UNIX Programmer's Manual. One section you'll want to consult is the one that lists general UNIX commands like who and ls. There's probably another section with tutorials and extended documentation.
man and the name of the command. The syntax is:
man command
For example, if you want to find information about the program mail, which allows you to send messages to other users, you would enter:
%man mail. . %
The output of man may be filtered through the more command automatically. If it isn't, just pipe the output of man to more (or pg).
After you enter the command, the screen will fill up with text. Press [SPACE] or [RETURN] to read more.
Some systems also have a command called apropos or man k to help you locate a command if you have an idea of what it does but are not sure of its correct name. Enter apropos followed by a descriptive word; you'll get a list of commands that might help.
Linux systems, and many other systems, may also have a command called info. It serves the same purpose as man: to document system commands. The info output is in a different format, though. The syntax to start info is:
info command
For example, if you want to find information about the program find, which searches for files, you would enter info find. After you enter the command, the screen will fill up with text. Press [SPACE] to read more or "q" to quit.
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