Software:whereis
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whereis is a command on Unix and Unix-like operating systems used to locate some special files of a command like the binary file, source and manual page files.
Syntax
The whereis man page provides the following sample usage:
% # Find all files in /usr/bin which are not documented in /usr/man/man1 with source in /usr/src: % cd /usr/bin % whereis -u -M /usr/man/man1 -S /usr/src -f *
Analogs
The Unix type command is similar, but it identifies aliases.
Modern versions of Microsoft Windows feature a similar command: where.[1]
See also
- List of Unix commands
- command (shell builtin)
- which (command)
- type (Unix)
- hash (Unix)
References
- ↑ Bhardwaj, Pawan K. (2006). "Locating Files with the Where Command". How to Cheat at Windows System Administration Using Command Line Scripts. How to Cheat. Rockland, Massachusetts: Syngress. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-08-050826-9. https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781597491051. Retrieved 2016-07-05. "[…] the Where command […] is equivalent to using the Search option in the Start menu."
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