Linux中whatis命令是 什么意思,whatis命令_Linux whatis命令使用详解：查询一个命令执行什么功能...

whatis命令是用于查询一个命令执行什么功能，并将查询结果打印到终端上。

whatis命令在用catman -w命令创建的数据库中查找command参数指定的命令、系统调用、库函数或特殊文件名。whatis命令显示手册部分的页眉行。然后可以发出man命令以获取附加的信息。whatis命令等同于使用man -f命令。

语法

whatis

实例

[root@localhost ~]# whatis ls

ls (1) - list directory contents

ls (1p) - list directory contents

[root@localhost ~]# whatis cp

cp (1) - copy files and directories

cp (1p) - copy files

[root@localhost ~]# whatis chown

chown (1) - change file owner and group

chown (1p) - change the file ownership

chown (2) - change ownership of a file

chown (3p) - change owner and group of a file

[root@localhost ~]# whatis man

man (1) - format and display the on-line manual pages

man (1p) - display system documentation

man (7) - macros to format man pages

man (rpm) - A set of documentation tools: man, apropos and whatis.

man-pages (rpm) - Man (manual) pages from the Linux Documentation Project.

man.config [man] (5) - configuration data for man