Open System Services Shell and Utilities Reference Manual (G06.29+, H06.08+, J06.03+)

apropos(1) OSS Shell and Utilities Reference Manual
NAME
apropos - Locates reference pages by keyword
SYNOPSIS
apropos keyword ...
The apropos command shows which reference pages contain instances of any of the given
keywords in their purpose lines.
DESCRIPTION
In looking for keywords, apropos considers each word separately and ignores the case of letters.
Words that are part of other words are also considered; thus, when looking for the word compile,
apropos will also find all instances of compiler. The keyword argument can also be a regular
expression. For more information, see the grep reference page.
If the output of the apropos command begins with a name and reference section number, you can
enter man section name . For example, if the output of the apropos command is printf(3), you
can enter man 3 printf to obtain the reference page on the printf( ) function.
The apropos command works just like the man command with the -k flag.
EXAMPLES
To find reference pages with the keyword password in the purpose line, enter:
apropos password
FILES
/usr/share/man/whatis Keyword database.
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: grep(1), man(1), whatis(1).
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