https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.3.0?topic=sys1parmlib-ephwp00-bookmanager-topic-extraction

Last version for topic is 2.3.

On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 7:53 AM Michael Babcock <bigironp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I was thinking that EPH datasets are no longer shipped with z/OS.  They are
> not on my z/OS 2.4 system.
>
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 6:24 AM Lionel B. Dyck <lbd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The issue isn't with MANPATH - when you issue the command:  man -k .
> >
> > It reports a summary of 'all available' man pages.
> >
> > And when you issue:  man -k xxx
> >
> > It will report 'all' the man pages that have xxx
> >
> > The OMVS man command does *not* search the MANPATH but the information in
> > the EPH.SEPHTAB dataset.
> >
> > Thus Rocket, Co:Z, etc. man pages will never be found.
> >
> > Using the command man xxx apparently does use the MANPATH as it will
> > display other man pages (e.g. curl).
> >
> > What I'd like is the ability to update the EPH.SEPHTAB, or .....?
> >
> >
> > Lionel B. Dyck <><
> > Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com
> > Github: https://github.com/lbdyck
> >
> > “Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what
> > you are, reputation merely what others think you are.”   - - - John Wooden
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf
> > Of Paul Gilmartin
> > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2022 2:19 PM
> > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> > Subject: Re: omvs man pages
> >
> > On Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:56:38 -0500, Lionel B. Dyck wrote:
> >
> > >This explains how to enable the man pages in omvs
> > >https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.1.0?topic=utilities-enabling-man-page
> > >s
> > >
> > A more recent edition: <
> > https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.3.0?topic=utilities-enabling-man-pages>
> >
> > >BUT - is there a way to update this with additional man pages - say
> > >some from Rocket (i.e. curl) ?
> > >
> > Alas, I see: <
> > https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799.2008edition/utilities/man.html
> > >:
> >     ...
> >     The historical MANPATH variable is not included in POSIX because no
> > attempt is
> >     made to specify naming conventions for reference page files, nor even
> > to mandate
> >     that they are files at all.
> >
> > Bummer.  I would have hoped for something such as
> >     MANPATH=/usr/man/%L:/usr/lpp/com.rocketsoftward/man
> >
> > Are the Bookie pages formatted on-the-fly or are formatted versions cached?
> >
> > >Lionel B. Dyck <><
> > >Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com
> > >Github: https://github.com/lbdyck
> >
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> Michael Babcock
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