display manual page descriptions |
-m system[,...], --systems=system[,...] If this system has access to other operating system's manual page names, they can be accessed using this option. To search NewOS's manual page names, use the option -m NewOS. The system specified can be a combination of comma delimited operating system names. To include a search of the native operating system's manual page names, include the system name man in the argument string. This option will override the $SYSTEM environment variable. |
-r, --regex Interpret each name as a regular expression. If a name matches any part of a page name, a match will be made. This option causes whatis to be somewhat slower due to the nature of database searches. |