tldr/pages/linux/whereis.md

whereis

Locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command. More information: https://manned.org/whereis.

• Locate binary, source and man pages for SSH:

whereis {{ssh}}

• Locate [b]inary and [m]an pages for ls:

whereis -bm {{ls}}

• Locate [s]ource of gcc and [m]an pages for Git:

whereis -s {{gcc}} -m {{git}}

• Locate [b]inaries for gcc in /usr/bin/ only:

whereis -b -B {{/usr/bin/}} -f {{gcc}}

• Locate [u]nusual binaries (those that have more or less than one binary on the system):

whereis -u *

• Locate binaries that have [u]nusual [m]anual entries (binaries that have more or less than one manual installed):

whereis -u -m *