whereis

whereis is a command on Unix and Unix-like operating systems used to locate some special files of a command like the binary file, source and manual page files.

Syntax

The whereis man page provides the following sample usage:

% # Find all files in /usr/bin which are not documented in /usr/man/man1 with source in /usr/src:
% cd /usr/bin
% whereis -u -M /usr/man/man1 -S /usr/src -f *

Analogs

The Unix type command is similar, but it identifies aliases.

Modern versions of Microsoft Windows feature a similar command: where.[1]

The origin may Multics where.

See also

References
  1. Bhardwaj, Pawan K. (2006). "Locating Files with the Where Command". How to Cheat at Windows System Administration Using Command Line Scripts. How to Cheat. Rockland, Massachusetts: Syngress. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-08-050826-9. Retrieved 2016-07-05. […] the Where command […] is equivalent to using the Search option in the Start menu.


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