Apropos
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See also: [[whatis]], [[which]], [[whereis]], [[where]] | See also: [[whatis]], [[which]], [[whereis]], [[where]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:30, 25 August 2012
Searches the whatis database for any keywords you give it. Useful for finding out what utility to use for a task:
dave@samizdata[~]% apropos secure | grep copy scp(1) - secure copy (remote file copy program) dave@samizdata[~]%
