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layout: page
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category-page: basic
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category-title: Basic commands
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tags: Whatis
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author: Marzio Lunghi
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title: whatis
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<p>
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The <code>whatis</code> command gives you a brief description of a command.
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<pre>
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whatis command
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</pre>
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It's similar to <code>man -f command</code>
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</p>
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