bos_apropos - Displays each help entry containing a keyword string
bos apropos -topic <
help string>
[
-help]
bos ap -t <
help string> [
-h]
The
bos apropos command displays the first line of the online help entry
for any
bos command that has in its name or short description the
string specified by the
-topic argument.
To display the syntax for a command, use the
bos help command.
-
-topic <help string>
- Specifies the keyword string to match, in lowercase letters
only. If the string is more than a single word, surround it with double
quotes ("") or other delimiters.
- -help
- Prints the online help for this command. All other valid
options are ignored.
The first line of a command's online help entry names it and briefly describes
its function. This command displays the first line for any
bos command
where the string specified with the
-topic argument is part of the
command name or first line.
The following command lists all
bos commands that include the word
"restart" in their names or short descriptions:
% bos apropos restart
getrestart: get restart times
restart: restart all processes
setrestart: set restart times
None
bos(8),
bos_help(8)
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