From: James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Attic (cvs) -> ???(git)
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:43:05 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <loom.20160226T173731-417@post.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20160225174918.18a1cdc3@a6
walt <w41ter <at> gmail.com> writes:
> Have you noticed that you can find lots of stuff with 'apropos' that
> doesn't actually have a 'man' page? Here's an example:
# equery belongs apropos
* Searching for apropos ...
app-shells/bash-completion-2.1_p20141224-r1
(/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/apropos -> man)
sys-apps/man-db-2.7.5 (/usr/bin/apropos -> whatis)
> # apropos gnutls_x509_crt_export
> gnutls_x509_crt_export (3) - API function
> gnutls_x509_crt_export2 (3) - API function
> # man gnutls_x509_crt_export
> No manual entry for gnutls_x509_crt_export
# whatis apropos
apropos (1) - search the manual page names and descriptions
# whatis whatis
whatis (1) - display one-line manual page descriptions
Looks like an alias to 'whatis'? 'whereis' still one of my favorite
little tools.
# whereis apropos
apropos: /usr/bin/apropos /usr/share/man/man1/apropos.1.bz2
> Thanks to you and Mike for your examples :)
You've help me far more that I have ever help you:: but, in any case
you are most welcome.
James
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-02-26 16:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-02-22 19:49 [gentoo-user] Attic (cvs) -> ???(git) James
2016-02-22 21:05 ` Rich Freeman
2016-02-22 21:49 ` [gentoo-user] " James
2016-02-25 14:31 ` Rich Freeman
2016-02-25 19:46 ` James
2016-02-25 2:21 ` walt
2016-02-25 3:35 ` Mike Gilbert
2016-02-25 13:07 ` James
2016-02-26 1:49 ` walt
2016-02-26 16:43 ` James [this message]
2016-02-26 17:15 ` »Q«
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