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category-page: intermediate
category-title: Intermediate commands
author: Joy Albertini
tags: search tag apropos keyword
title: apropos
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The <code>apropos</code> command is used to search command in the shell with a keyword,
it will output all command related to the keyword <br>

Example with the command <code>apropos archive</code>, the shell will output tar, zip ecc...<br>

<pre>
apropos [flags] keyword
</pre>

<h3>Flags</h3>

<ul>
  <li><code>-V</code> (version) print version of the comnmand<br></li>
  <li><code>-h</code> Help message how to use apropos</li>
</ul>