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# man
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2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00
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> Format and display manual pages.
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2019-10-12 16:46:52 +01:00
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- Display the man page for a command:
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`man {{command}}`
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2019-10-12 16:46:52 +01:00
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- Display the man page for a command from section 7:
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2018-05-08 13:59:38 +01:00
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`man {{command}}.{{7}}`
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- Display the path searched for manpages:
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`man --path`
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2019-10-12 16:46:52 +01:00
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- Display the location of a manpage rather than the manpage itself:
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`man -w {{command}}`
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2019-07-23 18:46:06 +01:00
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- Search for manpages containing a search string:
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2019-07-23 18:46:06 +01:00
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`man -k "{{search string}}"`
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