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pablowablo 08-07-2004 09:35 PM
hmmm how come apropos doesn't work on me?
 
I think I'm using it correctly but this is what happens

Code:
root@habolinux:/# apropos find
find: nothing appropriate.
root@habolinux:/# apropos apt-get
apt-get: nothing appropriate.
root@habolinux:/# apropos man
man: nothing appropriate.
root@habolinux:/#

btmiller 08-07-2004 10:10 PM
Have you run makewhatis?

foo_bar_foo 08-07-2004 10:23 PM
that's a part of the Man package and i think uses the whatis database
try the command as root
makewhatis

if your manpath is set right that will get you going

pablowablo 08-07-2004 10:25 PM
hmmm nope... Do I have to run that before apropos works? Hmmm I tried it after seeing your post and this is what happened.

Code:
<pablo@~>$ man makewhatis
No manual entry for makewhatis
<pablo@~>$ makewhatis
bash: makewhatis: command not found
<pablo@~>$

missing_link 05-28-2007 11:28 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pablowablo
hmmm nope... Do I have to run that before apropos works? Hmmm I tried it after seeing your post and this is what happened.

Code:
<pablo@~>$ man makewhatis
No manual entry for makewhatis
<pablo@~>$ makewhatis
bash: makewhatis: command not found
<pablo@~>$
From your output it looks like that you are trying to run makewhatis as an unpriviliged user. Only root can execute this command. Switch to superuser and then see.


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