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apropos — Search the manual pages for names and descriptions. See also: `man`. More information: <https://mann

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Problem

How to use the apropos command: Search the manual pages for names and descriptions. See also: man. More information: <https://manned.org/apropos>.

Solution

apropos — Search the manual pages for names and descriptions. See also: man. More information: <https://manned.org/apropos>.

Search for a keyword using a regex:
apropos {{regex}}


Search without restricting the output to the terminal width (long output):
apropos {{[-l|--long]}} {{regex}}


Search for pages that match all the regex given:
apropos {{regex_1}} {{[-a|--and]}} {{regex_2}} {{[-a|--and]}} {{regex_3}}

Code Snippets

Search for a keyword using a `regex`

apropos {{regex}}

Search without restricting the output to the terminal width (long output)

apropos {{[-l|--long]}} {{regex}}

Search for pages that match all the `regex` given

apropos {{regex_1}} {{[-a|--and]}} {{regex_2}} {{[-a|--and]}} {{regex_3}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/apropos

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