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Quick links About
man
Syntax
Examples
Unix main page
About man
The man command which is
short for manual provides in depth information about the requested
command or allows users to search for commands related to a particular
keyword.
Syntax
Shows you online manuals on Unix
commands.
man [-] [-k keywords] topic
| - |
Displays the manual without
stopping. |
| -k keywords |
Searches for keywords in all of the
manuals available. |
| topic |
Displays the manual for the topic or
command typed in. |
Examples
man
mkdir - Lists help information on the mkdir command.
man
-k irc - Quickly search for manuals containing irc within them.
Below is an example of what the results may look like:
| circle |
plot (3plot) |
- graphics interface |
| dircmp |
dircmp (1) |
- directory comparison |
| dircolors |
dircolors (1) |
- color setup for ls |
| ircII |
ircII (1) |
- interface to the Internet Relay Chat system |
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