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man — Format and display manual pages. See also: `whatis`, `apropos`. More information: <https://manned.or
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man command: Format and display manual pages. See also: whatis, apropos. More information: <https://manned.org/man>.Solution
man — Format and display manual pages. See also: whatis, apropos. More information: <https://manned.org/man>.Display the man page for a command:
man {{command}}Open the man page for a command in a browser (
=browser_name can be omitted if $BROWSER is set):man {{[-H|--html=]}}{{browser_name}} {{command}}Display the man page for a command from section 7:
man 7 {{command}}List all available sections for a command:
man {{[-f|--whatis]}} {{command}}Display the path searched for manpages:
man {{[-w|--path]}}Display the location of a manpage rather than the manpage itself:
man {{[-w|--where]}} {{command}}Display the man page using a specific locale:
man {{[-L|--locale]}} {{locale}} {{command}}Search for manpages containing a search string:
man {{[-k|--apropos]}} "{{search_string}}"Code Snippets
Display the man page for a command
man {{command}}Open the man page for a command in a browser (`=browser_name` can be omitted if `$BROWSER` is set)
man {{[-H|--html=]}}{{browser_name}} {{command}}Display the man page for a command from section 7
man 7 {{command}}List all available sections for a command
man {{[-f|--whatis]}} {{command}}Display the path searched for manpages
man {{[-w|--path]}}Context
tldr-pages: common/man
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