tldr/pages/linux/debman.md

debman

Read man pages from uninstalled packages. More information: https://manpages.debian.org/latest/debian-goodies/debman.1.html.

• Read a man page for a command that is provided by a specified package name:

debman -p {{package_name}} {{command_name}}

• Specify a package version to download:

debman -p {{package_name}}={{version}} {{command_name}}

• Read a man page in a .deb file:

debman -f {{path/to/filename.deb}} {{command_name}}