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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting help in /etc/passwd file Post 302136675 by useless79 on Wednesday 19th of September 2007 05:23:40 AM
Old 09-19-2007
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FS_APROPOS(1)						       AFS Command Reference						     FS_APROPOS(1)

NAME
       fs_apropos - Displays each help entry containing a keyword string

SYNOPSIS
       fs apropos -topic <help string> [-help]

       fs ap -t <help string> [-h]

DESCRIPTION
       The fs apropos command displays the first line of the online help entry for any fs 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 fs 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
       fs command where the string specified with the -topic argument is part of the command name or first line.

EXAMPLES
       The following command lists all fs commands that include the word "cache" in their names or short online descriptions:

	  % fs apropos cache
	  setcachesize: set cache size
	  flush: flush file from cache
	  getcacheparms: get cache usage info
	  monitor: set cache monitor host address

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
       None

SEE ALSO
       fs(1), fs_help(1)

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