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man
Displays manual pages (help documents).
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Verified: 2025-10-08
Syntax
$man [OPTIONEN] [SECTION] BEFEHL
Examples
$man ls
$man 5 passwd
$man -k keyword
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
man --help
Note
Standard documentation system in Linux. Various sections available.
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