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APROPOS(nged)

NAME

apropos - Searches _mged_ command help and manual pages for keywords.

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SYNOPSIS

apropos [-k|-K] {keyword}

DESCRIPTION

The apropos command searches mged command manual pages and displays the commands that match in ranked order.

By default, or with -k, apropos searches command names, synopses, and brief descriptions. With -K, it searches the full text of the command manual pages.

EXAMPLES

Example 1. List commands having "region" in their names, synopses, or descriptions.

mged>apropos region

build_region eac edcodes edcomb em idents item lm r rcodes read_muves red
regdef regions reid remat summary wcodes whatid whichair whichid
Example 2. List commands whose full manual page text contains "boolean operations."

mged>apropos -K "boolean operations"

bev ev region facetize search npush comb r bigE nmg_fix_normals exists tol

AUTHOR

BRL-CAD Team

BUG REPORTS

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org