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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