whatis
Display one-line descriptions from manual pages. More information: <https://manned.org/whatis>.
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/whatis.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install man-db - Ubuntu
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apt-get install man-db - Arch Linux
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pacman -S man-db - Kali Linux
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apt-get install man-db - CentOS
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yum install man-db - Fedora
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dnf install man-db - Windows (WSL2)
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sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install man-db - Raspbian
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apt-get install man-db - Dockerfile
- dockerfile.run/whatis
Display one-line descriptions from manual pages. More information: <https://manned.org/whatis>.
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Display a description from a man page:
whatis command -
Don't cut the description off at the end of the line:
whatis --long command -
Display descriptions for all commands matching a glob:
whatis --wildcard net* -
Search man page descriptions with a regular expression:
whatis --regex 'wish[0-9]\.[0-9]' -
Display descriptions in a specific language:
whatis --locale=en command
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