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.\" (c) Wolfram Schneider, Berlin, Germany. Public domain.
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.Dd Jan 1996
.Dt manctl 8
.Os FreeBSD

.Sh NAME
.Nm manctl
.Nd manipulating manual pages

.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm manctl
.Op Fl compress
.Op Fl uncompress
.Op Fl purge
.Op Fl help
path ...

.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm manctl
compress or uncompress manual pages in directory path. 
If possible, .so's are replaced with hard links.


.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl help
Print options and exit.
.It Fl compress
Compress uncompressed man pages (eliminating .so's)
.It Fl uncompress
Uncompress compressed man pages.
.It Fl purge
Purge old formatted man pages (not implemented yet).

.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr man 1 ,
.Xr catman 1 .