missing man pages

[runcoberry]

Hey guys, I compliled nmap v2.54 beta 30 on my x12 icebook. However, when I wanted to look around in the man pages, I could not get them:

--> [localhost:local/man/man1] rlovell% man nmap
-->man: no entry for nmap in the manual.
-->[localhost:local/man/man1] rlovell%

However, when I am in the man pages folder, so I thought was /usr/local/man/[man?], the man pages are there. So, me just thinking that the install didn't compile all the way, I picoed the man pages, and got the man pages. So....I then thought that there were some issues in the programming in the man pages [this is where I started making up excuses for why it wasn't working] I decided to log onto my friends i386 linux box, and borrow his man pages for an extended period of time. So I copied his pages to my box, and put them in /usr/local/man/man1, exactly where I found them on his box, and "man nmap" still wont work. Does anyone have any bright ideas?

merry Xmas to all, and to all a good box

[error27]

I'm not sure why the man pages aren't there. I would have thought that they would be.

perhaps you man paths are not right? /etc/manpath.config But that's only a guess.

what distro are you using?

[runcoberry]

I am using Mac Os 10.1.2, but I didn't feel too badly using LNO because it's a linux question.

[runcoberry]

i got it!!! the man pages are really in /usr/share/man, I don't know why /usr/local/man exists? can anyone answer that?

[ 25 December 2001: Message edited by: runcoberry ]

[error27]

/usr/local/man is for man pages that you compile and install yourself.

/usr/share/man is normal for stuf that comes with your distro.

/usr/man is obselete. (I think).