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APROPOS(1)							    APROPOS(1)

NAME
       apropos - locate commands by keyword lookup

SYNOPSIS
       apropos keyword...

DESCRIPTION
       The  apropos  utility displays the man page name, section number, and a
       short description for each man page whose NAME line  contains  keyword.
       This  information  is  contained	 in the /usr/share/man/windex database
       created by catman(1M). If catman(1M) was not run, or was run  with  the
       -n  option,  apropos  fails. Each word is considered separately and the
       case of letters is ignored. Words which are part	 of  other  words  are
       considered;  for example, when looking for `compile', apropos finds all
       instances of `compiler' also.

       apropos is actually just the -k option to the man(1) command.

EXAMPLES
       Example 1 To find a man page whose NAME line contains a keyword

       Try

	 example% apropos password

       and

	 example% apropos editor

       If the line starts `filename(section) ...' you can run

	 man -s section filename

       to display the man page for filename.

       Example 2 To find the man page for the subroutine printf()

       Try

	 example% apropos format

       and then

	 example% man -s 3s printf

       to get the manual page on the subroutine printf().

FILES
       /usr/share/man/windex
				 table of contents and keyword database

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌───────────────┬─────────────────┐
       │ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
       ├───────────────┼─────────────────┤
       │CSI	       │ Enabled	 │
       └───────────────┴─────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       man(1), whatis(1), catman(1M), attributes(5)

DIAGNOSTICS
       /usr/share/man/windex: No such file or directory

	   This database does not exist. catman(1M) must be run to create it.

				 Dec 20, 1996			    APROPOS(1)
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