[lug] man pages RH 7.2

[D. Stimits]

Gary Hodges wrote:
> 
> "D. Stimits" wrote:
> 
> > Gary Hodges wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a new install of RH 7.2, and I don't have any man pages.  I
> > > suppose a link(s) are missing for some reason, but I'm not sure where to
> > > look.  The man pages are there, I just can't access them with man.
> >
> > Try the command "manpath". See what your path is. Assuming the path is
> > ok, try as root, see if maybe it is just a permissions problem. Try to
> > cd with a non-root user to the directory of a man page.
> 
> The result of manpath is /usr/man .  When I look in /usr/man that are two
> directories (man1 and man3) that each contain man pages of apps I have loaded
> since the initial install.  All the man pages are located /usr/share/man .
> Should I move the contents of the /usr/man pages to /usr/share/man and then
> create links to /usr/share/man , or maybe it would just be easier to change
> my manpath.
> 
> Cheers,
> Gary
> 
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The /usr/share/ stuff is the "modern" accepted directory, or
/usr/local/share/, for a lot of things. Add extra directories beyond
what you now have by editing /etc/man.config. I recommend making sure it
searches (as a minimum):
/usr/share/man
/usr/local/man
/usr/X11R6/man
/usr/man
/usr/lib/perl5/man
(possibly /usr/local/share/man)

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com