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40 lines
923 B
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# The `man` command
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The `man` command is used to display the manual of any command that we can run on the terminal.
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It provides information like: DESCRIPTION, OPTIONS, AUTHORS and more.
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### Examples:
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1. Man page for printf:
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```
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man printf
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```
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2. Man page section 2 for intro:
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man 2 intro
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```
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3. Viewing the Manual for a Local File (using the -l flag):
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```
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man -l [LOCAL-FILE]
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```
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### Syntax:
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```
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man [SECTION-NUM] [COMMAND NAME]
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```
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### Additional Flags and their Functionalities:
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|**Short Flag** |**Long Flag** |**Description** |
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|`-f`|<center>-</center>|Return the sections of an command|
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|`-a`|<center>-</center>|Display all the manual pages of an command|
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|`-k`|<center>-</center>|Searches the given command with RegEx in all man pages|
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|`-w`|<center>-</center>|Returns the location of a given command man page|
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|`-I`|<center>-</center>|Searches the command manual case sensitive|
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