Re: Brief description of a program

From: Cameron Kerr (cameron.kerr_at_paradise.net.nz)
Date: 01/29/04 

Date: 29 Jan 2004 20:06:08 +1300

Jan Doedel <tbuytaer@localhost.localdomain> wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 14:41:32 +0000, tibo wrote:

>> Does anyone know a way to get a brief description of a program ?

> "whatis"

This can be used effectively with find to show a listing of the programs
installed on your computer. This is a good way to learn about new
programs.

find `echo $PATH | tr : ' '` | sed -e 's_.*/__' | \
    xargs whatis | grep '([168])' | less 

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Cameron Kerr
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