.\" SCCSID: @(#)whatis.1 8.1 9/11/90 .TH whatis 1 .SH Name whatis \- display command description .SH Syntax .B whatis \fIcommand...\fR .SH Description .NXR "whatis command (general)" .NXAM "whatis command (general)" "catman command" .NXA "man command" "whatis command (general)" .NXR "command" "getting online information" The .PN whatis command looks up a given command and gives the header line from the manual section. You can then run the .MS man 1 command to get more information. If the line starts ``name(section) ...'' you can do ``man section name'' to get the documentation for it. Try ``whatis ed'' and then you should do ``man 1 ed'' to get the manual. .PP The .PN whatis command is actually just the .B \-f option to the .MS man 1 command. .SH Files .DT /usr/lib/whatis Data base .SH See Also man(1), catman(8)
