man-db

The man-db software is designed to function as a manual page browser, with the man command serving as the primary tool for examining the on-line help files in the form of manual pages. This package is equipped with groff suite programs to format and display the manual pages in a user-friendly manner. Additionally, the software includes utilities such as whatis and apropos commands for searching the database, manpath for determining the search path, and maintenance tools like mandb, catman, and zsoelim.

The installation process of man-db software is quick and straightforward. You need to run a configuration command, edit configuration files or headers if necessary, then run make and make install commands to proceed with the installation process.

The latest release of the software comes with significant updates and improvements. The README file has updated references to man-db-2.3 and related versions. Furthermore, it updated the man-db.gnu file and synchronized it with GNU. The manual/man_db.me file now mentions the latest version, 2.4.x, instead of the previous 2.3.x. Besides, the different language translations in po/ca.po, po/cs.po, po/da.po, po/de.po, po/es.po, po/fr.po, po/it.po, po/ja.po also have been updated with msgmerge.

Overall, man-db is an efficient and reliable software package for browsing and searching manual pages that can be easily installed and maintained on the user's system.