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GETNAME(1)                BSD General Commands Manual               GETNAME(1)

NAME
     getNAME -- get name sections from manual pages

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/libexec/getNAME [-itw] file ...

DESCRIPTION
     The getNAME utility get name sections from manual pages.  Without options getNAME building apropos(1)
     database entries.

     The options are as follows:

     -i      For building intro entries.

     -t      For building toc.

     -w      Print type of manual page (OLD, NEW, UNKNOWN).

SEE ALSO
     apropos(1), makewhatis(1), man(1)

HISTORY
     The manual page for getNAME command appeared in FreeBSD 2.2.

BSD                              July 8, 1996                              BSD