Linux - Apropos

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

apropos – searches the help manual pages (man -k) for a command similar to what was entered. This can be utilized when one isn’t sure of the exact command name.

-e parameter for exact word.

-w parameter for wildcard.

-? parameter to show the help list.

Examples:  apropos compress

apropos -e grep

apropos -w grep