Terminal Commands: MAN

Submitted by ubuntuclips on January 2, 2007 - 18:52.

This video clip shows you how to use the man (manual page) command to view the manual pages for terminal commands. A manual page includes a brief description of the command as well as outlines the various options that may be used with the command.

Quick Tips

Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll forward and backward in the manual page. Press q to quit the manual page.
To search all commands for a particular keyword, try using man with the -k option. For example, 'man -k list'.