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Locate binary, source, and manual page files quickly with whereis. Find command locations easily and efficiently. Free online tool, no registration required.

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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 *