


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



NAME
     whereis - locate programs

SYNOPSIS
     whereis program ...

DESCRIPTION
     The _w_h_e_r_e_i_s utility checks the standard binary directories
     for the specified programs, printing out the paths of any it
     finds.

     The path searched is the string returned by the _s_y_s_c_t_l(8)
     utility for the ``user.cs_path'' string.

SEE ALSO
     _s_y_s_c_t_l(8),

COMPATIBILITY
     The historic flags and arguments for the _w_h_e_r_e_i_s utility are
     no longer available in this version.

HISTORY
     The _w_h_e_r_e_i_s command appeared in 3.0BSD.
































Printed 11/26/99	November 27, 1996			1



