Linux / Unix Command: apropos

Command Library

NAME

apropos - search the whatis database for strings  

SYNOPSIS

apropos keyword ...  

DESCRIPTION

apropos searches a set of database files containing short descriptions of system commands for keywords and displays the result on the standard output.  

SEE ALSO

whatis(1), man(1).

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