mkcat(8)         GNATS Admininstration Utilities         mkcat(8)



NAME
       mkcat - create a new GNATS category

SYNOPSIS
       mkcat  [ -d databasename | --database=databasename ]
              [ -h | --help ]

DESCRIPTION
       Scans  the  database  for any new categories, creating new
       subdirectories in the database directory if any are found.

       This program is mostly obsolete since directories for cat-
       egories are automatically created  as  necessary,  but  is
       left for histerical reasons.

       mkcat  should be run by the GNATS user (by default gnats).

OPTIONS
       -d, --database
              Specifies the database to be scanned for new  cate-
              gories;  if  no database is specified, the database
              named default is assumed.   This  option  overrides
              the  database  specified in the GNATSDB environment
              variable.

       -h, --help
              Displays a short usage message.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       The GNATSDB environment  variable  is  used  to  determine
       which  database to use.  For a local database, it contains
       the name of the database to access.   If  GNATSDB  is  not
       set, the database named default is used.

SEE ALSO
       Keeping  Track:  Managing  Messages  With  GNATS (also in-
       stalled as the GNU Info file gnats.info)

       databases(5), dbconfig(5), delete-pr(8), edit-pr(1)  file-
       pr(8),   gen-index(8),   gnats(7),   gnatsd(8),  mkcat(8),
       mkdb(8), pr-edit(8), query-pr(1), queue-pr(8), send-pr(1).

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