search-string Locate functions, commands and help topics by keyword lookup. EXAMPLE ------- To look up all command and help topics whose one-line desciptions or symbol names contain the string "trig", one would type: 0>apropos trig Matching functions and commands in module: maths acos Trig arc cosine - returns radians asin Trig arc sine - returns radians atan Trig arc tangent - returns radians cos Trig cosine(x) sin Trig sine(x) tan Trig tangent(x) 0> ARGUMENT -------- search-string - The string to search for. Case is not significant. CONTEXT ------- The apropos command provides one way of finding commands and help topics related to a given subject. It is not a perfect method, since it depends upon how each entry is documented, but it is a first line of attack to try. The apropos command works by performing a case-insensitive search for the string that you specify. It searches for the string in the one-line help associated with each command and help topic, as well as the each command and topic name. Any commands and topics for which this search succeeds are displayed along with the name of the module in which they were found. RELATED COMMANDS ---------------- help - Show documentation on a command, function or help topic. varlist - List variables and their characteristics.