Using the man Command

• Display the man page for a command:

man *command*

• Open the man page for a command in a browser (=browser_name can be omitted if $BROWSER is set):

man *[-H|--html=]**browser_name* *command*

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

man 7 *command*

• List all available sections for a command:

man *[-f|--whatis]* *command*

• Display the path searched for manpages:

man *[-w|--path]*

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

man *[-w|--where]* *command*

• Display the man page using a specific locale:

man *[-L|--locale]* *locale* *command*

• Search for manpages containing a search string:

man *[-k|--apropos]* "*search_string*"

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