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category-page: intermediate
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category-title: Intermediate commands
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author: Joy Albertini
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tags: search tag apropos keyword
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title: apropos
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2018-11-16 19:47:01 +00:00
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The <code>apropos</code> command is used to search command in the shell with a keyword,
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it will output all command related to the keyword <br>
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Example with the command <code>apropos archive</code>, the shell will output tar, zip ecc...<br>
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<pre>
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apropos [flags] keyword
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<h3>Flags</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><code>-V</code> (version) print version of the comnmand<br></li>
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<li><code>-h</code> Help message how to use apropos</li>
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</ul>
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