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Old 08-27-2004, 07:53 AM   #1
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Dear Friends !


I installed "sleuthe tool kit "(one forensic tool) it was installed successfully, but now I wan to access manual pages of commands of this tool by using"man" command. In readme file it says to access manual pages add ur path where package is loaded to MANPATH ENV . variable. I didn't get it. What do I need to do ?


I tried it but failed to access

what to do ?
 
Old 08-27-2004, 11:59 AM   #2
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There should be a file called man.conf in /etc.

Add something like this at/near the bottom:

# manpath for sleuthe tool kit
MANPATH /path/to/sleuthkit/man

man man.conf for details.

Hope this helps.
 
Old 08-28-2004, 02:21 AM   #3
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THANKS MAN

Now my problem solved for man pages.............
 
  


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