whatis Linux Commands

What is Linux whatis Command?

Explanation

whatis COMMAND:

whatis cmd is used to know about what a particular command is applied for, and it displays the keyword, use of the keyword in a single line.

SYNTAX :

whatis keyword(s)

EXAMPLE:

whatis ping
Output:
ping (8)
- send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts

LINUX / UNIX cmd

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