APROPOS(1)
NAME
apropos − locate commands by keyword lookup
USAGE
apropos keyword ...
DESCRIPTION
Apropos searches the manual’s table of contents for the specified keyword. It considers each word separately, and disregards the case of letters. Apropos also looks for words that are part of the specified keyword (e.g., using “compile” as a keyword prints all instances of “compiler”).
Apropos provides the same results as using the −k option of the man (1) command.
EXAMPLE
To print a one-line synopsis of each manual section whose table of contents listing contains the keyword editor, type the following:
apropos editor
FILES
/usr/lib/whatis (data base)