On Tue, 2008-02-12 at 00:33 -0500, MK wrote: > no matter what i do to man.conf or specify on the command line, > "makewhatis" always creates a database so that "apropos" produces > triplicate output, which is cluttered and time consuming. Also, if i > use NOCACHE in man.conf and eliminate /var/cache/catman, "makewhatis" > just plain stops working. > > Anyone know if there are alternate shell scripts anywhere to the one in > fedora 7? Or if there is anything else i can do to avoid editing this > script? > I am confused that you call the file man.conf. The name has been changed to man.config since f7 at least. Are you updating the right file? -- ======================================================================= It is not well to be thought of as one who meekly submits to insolence and intimidation. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx