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I have an Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS system that won't display man pages.

# man man || echo fail
#

This AskUbuntu question suggests that I try running mandb -c.

mandb -c runs to successful completion, but with some warnings:

# time mandb -c; echo $?
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man3'. Wait...mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/man3/pcredemo.3.gz: whatis parse for pcredemo(3) failed
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man6'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/de...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/de/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/de...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/de...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/fi...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/fi/man1'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/fi...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/fi...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/zh_CN...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/zh_CN...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/zh_CN...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/nl...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/nl/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/nl...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/nl...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/hu...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/hu/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/hu...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/hu...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/it...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/it/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/it...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/it...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/da...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/da/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/da...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/da...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/sv...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/sv/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/sv...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/sv...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/sr...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/sr/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/sr...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/sr...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/cs...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/cs/man1'. Wait...mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/cs/man1/sensible-editor.1.gz: whatis parse for sensible-editor(1) failed
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/cs/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/cs...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/cs...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/ja...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/ja/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/ja...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/ja...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/ko...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/ko/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/ko...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/ko...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/fr...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/fr/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/fr...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/fr...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/zh_TW...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/zh_TW...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/zh_TW...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/es...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/es/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/es...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/es...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/sl...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/sl/man1'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/sl...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/sl...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/pt...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/pt/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/pt...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/pt...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/pt_BR...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/pt_BR/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/pt_BR...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/pt_BR...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/ru...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/ru/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/ru...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/ru...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/pl...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/pl/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/pl...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/pl...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/id...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/id/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/id...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/id...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/tr...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/tr/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/tr...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/tr...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/vi...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/vi/man1'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/vi...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/vi...
Processing manual pages under /usr/local/man...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/local/man/man3'. Wait...mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::API.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::API(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Syntax.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Syntax(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Tutorial.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Tutorial(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Tutorial::Calculator.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Tutorial::Calculator(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Resources.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Resources(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Tutorial::JSON.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Tutorial::JSON(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Miscellany.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Miscellany(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Overview.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Overview(3pm) failed
done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/local/man...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/oldlocal...
84 man subdirectories contained newer manual pages.
10992 manual pages were added.
0 stray cats were added.

real 2m2.645s
user 1m58.135s
sys 0m48.983s
0

After rebuilding the man page database, there is no change in behaviour:

# man man || echo fail
#

What steps should I take next to fix or troubleshoot this problem?

Thank you!

edited 6 mins ago

asked 11 mins ago

Jim L.

1111

add a comment |

I have an Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS system that won't display man pages.

# man man || echo fail
#

This AskUbuntu question suggests that I try running mandb -c.

mandb -c runs to successful completion, but with some warnings:

# time mandb -c; echo $?
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man3'. Wait...mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/man3/pcredemo.3.gz: whatis parse for pcredemo(3) failed
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man6'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/de...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/de/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/de...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/de...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/fi...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/fi/man1'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/fi...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/fi...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/zh_CN...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/zh_CN...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/zh_CN...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/nl...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/nl/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/nl...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/nl...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/hu...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/hu/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/hu...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/hu...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/it...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/it/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/it...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/it...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/da...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/da/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/da...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/da...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/sv...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/sv/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/sv...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/sv...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/sr...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/sr/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/sr...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/sr...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/cs...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/cs/man1'. Wait...mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/cs/man1/sensible-editor.1.gz: whatis parse for sensible-editor(1) failed
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/cs/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/cs...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/cs...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/ja...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/ja/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/ja...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/ja...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/ko...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/ko/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/ko...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/ko...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/fr...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/fr/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/fr...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/fr...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/zh_TW...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/zh_TW...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/zh_TW...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/es...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/es/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/es...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/es...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/sl...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/sl/man1'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/sl...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/sl...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/pt...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/pt/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/pt...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/pt...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/pt_BR...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/pt_BR/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/pt_BR...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/pt_BR...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/ru...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/ru/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/ru...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/ru...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/pl...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/pl/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/pl...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/pl...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/id...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/id/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/id...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/id...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/tr...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/tr/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/tr...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/tr...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/vi...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/vi/man1'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/vi...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/vi...
Processing manual pages under /usr/local/man...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/local/man/man3'. Wait...mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::API.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::API(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Syntax.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Syntax(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Tutorial.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Tutorial(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Tutorial::Calculator.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Tutorial::Calculator(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Resources.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Resources(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Tutorial::JSON.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Tutorial::JSON(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Miscellany.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Miscellany(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Overview.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Overview(3pm) failed
done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/local/man...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/oldlocal...
84 man subdirectories contained newer manual pages.
10992 manual pages were added.
0 stray cats were added.

real 2m2.645s
user 1m58.135s
sys 0m48.983s
0

After rebuilding the man page database, there is no change in behaviour:

# man man || echo fail
#

What steps should I take next to fix or troubleshoot this problem?

Thank you!

edited 6 mins ago

asked 11 mins ago

Jim L.

1111

add a comment |

I have an Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS system that won't display man pages.

# man man || echo fail
#

This AskUbuntu question suggests that I try running mandb -c.

mandb -c runs to successful completion, but with some warnings:

# time mandb -c; echo $?
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man3'. Wait...mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/man3/pcredemo.3.gz: whatis parse for pcredemo(3) failed
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man6'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/de...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/de/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/de...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/de...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/fi...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/fi/man1'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/fi...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/fi...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/zh_CN...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/zh_CN...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/zh_CN...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/nl...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/nl/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/nl...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/nl...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/hu...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/hu/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/hu...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/hu...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/it...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/it/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/it...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/it...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/da...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/da/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/da...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/da...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/sv...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/sv/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/sv...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/sv...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/sr...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/sr/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/sr...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/sr...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/cs...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/cs/man1'. Wait...mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/cs/man1/sensible-editor.1.gz: whatis parse for sensible-editor(1) failed
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/cs/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/cs...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/cs...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/ja...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/ja/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/ja...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/ja...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/ko...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/ko/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/ko...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/ko...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/fr...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/fr/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/fr...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/fr...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/zh_TW...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/zh_TW...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/zh_TW...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/es...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/es/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/es...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/es...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/sl...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/sl/man1'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/sl...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/sl...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/pt...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/pt/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/pt...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/pt...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/pt_BR...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/pt_BR/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/pt_BR...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/pt_BR...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/ru...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/ru/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/ru...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/ru...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/pl...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/pl/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/pl...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/pl...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/id...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/id/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/id...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/id...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/tr...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/tr/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/tr...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/tr...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/vi...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/vi/man1'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/vi...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/vi...
Processing manual pages under /usr/local/man...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/local/man/man3'. Wait...mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::API.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::API(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Syntax.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Syntax(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Tutorial.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Tutorial(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Tutorial::Calculator.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Tutorial::Calculator(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Resources.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Resources(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Tutorial::JSON.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Tutorial::JSON(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Miscellany.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Miscellany(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Overview.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Overview(3pm) failed
done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/local/man...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/oldlocal...
84 man subdirectories contained newer manual pages.
10992 manual pages were added.
0 stray cats were added.

real 2m2.645s
user 1m58.135s
sys 0m48.983s
0

After rebuilding the man page database, there is no change in behaviour:

# man man || echo fail
#

What steps should I take next to fix or troubleshoot this problem?

Thank you!

edited 6 mins ago

asked 11 mins ago

Jim L.

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I have an Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS system that won't display man pages.

# man man || echo fail
#

This AskUbuntu question suggests that I try running mandb -c.

mandb -c runs to successful completion, but with some warnings:

# time mandb -c; echo $?
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man3'. Wait...mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/man3/pcredemo.3.gz: whatis parse for pcredemo(3) failed
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man6'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/de...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/de/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/de...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/de...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/fi...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/fi/man1'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/fi...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/fi...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/zh_CN...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/zh_CN/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/zh_CN...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/zh_CN...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/nl...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/nl/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/nl...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/nl...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/hu...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/hu/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/hu...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/hu...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/it...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/it/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/it...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/it...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/da...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/da/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/da...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/da...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/sv...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/sv/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/sv...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/sv...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/sr...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/sr/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/sr...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/sr...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/cs...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/cs/man1'. Wait...mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/cs/man1/sensible-editor.1.gz: whatis parse for sensible-editor(1) failed
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/cs/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/cs...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/cs...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/ja...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/ja/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/ja...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/ja...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/ko...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/ko/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/ko...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/ko...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/fr...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/fr/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/fr...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/fr...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/zh_TW...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/zh_TW/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/zh_TW...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/zh_TW...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/es...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/es/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/es...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/es...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/sl...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/sl/man1'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/sl...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/sl...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/pt...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/pt/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/pt...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/pt...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/pt_BR...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/pt_BR/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/pt_BR...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/pt_BR...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/ru...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/ru/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/ru...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/ru...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/pl...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/pl/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/pl...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/pl...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/id...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/id/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/id...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/id...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/tr...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/tr/man5'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/tr...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/tr...
Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man/vi...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/vi/man1'. Wait...done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man/vi...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/vi...
Processing manual pages under /usr/local/man...
Updating index cache for path `/usr/local/man/man3'. Wait...mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::API.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::API(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Syntax.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Syntax(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Tutorial.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Tutorial(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Tutorial::Calculator.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Tutorial::Calculator(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Resources.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Resources(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Tutorial::JSON.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Tutorial::JSON(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Miscellany.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Miscellany(3pm) failed
mandb: warning: /usr/local/man/man3/Pegex::Overview.3pm: whatis parse for Pegex::Overview(3pm) failed
done.
Checking for stray cats under /usr/local/man...
Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man/oldlocal...
84 man subdirectories contained newer manual pages.
10992 manual pages were added.
0 stray cats were added.

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After rebuilding the man page database, there is no change in behaviour:

# man man || echo fail
#

What steps should I take next to fix or troubleshoot this problem?

Thank you!

manpage

edited 6 mins ago

asked 11 mins ago

Jim L.

1111

edited 6 mins ago

asked 11 mins ago

Jim L.

1111

edited 6 mins ago

asked 11 mins ago

Jim L.

1111

asked 11 mins ago

Jim L.

1111

asked 11 mins ago

Jim L.

1111

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