tldr/pages/common/apropos.md

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apropos

Search the manual pages for names and descriptions. More information: https://manned.org/apropos.

  • Search for a keyword using a regular expression:

apropos {{regular_expression}}

  • Search without restricting the output to the terminal width:

apropos -l {{regular_expression}}

  • Search for pages that contain all the expressions given:

apropos {{regular_expression_1}} -a {{regular_expression_2}} -a {{regular_expression_3}}