.TH whatis "" "" "/rdb Command"
.PC "Display the command description and syntax"
\fBwhatis \fIcommand\fR
.PP
.II "help message, print"
.II "command^print summary"
The command
.B whatis
displays the description and syntax of
.IR command .
It resembles the COHERENT command
.BR help ,
except that it handles
.B /rdb
commands.
.SH Example
The command
.DM
	whatis column
.DE
.PP
displays the following:
.DM
   column    - display columns of a table in any order
   column    column ... < tableorlist
.DE
.PP
And the command
.DM
	whatis whatis
.DE
.PP
displays:
.DM
   whatis     - displays the command description and syntax
   whatis     command
.DE
.SH "See Also"
.B
whatwill
.R
.br
COHERENT Lexicon:
.B
help,
man
.R
.SO whatis