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67 lines
1.4 KiB
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.\" $Id: describe.1,v 1.8 1999/04/05 19:47:19 gdr-ftp Exp $
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.\"
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.TH DESCRIBE 1 "6 February 1998" GNO "Commands and Applications"
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.SH NAME
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describe \- show information about a program
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.BR describe
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[
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.BR -hvV
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]
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.I program
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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This manual page documents
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.BR describe
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version 1.0.7.
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.LP
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.BR describe
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will show current information about
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.IR program .
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This information includes:
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.nf
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The name of the program;
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The program version number;
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The shell the program was written for;
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The author (or the person currently maintaining the program);
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Contact information for the author;
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Where the utility should be installed;
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An FTP site from which the program may be obtained, and;
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A brief description of the program.
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.fi
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.LP
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.BR describe
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uses a database compiled by
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.BR descc (8).
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.SH OPTIONS
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.nf
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\fB-h\fR Show usage information.
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\fB-v\fR Verbose debugging mode.
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\fB-V\fR Show version information.
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.fi
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.SH FILES
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.IP \fB/usr/lib/describe.db\fR
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The system
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.B describe
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database. If the environment variable
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.B DESCDB
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is set, its value will be used instead.
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.SH ENVIRONMENT
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.IP DESCDB
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Full path to the system describe database. If
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.B DESCDB
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is set, its value is used instead of the default location
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.BR /usr/lib/describe.db .
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.SH AUTHOR
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James Brookes <jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu>.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR apropos (1),
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.BR man (1),
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.BR whatis (1),
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.BR descc (8),
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.BR descu (8).
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