diff --git a/cf/install-catman.sh b/cf/install-catman.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $Id$
+#
+# install preformatted manual pages
+
+INSTALL_DATA="$1"; shift
+mkinstalldirs="$1"; shift
+srcdir="$1"; shift
+mandir="$1"; shift
+suffix="$1"; shift
+
+for f in "$@"; do
+	base=`echo "$f" | sed 's/\(.*\)\.\([^.]*\)$/\1/'`
+	section=`echo "$f" | sed 's/\(.*\)\.\([^.]*\)$/\2/'`
+	catdir="$mandir/cat$section"
+	c="$base.cat$section"
+	if test -f "$srcdir/$c"; then
+		if test \! -d "$catdir"; then
+			eval "$mkinstalldirs $catdir"
+		fi
+		eval "echo $INSTALL_DATA $srcdir/$c $catdir/$base.$suffix"
+		eval "$INSTALL_DATA $srcdir/$c $catdir/$base.$suffix"
+	fi
+done