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man - Display manual pages for commands

Overview​

The man command display manual pages for commands.

Syntax​

man [OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS]

Basic Usage Examples​

# Basic usage
man

# Get help
man --help

# Check version
man --version

Common Options​

  • -h, --help - Display help information
  • -v, --version - Show version information
  • -V, --verbose - Enable verbose output (if supported)

Description​

The man command is part of the system-info category in Linux systems. It provides essential functionality for display manual pages for commands.

Refer to the manual page (man man) for detailed information about all available options and usage patterns.

Common Use Cases​

  1. Basic Operations: Simple usage scenarios
  2. System Administration: Administrative tasks
  3. Automation: Script integration
  4. Troubleshooting: Diagnostic usage
  • Other commands in the system-info category
  • System utilities for similar operations
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