Can apropos search man page content?

No, the apropos command does not search the content of man pages; it only searches the names and short descriptions of the man pages.

Key Points:

• Search Scope: apropos looks for keywords in the manual page names and their descriptions, not the full text within the man pages.
• Alternative for Content Search: If you want to search the content of man pages, you can use the man command in combination with grep. For example:

  man -k keyword | grep -i "search_term"

  This will list man pages related to keyword, and you can then search within a specific man page using:

  man command_name | grep "search_term"

If you have more questions or need further details, feel free to ask!