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<span class="emphasis"><em><span class="emphasis"><em>command</em></span> --help</em></span> and
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>man</strong></span></span> <span class="emphasis"><em>command</em></span> are the two most important
tools at the command line.
</p><p>
Virtually all commands understand the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>-h</strong></span></span> (or
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>--help</strong></span></span>) option, which will produce a short usage description
of the command and its options, then exit back to the command prompt. Type:
</p><pre class="screen">man -h</pre><p>
or
</p><pre class="screen">man --help</pre><p>
to see this in action.
</p><p>
Every command and nearly every application in <span class="trademark">Linux</span>™ has
a <abbr class="abbrev">man</abbr> (manual) file. It is as simple as typing <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>man
command</strong></span></span> to bring up a longer manual entry for the specified command.
For example: </p><pre class="screen">man mv</pre><p> brings up the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>mv</strong></span></span>
manual.
</p><p>
Move up and down the man file with the arrow keys, and quit back to the command
prompt with <span class="keycap"><strong>q</strong></span>.
</p><p>
</p><pre class="screen">man man</pre><p> brings up the manual entry for the
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>man</strong></span></span> command, which is a good place to start.
</p><p>
</p><pre class="screen">man intro</pre><p> is especially useful. It displays the
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">introduction to user commands</span>”</span> which is a well-written, brief
introduction to the <span class="trademark">Linux</span>™ command line.
</p><p>
There are also <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>info</strong></span></span> pages, which generally go into more
detail than <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>man</strong></span></span> pages. Try: </p><pre class="screen">info info</pre><p> for
the introduction to info pages.
</p><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="searching-for-man-files"></a>Searching for man files</h3></div></div></div><p>
If you aren't sure which command or application you need to use, you can search
the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>man</strong></span></span> files.
</p><p>
To search the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>man</strong></span></span> files for <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>konsole</strong></span></span>, try:
</p><pre class="screen">man -k konsole</pre><p>
</p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>
This is the same as the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>apropos</strong></span></span> command.
</p></div><p>
To search only the titles of your system's <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>man</strong></span></span> files, try:
</p><pre class="screen">man -f kde</pre><p>
</p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>
This is the same as the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>whatis</strong></span></span> command.
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