tldr/pages/common/man.md
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man

Format and display manual pages.

  • Display the man page for a command:

man {{command}}

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

man {{command}}.{{7}}

  • Display the path searched for manpages:

man --path

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

man -w {{command}}

  • Search for manpages containing a search string:

man -k "{{search string}}"