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From: bouyer@antifer.ibp.fr (Manuel BOUYER)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Man, etc.
Date: 12 Mar 1997 14:11:48 GMT
Organization: Universites Paris VI/Paris VII - France
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Fabien Wernly (fwernly@dimail.epfl.ch) wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> When I install a new piece of software, like amiwm, I'd like to
> be able to view the man pages. How can I add the man page to the
> database?

copy the man pages in /usr/share/man/man{1,8} or /usr/local/man{1,8}

> 
> What is the command I need to type to change the window manager while
> under X?

vi .xsession, or vi .xinitrc depending on how you installed X ?

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Manuel Bouyer, MASI, Universite Paris VI.
email: bouyer@masi.ibp.fr
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