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walt <w41ter <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> Have you noticed that you can find lots of stuff with 'apropos' that |
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> doesn't actually have a 'man' page? Here's an example: |
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# equery belongs apropos |
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* Searching for apropos ... |
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app-shells/bash-completion-2.1_p20141224-r1 |
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(/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/apropos -> man) |
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sys-apps/man-db-2.7.5 (/usr/bin/apropos -> whatis) |
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> # apropos gnutls_x509_crt_export |
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> gnutls_x509_crt_export (3) - API function |
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> gnutls_x509_crt_export2 (3) - API function |
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> # man gnutls_x509_crt_export |
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> No manual entry for gnutls_x509_crt_export |
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# whatis apropos |
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apropos (1) - search the manual page names and descriptions |
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# whatis whatis |
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whatis (1) - display one-line manual page descriptions |
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Looks like an alias to 'whatis'? 'whereis' still one of my favorite |
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little tools. |
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# whereis apropos |
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apropos: /usr/bin/apropos /usr/share/man/man1/apropos.1.bz2 |
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> Thanks to you and Mike for your examples :) |
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You've help me far more that I have ever help you:: but, in any case |
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you are most welcome. |
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James |
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