> I think his needs are far more basic than that. He seems to be wanting a > list of utility-names, as most first-time Linux users (including me) want. > There are not many things more frustrating than thinking "I know it can be > done, but I don't know how and I don't even know with what utility, so I > don't know what man page to look at" -- if you have already discovered the > very existance of the 'man' utility.
You may use apropos. e.g: newton:~$ apropos gif giftrans (1) - transform gif from gif87 to gif89, making one color transparent gif2tiff (1) - create a TIFF file from a GIF87 format image file whirlgif (1) - a quick program that reads a series of GIF files, and produces a single gif file composed of those images. zgv (1) - view GIF/JPEG/PPM/BMP/TGA/PCX/PNG files on VGA/SVGA displays newton:~$ _ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .