tools, not to be used directly.
55 to get manpage names, but that's no longer the case.
57 The following options are available:
60 Print information useful in creating an introduction manual.
66 Print information useful for creating a table of contents.
68 Complain about incorrectly formatted man pages.
70 Print information whether the manpage uses traditional man
85 command first appeared in
90 could deal with compressed and/or preformatted manual pages.
91 Looks for .S[Hh] NAME for consistency checking, but that breaks man pages