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Linux whatis Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples)

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Himanshu Arora
Oct 26, 2018

Man pages are one of the most useful resources when it comes to understanding command line utilities. A man page, however, contains a lot of details about the command. If you are seeking for a short help text, then the whatis command becomes handy.
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Himanshu Arora

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