whatis   (1) manpage
whatis
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Jan 5, 1991
  • NAME
      whatis - search the whatis database for complete words.
  • SYNOPSIS
      whatis keyword ...
  • DESCRIPTION
      whatis searches a set of database files containing short descriptions of system commands for keywords and displays the result on the standard output.  Only complete word matches are displayed.
      The whatis database is created using the command /usr/sbin/makewhatis.
  • SEE ALSO
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