vman(1)                             CLIX                             vman(1)



  NAME

    vman, xvman - Runs visual interface to reference manual entry browser

  SYNOPSIS

    vman [-auptCn] [-s section] [page ... ]

    xvman [-auptCn] [-s section] [page ... ]

  FLAGS

    -a           Specifies that the main index contains the administrator's
                 entries.

    -p           Specifies that the main index contains the programmer's
                 entries.

    -u           Specifies that the main index contains the user's entries.

    -t           Displays the main menu in the topic search mode.  If this
                 flag is not used, the menu is displayed with an index of
                 entries.

    -C           Starts the interface as a collapsed icon on the screen.  (To
                 see the interface, click on the icon.)

    -n           Specifies that the main index contains nothing.

    -s section   Specifies that the main index contains only entries from the
                 specified reference manual section.

  DESCRIPTION

    The vman and xvman commands run visual interfaces to online reference
    manual entry browsers.  The commands allow a user to locate and display an
    entry using a variety of methods.

    Use the vman command on Environ V-based window systems.  Use the xvman
    command on X Window-based window systems.

    If neither the -a, -p, -u, nor -s flag is used, the main index contains
    all entries, as if all the -apu flags were used.

    Help is available within vman, and is accessed by clicking on the help
    button with the mouse.

  EXAMPLES

    1.  This example starts the interface and displays all of the available
        reference manuals in the index.



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  vman(1)                             CLIX                             vman(1)



        vman


    2.  This example starts the interface and displays only the entries called
        cc and lint.

        vman cc lint


    3.  This example starts the interface and displays only the
        administrator's reference manual in the index.

        vman -a


    4.  This example starts the interface and displays the main menu when the
        user conducts a topic search.

        vman -t


    5.  This example starts the interface and displays only the section 1
        entries.

        vman -s 1


    /usr/ip32/sysvdoc/smanlist   List of entries and related information.

  NOTES

    The xvman command does not support the -c option.

    Because of graphics requirements, vman is available only on Intergraph
    graphic workstations.

    The FORMS_S product is required to run vman.

  FILES

  DIAGNOSTICS

    If the /usr/ip32/sysvdoc/smanlist file cannot be found, vman exits with
    the message Error: /usr/ip32/sysvdoc/smanlist does not exist.

    If the user asks for an entry that can not be found, the error message
    Error: Could not find page is displayed in an error message box.

    If a specified topic is not found, the error message Topic not found is
    displayed in an error message box.




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  vman(1)                             CLIX                             vman(1)



  EXIT VALUES

    If the /usr/ip32/sysvdoc/smanlist file is not found, vman exits with a
    value of 1.  Otherwise, the command exits with a value of 0.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands:  acc(1), man(1), nman(1), newpage(1), manlist














































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