To search for a command, you can use the apropos command or the man -k command. Here’s how to do it:
Using
apropos:apropos <keyword>Replace
<keyword>with the term related to the command you are searching for. This will list all manual pages that have the keyword in their name or description.Using
man -k:man -k <keyword>This command is equivalent to
aproposand will provide the same results.
For example, to search for commands related to "directory":
apropos directory
This will display a list of commands and their descriptions related to directories.
