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.\" @(#)apropos.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/29/93 |
.\" @(#)apropos.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/29/93 |
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.Dd June 29, 1993 |
.Dd $Mdocdate$ |
.Dt APROPOS 1 |
.Dt APROPOS 1 |
.Os |
.Os |
.Sh NAME |
.Sh NAME |
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.Nd locate commands by keyword lookup |
.Nd locate commands by keyword lookup |
.Sh SYNOPSIS |
.Sh SYNOPSIS |
.Nm apropos |
.Nm apropos |
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.Op Fl C Ar file |
.Op Fl M Ar path |
.Op Fl M Ar path |
.Op Fl m Ar path |
.Op Fl m Ar path |
.Ar keyword |
.Ar keyword |
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If the line output by |
If the line output by |
.Nm |
.Nm |
starts |
starts |
.Dq Li name(section) ... |
.Dq Li name (section) ... , |
you can enter |
you can enter |
.Dq Li man section name |
.Dq Li man section name |
to get |
to get |
its documentation. |
its documentation. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
The options are as follows: |
The options are as follows: |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.Bl -tag -width "-C file" |
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.It Fl C Ar file |
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Specify an alternative configuration |
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.Ar file |
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in |
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.Xr man.conf 5 |
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format. |
.It Fl M Ar path |
.It Fl M Ar path |
Override the list of standard directories |
Override the list of standard directories |
.Nm |
.Nm |
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separated list of directories. |
separated list of directories. |
.El |
.El |
.Sh FILES |
.Sh FILES |
.Bl -tag -width whatis.db -compact |
.Bl -tag -width /etc/man.conf -compact |
.It Pa whatis.db |
.It Pa whatis.db |
name of the apropos database |
name of the apropos database |
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.It Pa /etc/man.conf |
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default |
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.Xr man 1 |
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configuration file |
.El |
.El |
.Sh SEE ALSO |
.Sh SEE ALSO |
.Xr man 1 , |
.Xr man 1 , |
.Xr whatis 1 , |
.Xr whatis 1 , |
.Xr whereis 1 |
.Xr whereis 1 , |
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.Xr man.conf 5 , |
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.Xr makewhatis 8 |
.Sh HISTORY |
.Sh HISTORY |
The |
The |
.Nm |
.Nm |