Questions tagged [man]
'man' is a command for accessing documentation on Linux and other Unix and Unix-like systems.
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How to read the man page for git revert?
When I do a man git revert, I get the man page for git:
NAME
git - the stupid content tracker
SYNOPSIS
git [--version] [--help] [-C <path>] [-c <name>=<value>]
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Linux “man” pages appear as gibberish in CentOS
On my CentOS 6 box, all the man pages and some tools that support --help show gibberish. For example, if I type:
man man
I get this:
^HZ[wã¸~ǯÀjZÊèvg:=3ÌlËm’¾¤ÞÎl<;HHBL´Z}òãSe{l?´)B¡ê«¯ ...
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What are the license(s) of the Linux man pages?
What is the license on the Linux man pages? GPL, Public Domain, etc? The Wikipedia page about the man doesn't appear to have any info about the licensing status of the man pages.
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How to install manpages on FreeNAS 9.3?
I'm having enourmous trouble installing manpages on FreeNAS 9.3 (based on FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE-p15). I tried:
installing pc-sysinstall from ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.2-...
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How to parse man pages in Windows?
Here is a raw man page. Is there a way I can parse it under Windows to make it more readable?
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What is the most effective way to fix content in older linux manpages like traceroute?
Today I was reading through the manpage for traceroute when I came across this passage:
"There is a couple of additional options, intended for an advanced usage (another trace methods etc.):"
I ...
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Access man page for package?
After installing the gcc-arm-none-eabi package on Ubuntu, I can't find the tools or the manpage even though it appears the documentation is available:
$ find /usr/ -iname gcc*
/usr/bin/gcc
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What does it mean in the man page of shutdown that Requests that the system be halted after it has been brought down?
Today when I was reading the man page of shutdown, it made me confused a lot. Take -H as example. I just could not understand the "after it has been brought down". What does it specify exactly? What ...
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Where's the man page for the `sizeof` C function?
How come there's no man page for the sizeof C function?
$ man 3 sizeof
No manual entry for sizeof in section 3
$ man sizeof
No manual entry for sizeof
I do see man pages for other C functions like ...
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Open man page using nano
I want to open man pages in another text editor, in this case "nano". Does anyone know how I can achieve this please?
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What does the number quoted in parentheses mean in man page of some command? [duplicate]
In the Mac OS X Mavericks terminal, inside frisk man page, there is:
SEE ALSO
cfdisk(8), sfdisk(8), mkfs(8), parted(8), partprobe(8), kpartx(8)
Does it mean see also the eighth cfdisk or ...
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man --html - Not showing tables?
I recently discovered man --html, and am quite giddy with joy at being able to navigate the docs locally in a browser at a whim.
However, it seems like certain objects, such as tables, are not ...
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No manual entry for make
I'm trying to read man pages for make on my server and they are not there. Man pages for other linux commands and built-ins, however, are there.
Does anyone know why this is and how to fix?
Thanks.
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Cygwin: man no longer works
I have cygwin installed in the default folder (C:\cygwin) on Windows 7 Pro. Up until a few months ago (not sure how long), man pages worked fine. Then came an update, and now man anything displays ...
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How do I see aptitude "Search patterns"? (~n, ~i, ~U,..)
While opening man aptitude I see this in many places:
(see the section “Search Patterns” in the aptitude reference manual).
How do I open this reference manual? I want to find patterns like ~i (...
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