diff --git a/pages/linux/whereis.md b/pages/linux/whereis.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f59c0180a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/linux/whereis.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# whereis + +> Locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command. + +- Locate binary, source and man pages for ssh: + +`whereis {{ssh}}` + +- Locate binary and man pages for ls: + +`whereis -bm {{ls}}` + +- Locate source of gcc and man pages for git: + +`whereis -s {{gcc}} -m {{git}}` + +- Locate binaries for gcc in /usr/bin/ only: + +`whereis -b -B {{/usr/bin/}} -f {{gcc}}`