tldr/pages/linux/whereis.md

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# whereis
> Locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command.
- Locate binary, source and man pages for ssh:
`whereis {{ssh}}`
- Locate binary and man pages for ls:
`whereis -bm {{ls}}`
- Locate source of gcc and man pages for git:
`whereis -s {{gcc}} -m {{git}}`
- Locate binaries for gcc in /usr/bin/ only:
`whereis -b -B {{/usr/bin/}} -f {{gcc}}`
- Locate unusual binaries (those that have more or less than one binary on the system):
`whereis -u *`
- Locate binaries that have unusual manual entries (binaries that have more or less than one manual installed):
`whereis -u -m *`