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NAME
whatis - format of whatis(1) database
DESCRIPTION
These files are used by
whatis
(1),
apropos
(1), and
whatisin
(1).
The databases are kept in separate file for each section of the
manual, i.e.,
whatis._0_
whatis._1_
whatis._2_
etc.
whatis._l_
whatis._n_
whatis._o_
Each line is either a comment or data. Comments are blank lines
or those whose first character is a `#'.
The format for each data line of the databases is:
name%aliases%section%subsection%description%xrefs%keywords
name program/routine/etc name. (required)
alias if this sources another manpage or is refered
by another name. a comma-separated list.
(optional)
section manual section number [0-9nlo]. (required)
subsection single capital letter. (optional)
description what this is, ascii string. (required)
xref basically "SEE ALSO". a comma-separated list.
(optional)
keywords any descriptive keywords. comma-separated list.
(optional)
Optional or unspecified fields contain only a `_' char.
Here is an example:
unixmode%_%5%_%Extended Filename Standard%sh(1)%MiNT,file
SEE ALSO
whatis(1), apropos(1), whatisin(1), mkwhatis(8)
AUTHOR
Bill Rosenkranz
rosenkra@convex.com
VERSION
whatis.5 v2.0.1 92/9/12 rosenkra