whatis(C)
whatis --
describe what a command is
Syntax
whatis command ...
Description
whatis looks up the given commands in the
keyword database and displays the corresponding manual page name, section,
and a short description of each one. You can view a manual
page using
man(C)
(see the ``Examples'' section).
whatis is not case sensitive, but you must give the full name
of the command.
whatis sorts its output alphabetically by command name.
Local manual pages can be added to the keyword database by the
system administrator. See
makewhatis(ADM)
for more details.
Examples
whatis tail displays a description of the tail
command:
tail (C) - display the last part of a file
Enter man C tail to view the manual page for
tail(C).
Files
/usr/man/whatis-
keyword database
See also
apropos(C),
makewhatis(ADM),
man(C),
whatis(F)
Standards conformance
whatis is not part of any currently supported standard;
it is an extension of AT&T System V provided by The
Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
© 2003 Caldera International, Inc. All rights reserved.
SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 -- 11 February 2003