BOOTSTRAP commands


PROGRAM NAME

kman - Displays and prints man pages for software objects

DESCRIPTION

kman is used to display and print out man pages for Khoros.

kman will search all toolboxes specified in the user's KHOROS_TOOLBOX file for the man page specified. If a section is specified, kman will search all toolboxes in the section's directory for the specified man page.

For a printed hardcopy of the man page, you must specify both the -f and -P options. It is recommended that you use groff if available for the formatter.

REQUIRED ARGUMENTS

none

OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS

-tb
type: string
desc: toolbox in which to search for the manpage
default: {none}
-k
type: string
desc: keyword to search the whatis file for
default: {none}
-f
type: string
desc: roff formater command for printing man pages
default: {none}
-r
type: flag
desc: reformats the man page

Mutually Exclusive Group; if desired, specify ONE of:

-man
type: flag
desc: format using manpage macros
OR
-hlp
type: flag
desc: format using helppage macros
OR
-manual
type: flag
desc: format using manual macros

EXAMPLES

% kman -f groff -Plp kman

Prints the man page for kman to the printer 'lp' using the roff formatter 'groff'.

% kman guise

Displays the man page for guise to the screen.

SEE ALSO

kgenwhatis(1)

RESTRICTIONS

REFERENCES

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 1993 - 1997, Khoral Research, Inc. ("KRI") All rights reserved.