LDP/LDP/guide/docbook/abs-guide/what.sh

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#!/bin/bash
# What are all those mysterious binaries in /usr/X11R6/bin?
DIRECTORY="/usr/X11R6/bin"
# Try also "/bin", "/usr/bin", "/usr/local/bin", etc.
for file in $DIRECTORY/*
do
whatis `basename $file` # Echoes info about the binary.
done
exit 0
# Note: For this to work, you must create a "whatis" database
#+ with /usr/sbin/makewhatis.
# You may wish to redirect output of this script, like so:
# ./what.sh >>whatis.db
# or view it a page at a time on stdout,
# ./what.sh | less