why are all my man pages gone?

[bvc]

same pkg

[root@localhost /]# urpmf /usr/bin/tbl

groff-for-man:/usr/bin/tbl

[root@localhost /]#

 

do;

[root@localhost /]# file /usr/bin/gtbl

/usr/bin/gtbl: symbolic link to tbl

[root@localhost /]#

if it say it's a broken symlink to tbl (reason for the flashing)then (as root) do;

 

rm -f /usr/bin/gtbl

ln -s /usr/bin/tbl /usr/bin/gtbl

[aru]

did the rpm update but got this:

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

package groff-for-man-1.18.1-5mdk is already installed

...

'ls -l /usr/bin/tbl' gets this:  

ls: /usr/bin/tbl: No such file or directory  

 

so that's what's missing. what package is 'tbl'?

tbl is in that same package. I guess that bvc, hasn't read you last post (you cannot create a link to a file that doesn't exists) ;)

~$ rpm -qpl ftp://ftp.rediris.es/mirror/mandrake/current/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/groff-for-man-1.18.1-5mdk.i586.rpm | egrep "tbl$" 

/usr/bin/gtbl

/usr/bin/tbl

~$

 

package groff-for-man-1.18.1-5mdk is already installed

The above message means that rpm has done nothing, so you MUST force the upgrade! (read rpm man page if you have doubts, not joking, you should be able to access it through internet, via google). One way to force rpm to REINSTALL all the files is using the --force flag:

 

rpm -Uvh --force ftp://ftp.rediris.es/mirror/mandrake/current/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/groff-for-man-1.18.1-5mdk.i586.rpm

 

You MUST use an rpm package from one mirror, don't use your local copy because it might be broken. I provided a valid mirror in my example, but if it is down search and try with another one.

[frosterrj]

Ok, after the force of groff-for-man, Man pages are back!

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Robert