Overview

In this tutorial, we will learn man Linux Command with examples.

man Linux Command

man is the short form for manual. The man command displays the system manual and documentation pages.

Command Format

$ man <flags> program_name

To know more about the command, type the man command for the man itself. Please note that Linux is case-sensitive.

$ man man

The program_name is the program, page, or the command that we want the system manual pages to be displayed. The manual displays the command flags, options, explanation of the program, example usage of the command, etc.

 

Examples

Launch Terminal and type the following commands:

To know the system manual pages for ls command.

$ man ls

To know the system documentation for the ps command.

$ man ps

To exit the manual pages press the ‘q’ keyboard button to return to the terminal prompt.

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Linux Commands Tutorial page:

https://www.testingdocs.com/linux-basic-commands-tutorial/

More Information on Ubuntu Linux:
https://ubuntu.com/