apropos -- symbols matching a pattern

apropos -- symbols matching a pattern

apropos s -- displays a list of global symbols which match the pattern specified by the string s.

The pattern may contain '*'s as wild card characters.

i1 : apropos "scan"



o1 = {scan, scanKeys, scanPairs, scanValues}



o1 : List

Code:

     -- ../../../Macaulay2/m2/document.m2:437-439
     apropos = (pattern) -> (
          mat := "*" | toString pattern | "*";
          sort select( keys symbolTable(), i -> match(i,mat)))