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Usage:
whatis <substring>
The 'whatis' command searches the archie Software Description database
for the given substring, with case being ignored. This database consists
of names and short descriptions of many of the software packages,
documents (like RFCs and educational material) and datafiles that are
stored on the Internet.
Example:
whatis uucp
in part gives as a result:
RFC 976 Horton, M.R. UUCP mail interchange format
standard. 1986 February; 12 p.
cu-shar Allows kermit, cu, and UUCP to all share the
same lines
detm-unbatch Cleans up TM files left in the UUCP spool
directory by the news batching software
fido-usenet-gw Implement a gateway between UUCP/Usenet/Mail
and Fidonet
findpath.sh UUCP Pathfinder
logfile-stats UUCP LOGFILE analyzer
mapstats UUCP map statistics program
nmail Do UUCP mail routing using the output of the
pathalias(1) program
We welcome and encourage additions and corrections to this database and
depend on the archie user community to keep it uptodate. To make your
contribution to this database, mail to
archie-admin@bunyip.com
For new additions, please keep the description to 25 words or less.