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Linux: Help: Command line: How to get help about a command? [man / apropos / info / whatis]
Sep 18th, 2003 12:18
Knud van Eeden,
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Linux: Help: Command line: How to get help about a command? [man /
apropos / info / whatis]
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Method: overview:
Method: use the 'help' command:
Method: use the 'man' command:
Method: use the 'info' command:
Method: use the 'apropos' command:
Method: use the 'whatis' command:
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After opening a text console:
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Method: use the 'help' command:
On a console command line, type:
help <yourcommand>
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e.g.
help dir
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Method: use the 'man' command:
On a console command line, type:
man <yourcommand>
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e.g.
man fstab
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that will start the manual page of that command
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Method: use the 'info' command:
info <your command>
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e.g.
info mount
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That will show a HTML page with more information
about this command.
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Method: use the 'apropos' command:
apropos <your command>
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e.g.
apropos dir
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Method: use the 'whatis' command:
whatis <your command>
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e.g.
whatis fstab
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With all of these commands, press <CTRL><Z>,
or also `Q' to exit.
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Internet: source:
http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO-1.html
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