whatis
Tool that searches a set of database files containing short descriptions of system commands for keywords. More information: http://www.linfo.org/whatis.html.
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Search for information about keyword:
whatis {{keyword}} -
Search for information about multiple keywords:
whatis {{keyword1}} {{keyword2}}
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