whatis: add page (#1078)

2016-09-19 18:36:07 +01:00 · 2016-09-19 18:36:07 +01:00 · 7356a47e02
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+# whatis
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+> Display one-line descriptions from manual pages.
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+- Display a description from a man page:
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+`whatis {{command}}`
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+- Don't cut the description off at the end of the line:
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+`whatis --long {{command}}`
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+- Search man page descriptions with a regular expression:
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+`whatis --regex {{regular_expression}}`