totn UNIX

UNIX Basic commands: man

The man command displays the online manual pages.

Syntax

The syntax for the man command is:

man [options] [ [section] subjects]

Options

Option Description
- Output is piped through the more command.
-d Debug.
-F Search the MANPATH directories.
-f files Display a summary (one line) for each file.
-k keywords Displays the header lines that contain any of the keywords.
-M path Searchs in the path instead of the MANPATH directories.
-t Format the pages with troff.
-T mac Display using mac.

Example

man -f tech

* Please note that there are many flavors of UNIX, so if in doubt, consult your man pages.