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.Dd October 5, 2012 |
.Dd May 22, 2016 |
.Dt WHATIS 1 |
.Dt WHATIS 1 |
.Os |
.Os |
.Sh NAME |
.Sh NAME |
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.Nd describe what a command is |
.Nd describe what a command is |
.Sh SYNOPSIS |
.Sh SYNOPSIS |
.Nm |
.Nm |
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.Op Fl C Ar path |
.Ar command Ar ... |
.Ar command Ar ... |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
The |
The |
Line 45 It searches for manual pages with name |
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Line 46 It searches for manual pages with name |
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.Ar command |
.Ar command |
and outputs name of the matching manual pages along with the section and the |
and outputs name of the matching manual pages along with the section and the |
brief description from the NAME section. |
brief description from the NAME section. |
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.Pp |
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It supports the following options: |
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.Bl -tag -width indent |
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.It Fl C Ar path |
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Use different |
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.Xr man 1 |
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configuration file than the default, |
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.Pa /etc/man.conf . |
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.El |
.Sh FILES |
.Sh FILES |
.Bl -hang -width /etc/man.conf -compact |
.Bl -hang -width /etc/man.conf -compact |
.It Pa /etc/man.conf |
.It Pa /etc/man.conf |