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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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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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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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View man pages via Emacs
I basically want what this question asks for. Unfortunately, its answers don't work.
For example, when I do what its most-upvoted answer says, and enter man echo, Emacs opens up and the mini buffer ...
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MANPATH not set on Scientic Linux 5.5
On a Scientific Linux 5.5 installation the $MANPATH is not set. I've got environment modules installed, this might cause an overwriting of the $MANPATH, but I'm not sure about that. So my main ...
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Man pages are outdated
Background:
I recently learned about the mv -t flag option in bash, but when I checked the man pages on my computer, there was no mention of it. The man pages were dated 9 July 2002. I ssh-ed into ...
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What does man [-acdfFhkKtwW] mean?
I am fairly new to using the OSX terminal, so before I move forward, I want to get good at finding information out for myself. So, I was reading about the manpages about manpages, and I saw that I ...
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Using Debian linux command 'whereis' to show files without man pages
From the 'whereis' man pages on my Debian/GNU Linux I see:
-u Search for unusual entries. A file is said to be unusual
if it does not have one entry of each requested type....
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Debian - bash is default shell, but "man sh" gives dash
On Debian squeeze. Running ps -p $$ shows bash is my current shell, ls -l $(which sh) shows sh is a symlink to bash. So why, when I run man sh, do I get the man page for dash? Is this just a bug in ...
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bash: colorized man page
Where do I have to take a look at in the system to colorize the man pages?
The man pages are viewed with less, so I tried adding the following lines to my .bashrc to change the colors: (Which works ...
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What does the -R flag do for chflags?
I'm not clear on exactly what the -R flag does for chflags. I was wondering if someone might be able to help me.
The man page says this:
Recurse: Change the file flags of file hierarchies rooted in ...
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man pages don't line wrap correctly
Sometimes running man outputs badly line-wrapped text. If I run man, quit, then resize the terminal window and run man again, it formats it according to the new window width. But if I run man, resize ...
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Man pages for Git Bash on Windows 7
I am using Git bash on Windows 7. It provides me with a way to use most of the commands that I used to use on the bash shell on my Ubuntu machine. But the man and the info commands do not work. Is ...
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