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mandb — Manage the pre-formatted manual page database. More information: <https://manned.org/mandb>.

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How to use the mandb command: Manage the pre-formatted manual page database. More information: <https://manned.org/mandb>.

mandb — Manage the pre-formatted manual page database. More information: <https://manned.org/mandb>.

Purge and process manual pages:

mandb

Update a single entry:

mandb --filename {{path/to/file}}

Create entries from scratch instead of updating:

mandb --create

Only process user databases:

mandb --user-db

Do not purge obsolete entries:

mandb --no-purge

Check the validity of manual pages:

mandb --test

Purge and process manual pages

mandb

Update a single entry

mandb --filename {{path/to/file}}

Create entries from scratch instead of updating

mandb --create

Only process user databases

mandb --user-db

Do not purge obsolete entries

mandb --no-purge

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