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.\" $OpenBSD: getNAME.8,v 1.10 2000/09/08 18:03:27 aaron Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: getNAME.8,v 1.2.2.1 1997/11/10 19:54:39 thorpej Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1997 Matthew R. Green
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.Dd October 31, 1997
.Dt GETNAME 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm getNAME
.Nd get NAME sections from manual source for whatis/apropos data base
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm getNAME
.Op Fl itw
.Ar path Op Ar path ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
program looks inside manual sources to retrieve the NAME section of
the manual page.
It can be used to create a table of contents, report
the style of manual, or to create an introduction to the manual section.
By default,
.Nm
returns data for use in an
.Xr apropos 1
database.
.Nm
is designed to be called from
.Xr makewhatis 8
or other manual grovelling tools, not to be used directly.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl i
Returns information useful in creating an introduction to a manual
section.
See
.Xr intro 1 ,
.Xr intro 2 ,
etc. for examples.
.It Fl t
Returns information useful for creating a table of contents.
.It Fl w
Determines whether traditional man
.Pq Dq OLD ,
new mandoc
.Pq Dq NEW ,
or some unknown
.Pq Dq UNKNOWN
format exists.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr apropos 1 ,
.Xr man 1 ,
.Xr whatis 1 ,
.Xr makewhatis 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command first appeared in
.Bx 2.0 .
.Sh BUGS
It would be nice if
.Nm
could deal with preformatted manuals.
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