man

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What it does

An interface to the system reference manuals.

Syntax

man [sección] página

Options and parameters

-k
Search the keyword across all manual page descriptions.
man -k network
-f
Equivalent to whatis; display short descriptions from manual pages.
N
manual section number
-a
Display all matching manual pages, not just the first one.
1
User commands section.
man 1 printf
5
File formats and configuration files section.
man 5 passwd
8
System administration commands section.

Usage examples

man ls
man 5 passwd
man -k copy
man -k network
man 1 printf

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