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whereis

Find binary, source, and man page for command

Syntax

whereis [OPTION]... COMMAND...

Common Options

-bSearch binaries only
-mSearch man pages only
-sSearch sources only
-BSpecify binary search path
-MSpecify man search path

Common Examples

whereis python

Find python info

whereis -b python

Find binary only

whereis -m ls

Find man page only

whereis nginx

Find nginx paths

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