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The man command is short for manual and provides in depth information about the requested command or allows users to search for commands related to a particular keyword.
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. |
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 |