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.\"	$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 NetBSD
.Sh NAME
.Nm getNAME
.Nd get NAME sections from manual source for whatis/apropos data base
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.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.
.Sh OPTIONS
The following options are available:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl i
The
.Fl i
option returns information useful in creating an introduction to a manual
section.  See
.Xr intro 1 ,
.Xr intro 2 ,
etc. for examples.
.It Fl t
The
.Fl t
option returns information useful for creating a table of contents.
.It Fl w
The
.Fl w
option determines whether traditional man
.Pq Dq OLD ,
new mandoc
.Pq Dq NEW ,
or some unknown
.Pq Dq UNKNOWN
format exists.
.El
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command first appeared
.Bx 2.0
.Sh BUGS
It would be nice if
.Nm
could deal with preformatted manuals.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr man 1 ,
.Xr catman 8 ,
.Xr makewhatis 8