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man linux command cheatsheet by Thamizhiniyan C S
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man linux command cheatsheet by Thamizhiniyan C S
Last updated
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
1
User commands
2
Programming interfaces for kernel system calls
3
Programming interfaces to the C library
4
Special files such as device nodes and drivers
5
File formats
6
Games and amusements such as screen savers
7
Miscellaneous
8
System administration commands
-f, –whatis
Display a concise one-line description of the command.
-k, –apropos
Search for commands related to a given keyword.
-a, –all
Display all matching manual pages for the specified command.
Spacebar
Move forward one page in the manual.
Enter
Move forward one line in the manual.
B
Move backward one page in the manual.
Q
Quit the manual viewer.
In the man command manuals, sections are used to categorize different types of information. You can specify a section number to display only the relevant section of a manual.
One may not be able to remember the sections in which a command is present. So this option gives the section in which the given command is present.
This option helps us to display all the available intro manual pages in succession.
The -k option in the man command allows you to search for a command as a regular expression across all manual pages, returning a list of matching entries along with their section numbers.
The -w option in the man command returns the location of the manual page for a given command. This is useful for finding where the manual pages are stored on the system.
The -I option in the man command makes the search case-sensitive, ensuring that the command name is considered with exact case.
To view the Manual for “cd” Command Using man Command
Searching for Commands Related to “file” Using man Command
To Display a One-Line Description of “ls” Using man Command