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23 .Nd search the whatis database
31 searches a set of database files containing short descriptions
32 of system commands for keywords and displays the result on the
35 displays only complete word matches.
38 really is an extended regular expression, please read
40 manual page for more information about its format.
44 utility exits 0 on success, and 1 if no keyword matched.