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update-catalog

UPDATE-CATALOG(8)						      Debian							 UPDATE-CATALOG(8)

NAME

       update-catalog - create or update entry in SGML catalog file

SYNOPSIS

       update-catalog [options] --add --super centralized_catalog

       update-catalog [options] --add centralized_catalog ordinary_catalog

       update-catalog [options] --remove --super centralized_catalog

       update-catalog [options] --remove centralized_catalog ordinary_catalog

DESCRIPTION

       update-catalog inserts, updates or removes entries in the SGML super catalog /etc/sgml/catalog and the SGML centralized catalogs located in
       /etc/sgml.

OPTIONS

       --add  Adds an entry for the centralized_catalog in the super catalog /etc/sgml/catalog, or an entry for the ordinary_catalog in  the  cen-
	      tralized_catalog.

       --remove
	      Removes  the  entry for the centralized_catalog from the super catalog /etc/sgml/catalog, or the entry for the ordinary_catalog from
	      the centralized_catalog.

       --quiet
	      Prevents the usual diagnostic output.

       --test Prevents the update of the catalog and writes the resulting SGML catalog to standard output.

       --version
	      Displays the version information and exits.

       --help Display the usage information and exits.

AUTHOR

       Ardo van Rangelrooij <ardo@debian.org>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Ardo van Rangelrooij

       This is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2 or later for copying conditions.  There is no warranty.

Debian Project							     June 2004							 UPDATE-CATALOG(8)