man pages missing IRIX 6.2 1

[mountrush]

Hello,

on our INDY with IRIX 6.2 are the man pages missing.
-Where do I find the man database? Internet? IRIX 6.2 Installation CD-ROMS? I try to avoid re-installing 6.2
- Let's assume I have the database, how do I install it?

Thank you all very much!

rushmore

 

[irixfan]

Man pages databases are on the IRIX Installation CDs.
You do not have to reinstall IRIX, just add the man pages.
To view man pages online

http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/tpl/cgi-bin/browse.cgi?coll=0620&db=man

 

[mountrush]

Hello,

thanks so much for (at last) your answer. I did check the installation disks being aware that the man pages should be there somewhere. However I couldn't find ana package which indicated these pages. Do you have by chance any idea which one I have to reinstall?

Thanks again

rushmore

 

[irixfan]

Do you use inst or the Software Manager?
If you use Software Manager it is easy to find the man subsystems for each product.
I don´t have 6.2 available, but for example in 6.5 the "IRIX Eecution Environment, 6.5.4.m" contains the "Basic IRIX Man Pages" subsystem.

In inst you can look after manual pages after reading the media (from) with command "list *.man."

How far you can get now? Just tell if I can help more.

 

[mountrush]

I did try the Software Manager but (of course) didn't know to look for the IRIX Eecution Environment. I will try your hint asap and keep you up-dated.

Many thanks!

 

[mountrush]

Hello again,

so mission successfully accomplished!

Thanks to your help and advice I managed to reinstall the Execution Environment as you mentioned it and the man pages work just fine. without that hint I probably would have never found the right file and installing everything again is no fun and time consuming.

Thanks again!

 

[irixfan]

Thanks for nice feedback! I like more to help than to be helped But it happens so rarely.
BTW, compared with other OS and software installers the Software Manager (the graphic version of inst) may first look strange, but once you learn how it works it is perfect tool!