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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# apropos -- search the whatis database for keywords.
+# whatis  -- idem, but match only commands (as whole words).
+#
+# Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, John W. Eaton.
+# Copyright (c) 1994-1999, Andries E. Brouwer.
+#
+# You may distribute under the terms of the GNU General Public
+# License as specified in the README file that comes with the man
+# distribution.  
+#
+# apropos/whatis-1.5m aeb 2003-08-01 (from man-1.6g)
+#
+# keep old PATH - 000323 - Bryan Henderson
+# also look in /var/cache/man - 030801 - aeb
+
+program=`basename $0`
+
+# When man pages in your favorite locale look to grep like binary files
+# (and you use GNU grep) you may want to add the 'a' option to *grepopt1.
+aproposgrepopt1='i'
+aproposgrepopt2=''
+whatisgrepopt1='iw'
+whatisgrepopt2='^'
+grepopt1=$aproposgrepopt1
+grepopt2=$aproposgrepopt2
+
+if [ $# = 0 ]
+then
+    echo "usage: $program keyword ..."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+manpath=`man --path | tr : '\040'`
+
+if [ "$manpath" = "" ]
+then
+    echo "$program: manpath is null"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+args=
+for arg in $*; do
+    case $arg in
+        --version|-V|-v)
+	    echo "$program from man-1.6g"
+	    exit 0
+	    ;;
+	--help|-h)
+            echo "usage: $program keyword ..."
+	    exit 0
+	    ;;
+	-*)
+	    echo "$program: $arg: unknown option"
+	    exit 1
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    args="$args $arg"
+    esac
+done
+
+while [ "$1" != "" ]
+do
+    found=0
+    for d in /var/cache/man $manpath /usr/lib
+    do
+        if [ -f $d/whatis ]
+        then
+            if grep -"$grepopt1" "$grepopt2""$1" $d/whatis
+            then
+                found=1
+# Some people are satisfied with a single occurrence
+# But it is better to give all
+#               break
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [ $found = 0 ]
+    then
+        echo "$1: nothing appropriate"
+    fi
+
+    shift
+done
+
+exit