Thank you so much this is really new command On 27-Jul-2013 7:46 PM, "Dhana Sekar" <[email protected]> wrote:
> command: apropos > usage: search the manual page names and descriptions > > syntax: apropos [-dalhvV] [-e|-w|-r] [-s list] [-m system[,...]] > [-M path] [-L locale] [-C file] keyword ... > > > example: > > 1. To know options of this command > > $ apropos -h > > 2. To print 'find' related administrative commands > > $ apropos -s8 -w "*find*" > > 3. To print 'user' related administrative commands > > $ apropos -s8 -w "*user*" > > 4. To print 'user' related commands irrespective of the man page sections > > $ apropos user > > 5. To find the command to list directory contents > > $ apropos -r 'list directory contents' > > 6. To search the short descriptions and manual page names > for the keyword 'clear' > > $ apropos -r clear > > regards, > dhanasekar > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: > http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines > _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
