NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     getNAME  -  get  NAME  sections  from  manual   source   for
whatis/apropos data
     base

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     getNAME [-itw] path [path ...]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The  getNAME program looks inside manual sources to retrieve
the NAME section
 of the manual page.  It can be used to create  a  table
of contents,
     report  the style of manual, or to create an introduction to
the manual
     section.  By default, getNAME returns data  for  use  in  an
apropos(1)
     database.   getNAME  is  designed  to  be  called from makewhatis(8) or other
     manual grovelling tools, not to be used directly.

     The options are as follows:

     -i      Returns information useful in creating an  introduction to a manual
  section.  See intro(1), intro(2), etc. for examples.

     -t      Returns information useful for creating a  table  of
contents.

     -w       Determines  whether  traditional man (``OLD''), new
mandoc
             (``NEW''), or some unknown (``UNKNOWN'') format  exists.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     apropos(1), man(1), whatis(1), makewhatis(8)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The getNAME command first appeared in 2.0BSD.

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

     It  would  be  nice  if getNAME could deal with preformatted
manuals.

OpenBSD     3.6                        October      31,      1997