Questions tagged [man]
'man' is a command for accessing documentation on Linux and other Unix and Unix-like systems.
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manpath abnormal: `man -k .` show duplication and partially missing in macOS
I got abnormal manpath in man -k . or apropos .:
duplicate shows:
$ man -k . | grep -w apropos
man(1), apropos(1), whatis(1) - display online manual documentation pages
man(1), apropos(1), whatis(1) -...
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Is there a `man/` equivalent of $PATH (which is for extra `bin/` directories)?
When I experimentally install some new software, I don't go through the extra effort of putting all assets in the right places like /usr/local/man.
Occasionally, I'd like to have manpage support for ...
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Where is there a manual page for Command Line Editing shortcuts?
There are times when I would like to respond to an already existing post, here specifically, because I want to figure out the source that these people are using for the answers. The answers in that ...
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MSYS2 man: can't open the manpath configuration file /etc/man_db.conf
I'm on Windows 10 but using bash and MSYS2 (mingw64). I just installed man using MSYS2. The problem is when typing a command like man echo (can be any command; it doesn't have to be echo), I get this ...
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How do I fix "E302: Could not rename swap file" when using neovim as my MANPAGER with a non-default swap directory?
I'd like to use neovim to view man pages. To accomplish this, I have the following set in my .bashrc file:
export MANPAGER='nvim +Man!'
On my MacOS system this gives me no problems. But on my Linux ...
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Update issue with mandb and makewhatis
When I change a given manpage, apropos and whatis do only reflect these changes when I perform the following steps:
store a copy of the manpage elsewhere and delete it in /usr/local/man/man1
run ...
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How do I convert manpages/info files to EPUB?
I like to read the manual pages on my e-reader. What is the best way to convert the manpages/info files into EPUBs?
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Linux: test expression
How to use test to test a expression like this:
if { [ $month -eq 03 ] || [ $month -eq 10 ]; } && [ $weekday = "So" ] && [ $day -gt 24 ]
I need to test the whole if ...
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Bringing up all man page sections for a program at once
when I type man qmail I get No manual entry for qmail. I would like to be able to type man qmail and one screen opens up that includes all the man sections for qmail.
Is there a way I can open up ...
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Is there an archive of man pages sorted by software version?
Is there a published archive of every man page for every (or at least the most common) linux utilities across all the different versions of said utilities?
My use case is I'm trying to figure out when ...
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"WARNING: terminal is not fully functional" when using "man" as root
I know that this question has been posted a zillion times, but none of the answers I could find have solved it for me.
I have a root shell given by sudo bash. When I try to use man, I have this ...
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rsync - list all options alphabetically?
I'm just starting to get acquainted with rsync... it has hundreds of options, both short (single-dash) and long (double-dash).
The man pages don't list these alphabetically, either under "OPTIONS ...
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Running `whatis cd` always returns "nothing appropriate" on Ubuntu 18.04
I was just playing around with the whatis command. For some reason, whenever I run whatis cd, I get cd: nothing appropriate. What does this mean? Why is this? It seems there is no man entry for cd ...
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Is there a download option for the documentation and tutorials at https://perldoc.perl.org/5.30.0? (Windows user)
I want the documentation and probably the tutorials saved locally on my computer, as usually I only have a 64 kbit/s internet connection. I'm working on Windows 10.
At perlfaq1.html#AUTHOR-AND-...
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Why is manpath acting abnormally?
I am currently attempting to add a custom man page to /usr/local/man for the binary in /usr/local/bin. However, the expected behavior differs from my interpretation of the manual. As well as the ...
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