apropos is good for that
If you don't know the name, but have a vague idea of what it does.
\ntsinclai@pdog:~$ apropos reiser\ndebugreiserfs (8) - The debugging tool for the ReiserFS filesystem.\nfsck.reiserfs (8) - The checking tool for the ReiserFS filesystem.\nmkfs.reiserfs (8) - The create tool for the Linux ReiserFS filesystem.\nmkreiserfs (8) - The create tool for the Linux ReiserFS filesystem.\nreiserfsck (8) - The checking tool for the ReiserFS filesystem.\nreiserfstune (8) - The tunning tool for the ReiserFS filesystem.\nresize_reiserfs (8) - resizer tool for the ReiserFS filesystem\n
Tom Sinclair
"This is a lovely party," said the Bursar to a chair, "I wish I was here."
-- The Bursar is a man under a *lot* of stress
(Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies)
