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tags: [tldr, linux]
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# whatis

> Display one-line descriptions from manual pages.
> More information: <https://manned.org/whatis>.

- Display a description from a man page:

`whatis {{command}}`

- Don't cut the description off at the end of the line:

`whatis --long {{command}}`

- Display descriptions for all commands matching a glob:

`whatis --wildcard {{net*}}`

- Search man page descriptions with a regular expression:

`whatis --regex '{{wish[0-9]\.[0-9]}}'`

- Display descriptions in a specific language:

`whatis --locale={{en}} {{command}}`