whatis(F)
whatis --
keyword database
Format
name (section) - description
Description
The keyword database /usr/man/whatis
is created using the makewhatis command.
It is used by man, apropos and
whatis.
Each entry in whatis consists of a line specifying a
manual page name, its section, and a short
description.
Examples
The entry for this manual page would be:
whatis (F) - keyword database
Files
/usr/man/html.section-
directories containing HTML manual page source
/usr/man/whatis-
keyword database
See also
apropos(C),
makewhatis(ADM),
man(C),
whatis(C)
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SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 -- 11 February 2003