apropos

Scilab Function
Last update : 25/04/2007

apropos - searches keywords in Scilab help

### Calling Sequence

  `apropos(key)`
  `apropos(regexp)`

### Parameters

- `key` : character string. give the sequence of characters to be found
- `regexp` : character string. give the regular expression to be found (only with "Scilab Browser")

### Description

`apropos(key)` looks for Scilab help files containing keywords `key` in their short description section.

With Scilab Browser only, `apropos(regexp)` looks for Scilab help files containing regular expression `regexp` in their short description section.

### Examples

    apropos('ode')
    apropos ode
    apropos "list of"

    //next only for Scilab Browser
    global %browsehelp;%browsehelp_save=%browsehelp;%browsehelp="Scilab Browser";

    apropos "sin.*hyperbolic"
    apropos "^ab"  //search help beginning the two characters "ab"
    apropos "quadratic.*solver"

    %browsehelp=%browsehelp_save;

### See Also

`help` , `man` ,