Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 07:10:03 -0700 (PDT) From: peter lageotakes <plageotakes@yahoo.com> To: Paul Cocker <paul.cocker@fph-tr.nhs.uk>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: whereis fails Message-ID: <20030912141003.6682.qmail@web14601.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <AAA188B90503DD4F952ED7541E24E3A2141E82@EXCHMAUL.xfph-tr.nhs.uk>
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I am not 100 percent sure but if memory serves; the man pages are a port by themselves (for xfree), at which point they get installed separately. Those ports should be on disc 1. You can use /stand/sysintall to get back into those ports. My second thought is building/rebuilding the locate database. The files are located here: /var/db/locate.database locate database /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb Script to update the locate database /etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate Script that starts the database rebuild More info can be found by checking the man page. I hope this helps Pete --- Paul Cocker <paul.cocker@fph-tr.nhs.uk> wrote: > Trying to use the "whereis" command, e.g. whereis > XFree86-4 only to get the error: > > Warning: Couldn't stat file /usr/local/man! > Warning: Couldn't stat file /usr/X11R6/man! > XFree86-4: > > Neither of these directories exist (local, X11R6). > When I installed FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE I installed > bin, crypto, man and ports. > > Paul > PLEASE NOTE: > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > This e-mail message is confidential and privileged. > It is intended solely for the use of the individual > or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not > the intended recipient, please accept our apologies; > do not disclose, copy or distribute information in > this e-mail or take any action on reliance of its > content. To do so is strictly prohibited and may be > unlawful. Please inform us that the message has been > sent to you in error before deleting it. Thank you > for your co-operation. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
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