WHAT(1)			 HP-UX 5.0		       WHAT(1)

     NAME
	  what - identify files for SCCS information

     SYNOPSIS
	  what files

     HP-UX COMPATIBILITY
	  Level:    HP-UX/STANDARD

	  Origin:   System III

     DESCRIPTION
	  What searches the given files for  all  occurrences  of  the
	  pattern  that	 get(1)	 substitutes  for %Z% (this is @(#) at
	  this printing) and prints out what follows until  the	 first
	  ", >, new-line, \, or null character.	 For example, if the C
	  program in file f.c contains

	       char ident[] = "@(#)identification information";

	  and f.c is compiled to yield f.o and a.out, then the command

	       what f.c f.o a.out

	  will print

	       f.c:
		       identification information

	       f.o:
		       identification information

	       a.out:
		       identification information

	  What is intended to be used in conjunction with the  command
	  get(1), which automatically inserts identifying information,
	  but it can also be used where the  information  is  inserted
	  manually.

     SEE ALSO
	  get(1), help(1).

	  SCCS User's Guide in HP-UX Concepts and Tutorials.

     DIAGNOSTICS
	  Use help(1) for explanations.

     BUGS
	  It's possible that an unintended occurrence of  the  pattern
	  @(#)	could be found just by chance, but this causes no harm
	  in nearly all cases.