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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/whereis/whereis.1')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/whereis/whereis.1 b/usr.bin/whereis/whereis.1 index 5da6152..c5378b9 100644 --- a/usr.bin/whereis/whereis.1 +++ b/usr.bin/whereis/whereis.1 @@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ The .Nm utility checks the standard binary, manual page, and source directories for the specified programs, printing out the paths of any -it finds. The supplied program names are first stripped of leading +it finds. +The supplied program names are first stripped of leading path name components, any single trailing extension added by .Xr gzip 1 , .Xr compress 1 , @@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ string, with .Pa /usr/games and the current user's .Ev $PATH -appended. Manual pages are searched by default along the +appended. +Manual pages are searched by default along the .Ev $MANPATH . Program sources are located in a list of known standard places, including all the subdirectories of @@ -83,15 +85,18 @@ and The following options are available: .Bl -tag -width indent .It Fl B -Specify directories to search for binaries. Requires the +Specify directories to search for binaries. +Requires the .Fl f option. .It Fl M -Specify directories to search for manual pages. Requires the +Specify directories to search for manual pages. +Requires the .Fl f option. .It Fl S -Specify directories to search for program sources. Requires the +Specify directories to search for program sources. +Requires the .Fl f option. .It Fl a @@ -121,7 +126,8 @@ Search for source directories. .It Fl u Search for .Dq unusual -entries. A file is said to be unusual if it does not have at least +entries. +A file is said to be unusual if it does not have at least one entry of each requested type. Only the name of the unusual entry is printed. .It Fl x |
