pts_apropos1
Displays each help entry containing a keyword string
Usage
pts apropos
-topic
<help
string>
[-help]
pts ap
-t
<help
string>
[-h]
Overview
The pts apropos command displays the first line of the online help entry for any pts 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 pts help command.
Options
-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.
Output
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 pts command in which the string specified by the -topic argument is part of the command name or first line.
Examples
The following command lists all pts commands that include the word "create" in their names or short descriptions:
% pts apropos createcreategroup: create a new groupcreateuser: create a new user
Privilege required
None
Releases
10 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 9 times.