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<quote>Man</quote> and Getting Help
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<emphasis role="strong"><emphasis>command</emphasis> --help</emphasis> and <command>man</command><emphasis role="strong"><emphasis>command</emphasis></emphasis> are the two most important tools at the command line.
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Virtually all commands understand the <command>-h</command> (or <command>--help</command>) option which will produce a short usage description of the command and its options, then exit back to the command prompt. Type: <screen>man -h</screen> or <screen>man --help</screen> to see this in action.
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Every command and nearly every application in Linux has a <abbrev>man</abbrev> (manual) file. It is as simple as typing <command>man command</command> to bring up a longer manual entry for the specified command. For example: <screen>man mv</screen> brings up the <command>mv</command> manual.
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Move up and down the man file with the arrow keys, and quit back to the command prompt with <keycap>q</keycap>.
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<screen>man man</screen> brings up the manual entry for the <command>man</command> command, which is a good place to start.
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<screen>man intro</screen> is especially useful. It displays the <quote>introduction to user commands</quote> which is a well-written, brief introduction to the Linux command line.
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There are also <command>info</command> pages, which generally go into more detail than <command>man</command> pages. Try: <screen>info info</screen> for the introduction to info pages.
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Searching for man files
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If you aren't sure which command or application you need to use, you can search the <command>man</command> files.
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docs/cli/C/cli.xml:426(para)
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