# 2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat1/whatis.0

    WHATIS(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual		WHATIS(1)

    NAME
         whatis - describe what a command is

    SYNOPSIS
         whatis command ...

    DESCRIPTION
         Whatis looks up a given command and gives the header line
         from the manual section.  You can then run the man(1) com-
         mand to get more information.  If the line starts
         `name(section) ...' you can do `man section name' to get the
         documentation for it.  Try `whatis ed' and then you should
         do `man 1 ed' to get the manual.

         Whatis is actually just the -f option to the man(1) command.

    FILES
         /usr/man/whatis	 Data base

    SEE ALSO
         man(1), catman(8)

    Printed 11/26/99	   May 7, 1986				1

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