help with /usr/lib/makewhatis & sed scripts

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1 total messages Started by Robert Wong Thu, 31 Dec 1992 08:55

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Author: Robert Wong
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 08:55

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Hi folks.  I did a /etc/catman recently to reformat all my man pages.  Since
all the man pages were put into the cat* directories, I deleted all my man*
directories.

I just realized that my whatis database (used for man -k keyword) searches
is out of whack.  To redo my whatis database, I run the shell script
/usr/lib/makewhatis.

Problem.  The shell script uses sed scripts to both access the man* dirs and
recreate the whatis database.  I don't have these anymore.

Could some kind soul please post a new makewhatis shell script that
has the sed script accessing  the cat* dirs and actually makes a new whatis
database from the cat* dirs?
 RWW.
-- 
Robert W. "What!?! I've-been-tying-my-shoelaces-backwards-all-my-life?" Wong Jr.
wrob@unixg.ubc.ca (ASCII only)

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