NAME

manck —

check manual pages

SYNOPSIS

manck [-d] [-h -|-?] [-help] [-bin path] [-exclude_files file] [-exclude_pages file] [-u=section] [-i -|-include includepath] [-xref] [-files] [-M manpath] [manpages ...]

DESCRIPTION

Manck check manual pages. Currently supported section FILES, NAME, SEE ALSO, and SYNOPSIS. Manck checks all man pages in the directory /usr/share/man if no manpages defined. See option -M

The options are as follows:

-d -|-debug: Be more verbose about what will be done. For a single -d option, print more errors and warnings. If the option -d has been specified at least twice, print verbose errors and warnings. One -d is recommend for a thorough review.
-h -|-?
-help: Give a help on the command usage and exit.
-bin path: Look for binaries in path without a corresponding manpage. Colons in path are allowed. Default /bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
-exclude_files file: file contains a list of missing files that are ``ok'' to be missing in the FILES section.
-exclude_pages file: file contains a list of missing manpages that are ``ok'' to be missing.
-files: Scan entire man page for file names that have been specified with the ``.Pa'' or ``.It Pa'' macros. This option is independent from section FILES, so it is possible that manck may report errors twice.
-i -|-include includepath: Path where include files located. Colons in includepath are allowed. Default /usr/include:/usr/local/include:/usr/X11/include.
-u=section: Don't check section section.
-xref: Scan entire man page for references to other man pages that have been referenced with the ``.Xr'' or ``.Fn'' macros. This option is independent from the SEE ALSO section, so it is possible that manck may report errors twice.
-M manpath: Use manpath as the directory where manpages are located. Colons in manpath are allowed. Default /usr/share/man

EXAMPLES

$ manck -bin

Test if all binaries in /bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin have their own manpages

$ manck
  /usr/share/man/man1/z*

Check all manpages with leading 'z' in /usr/share/man/man1.

$ manck

Recursively check all manpages in /usr/share/man.

FILES

/usr/share/man: directory for manual pages.

ENVIRONMENT

$MANPATH: directories for searching cross references.

HISTORY

manck appeared in late July 1995.

AUTHOR

Wolfram Schneider, Berlin