7.2.7 man

Display online manual pages.

Syntax

man [ -a ] [ -c ] [ -e ] [ -f ] [ -o ] [ -x ] [ entry ]

Command Options

The options for the man command are:

• entry: Specifies the manual entry that you want to display. If none is specified, the command lists all manual pages.

• -a: Displays all details, including examples.

• -c: Displays the command name.

• -e, -x: Displays example information.

• -f: Displays details except for examples. This is the default behavior if entry is specified without any other options.

• -o: Displays brief (one line) information.

Examples

Example 7-9 Display command details

The following example displays details about the dd command.

$ xsh man dd