doc/man-pages/pod8/bos_apropos.pod

   1 =head1 NAME
   2
   3 bos_apropos - Displays each help entry containing a keyword string
   4
   5 =head1 SYNOPSIS
   6
   7 =for html
   8 <div class="synopsis">
   9
  10 B<bos apropos> S<<< B<-topic> <I<help string>> >>> [B<-help>]
  11
  12 B<bos ap> S<<< B<-t> <I<help string>> >>> [B<-h>]
  13
  14 =for html
  15 </div>
  16
  17 =head1 DESCRIPTION
  18
  19 The B<bos apropos> command displays the first line of the online help
  20 entry for any B<bos> command that has in its name or short description the
  21 string specified by the B<-topic> argument.
  22
  23 To display the syntax for a command, use the B<bos help> command.
  24
  25 =head1 OPTIONS
  26
  27 =over 4
  28
  29 =item B<-topic> <I<help string>>
  30
  31 Specifies the keyword string to match, in lowercase letters only.  If the
  32 string is more than a single word, surround it with double quotes (C<"">)
  33 or other delimiters.
  34
  35 =item B<-help>
  36
  37 Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are
  38 ignored.
  39
  40 =back
  41
  42 =head1 OUTPUT
  43
  44 The first line of a command's online help entry names it and briefly
  45 describes its function. This command displays the first line for any
  46 B<bos> command where the string specified with the B<-topic> argument is
  47 part of the command name or first line.
  48
  49 =head1 EXAMPLES
  50
  51 The following command lists all B<bos> commands that include the word
  52 C<restart> in their names or short descriptions:
  53
  54    % bos apropos restart
  55    getrestart: get restart times
  56    restart: restart all processes
  57    setrestart: set restart times
  58
  59 =head1 PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
  60
  61 None
  62
  63 =head1 SEE ALSO
  64
  65 L<bos(8)>,
  66 L<bos_help(8)>
  67
  68 =head1 COPYRIGHT
  69
  70 IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.
  71
  72 This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0.  It was
  73 converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ
  74 Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.