Wednesday, February 17, 2010

What is man command?

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.

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