man
Format and display manual pages. More information: https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/man.1.html.
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Display the man page for a command:
man {{command}}
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Display the man page for a command from section 7:
man {{7}} {{command}}
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List all available sections for a command:
man -f {{command}}
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Display the path searched for manpages:
man --path
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Display the location of a manpage rather than the manpage itself:
man -w {{command}}
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Display the man page using a specific locale:
man {{command}} --locale={{locale}}
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Search for manpages containing a search string:
man -k "{{search_string}}"
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