man

Format and display manual pages.

More information.

• Display the man page for a command:

man {command}

• Display the man page for a command from section 7:

man {7} {command}

• Display the path searched for manpages:

man --path

• Display the location of a manpage rather than the manpage itself:

man -w {command}

• Display the man page using a specific locale:

man {command} --locale={locale}

• Search for manpages containing a search string:

man -k "{search_string}"

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