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18 <H2><A NAME="HDRBOS_APROPOS" HREF="auarf002.htm#ToC_111">bos apropos</A></H2>
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23 <P><STRONG>Purpose</STRONG>
24 <P>Displays each help entry containing a keyword string
25 <P><STRONG>Synopsis</STRONG>
26 <PRE><B>bos apropos -topic</B> <<VAR>help string</VAR>> [<B>-help</B>]
28 <B>bos ap -t</B> <<VAR>help string</VAR>> [<B>-h</B>]
30 <P><STRONG>Description</STRONG>
31 <P>The <B>bos apropos</B> command displays the first line of the online
32 help entry for any <B>bos</B> command that has in its name or short
33 description the string specified by the <B>-topic</B> argument.
34 <P>To display the syntax for a command, use the <B>bos help</B>
36 <P><STRONG>Options</STRONG>
38 <P><DT><B><B>-topic</B>
39 </B><DD>Specifies the keyword string to match, in lowercase letters only.
40 If the string is more than a single word, surround it with double quotes ("")
43 </B><DD>Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options
46 <P><STRONG>Output</STRONG>
47 <P>The first line of a command's online help entry names it and briefly
48 describes its function. This command displays the first line for any
49 <B>bos</B> command where the string specified with the <B>-topic</B>
50 argument is part of the command name or first line.
51 <P><STRONG>Examples</STRONG>
52 <P>The following command lists all <B>bos</B> commands that include the
53 word <B>restart</B> in their names or short descriptions:
54 <PRE> % <B>bos apropos restart</B>
55 getrestart: get restart times
56 restart: restart all processes
57 setrestart: set restart times
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62 <P><STRONG>Related Information</STRONG>
63 <P><A HREF="auarf093.htm#HDRBOS_INTRO">bos</A>
64 <P><A HREF="auarf104.htm#HDRBOS_HELP">bos help</A>
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