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.\" $NetBSD: apropos.1,v 1.4 1995/09/04 20:46:17 tls Exp $ |
.\" $NetBSD: apropos.1,v 1.4 1995/09/04 20:46:17 tls Exp $ |
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.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993 |
.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993 |
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.Nm apropos |
.Nm apropos |
.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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.Op Ar ... |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
.Nm Apropos |
.Nm apropos |
shows which manual pages contain instances of any of the given |
shows which manual pages contain instances of any of the given |
.Ar keyword(s) |
.Ar keyword(s) |
in their title line. |
in their title line. |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
The options are as follows: |
The options are as follows: |
.Bl -tag -width flag |
.Bl -tag -width flag |
.It Fl M |
.It Fl M Ar path |
Override the list of standard directories |
Override the list of standard directories |
.Nm apropos |
.Nm apropos |
searches for a database named |
searches for a database named |
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The supplied |
The supplied |
.Ar path |
.Ar path |
must be a colon |
must be a colon |
.Dq \&: |
.Pq Sq \&: |
separated list of directories. |
separated list of directories. |
This search path may also be set using the environment variable |
This search path may also be set using the environment variable |
.Ev MANPATH . |
.Ev MANPATH . |
.It Fl m |
.It Fl m Ar path |
Augment the list of standard directories |
Augment the list of standard directories |
.Nm apropos |
.Nm apropos |
searches for its database. |
searches for its database. |
The supplied |
The supplied |
.Ar path |
.Ar path |
must be a colon |
must be a colon |
.Dq \&: |
.Pq Sq \&: |
separated list of directories. |
separated list of directories. |
These directories will be searched before the standard directories, |
These directories will be searched before the standard directories, |
or the directories supplied with the |
or the directories supplied with the |
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.Ev MANPATH |
.Ev MANPATH |
environment variable. |
environment variable. |
The format of the path is a colon |
The format of the path is a colon |
.Dq \&: |
.Pq Sq \&: |
separated list of directories. |
separated list of directories. |
.El |
.El |
.Sh FILES |
.Sh FILES |