manctl(8)

NAME

manctl - manipulating manual pages

SYNOPSIS

manctl [-compress] [-uncompress] [-purge] [-help] path ...

DESCRIPTION

The manctl utility compress or uncompress manual pages in
directory path.
If possible, .so's are replaced with hard links.
The following options are available:
-help Print options and exit.
-compress
Compress uncompressed man pages (eliminating .so's).
-uncompress
Uncompress compressed man pages.
-purge Purge old formatted man pages (not implemented yet).

SEE ALSO

catman(1), man(1)
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