NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       whatis - Describes a command's function

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       whatis [-M pathname] keyword...

       The whatis command looks up a keyword, which may be a command,
 system call, library function, or  special  filename
       and  displays  the NAME line from the reference page.  You
       can then issue  the  man  command  to  display  additional
       information.

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies  an alternative search path.  The search path is
       a list of directories, separated by : (colons),  in  which
       whatis expects to find the standard manual subdirectories.
       (For more information, see the man command.)

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The whatis command is equivalent to the man  command  with
       the -f option.

EXAMPLES    [Toc]    [Back]

       To  find out what function the ls command performs, enter:
       whatis ls

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Keyword database.  Creates the  whatis  keyword  database.
       Used by mkwhatis to extract keywords from the manuals.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands:  apropos(1), man(1), catman(8)



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