whatis - get command description and syntax
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
whatis
displays the description and syntax of the command selected.
It is similar to the
whatis
command of the Berkeley enhancements except
it handles
/rdb
and also gives the syntax.
EXAMPLE
$ whatis column
column - display columns of a table in any order
column column ... < tableorlist
$ whatis whatis
whatis - get command description and syntax
whatis command
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