Jan 9, 2021Rajdeep SinghLinux

what is man command in linux?

Man Command help to Read Manual Page Inside the Terminal.

Man Command Provide the user manual Interface. This Interface Help To Read Manual Page references of Any Command Inside Your Terminal.

Syntax

man [OPTION]... [COMMANDS]...

Example:

man ls

Result:

Output in your cmd Tool

  • Press q inside your terminal. You Quit The Command And Return.
  • Press h Read Summary of Commands

Options

man -w

This Flag Doesn’t display any manual pages but prints the locations Of Command, Which Place Save Inside Your Laptop.

Output man Command result


man -f or man --whatis

This Flag Show You a short description from the manual page if a Description is available.

Output man Command option result


man man

this way, You Read also man Command Manual Page Information.

man Command Output


man --help

This Flag Provides You help page document About man Command.

man Command Output with --help flag


man --usage

This Flag gives you a short usage message about the Command.

man Command Output with --usage flag


man -V or man --version

This Flag print man Command version In You Terminal.

man command output version


Note

  • Man Command Provide Lots Off option We Recommend You Visit Command Man Page for Learn More
  • Quit man Command simple use q for quit or Exit Command.use Keyboard arrow keys use For Scroll Page up for page up↑ and down for page down↓ keys.

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