How to find the right command and its location in LInux

find the right command and its location  in Linux

 
# apropos
 
# apropos "list directory"

dir (1) - list directory contents
ls (1) - list directory contents
ntfsls (8) - list directory contents on an NTFS filesystem
vdir (1) - list directory contents

$ which ls
alias ls='ls --color=auto'
        /bin/ls


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