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whereis

List of commands for whereis:

  • whereis:tldr:0539a whereis: Locate binaries that have unusual manual entries (binaries that have more or less than one manual installed).
    $ whereis -u -m *
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  • whereis:tldr:921e3 whereis: Locate binary and man pages for ls.
    $ whereis -bm ${ls}
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  • whereis:tldr:979c2 whereis: Locate binary, source and man pages for ssh.
    $ whereis ${ssh}
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  • whereis:tldr:b7e55 whereis: Locate binaries for gcc in `/usr/bin/` only.
    $ whereis -b -B ${-usr-bin-} -f ${gcc}
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  • whereis:tldr:c747d whereis: Locate unusual binaries (those that have more or less than one binary on the system).
    $ whereis -u *
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  • whereis:tldr:f09f9 whereis: Locate source of gcc and man pages for Git.
    $ whereis -s ${gcc} -m ${git}
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