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Commandline 101: man pages

Jun 16, 2009  By Shawn Powers
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Dont't forget about apropos

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Submitted by Sorin G. (not verified) on Wed, 06/17/2009 - 07:10.

I use apropos "keyword". For instance, if I'm looking for a disk partitioning tool, I write apropos disk, and then search for info on commands which are being shown with man. I guess that the difference between apropos and man -k is that the former shows you only commands, while the latter shows you both commands and...well,other stuff.

mind blowing

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Submitted by flip (not verified) on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 19:26.

I use man and didn't know about the -k argument. That will make my life easier, thanks

Exit from a man page

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 16:24.

I know I had problems exiting from a man page when I first started using linux, so I think you should have mentioned that to exit just hit the "Q" key.

Good Call

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Submitted by Shawn Powers on Wed, 06/17/2009 - 12:59.

Yes, it's those little things I try to remember when I'm doing these videos. After so many years, we do it without thinking. Thanks for pointing it out.

-Shawn

Shawn Powers is an Associate Editor for Linux Journal. You might find him chatting on the IRC channel, or Twitter