apropos Command Examples

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• Search for a keyword using a regular expression:

apropos {{regular_expression}}

• Search without restricting the output to the terminal width ([l]ong output):

apropos {{[-l|--long]}} {{regular_expression}}

• Search for pages that match all the expressions given:

apropos {{regular_expression_1}} {{[-a|--and]}} {{regular_expression_2}} {{[-a|--and]}} {{regular_expression_3}}