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Old 06-06-2023, 03:59 PM   #1
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Post I guess I have to get the manual, and What kind of action should i take to get the manual

familiarizing the commands and I come across this " no manual entry for a command"
 
Old 06-06-2023, 04:07 PM   #2
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For what command do you need the manual?

Some commands do not have manual pages of their own but may be included in the manual of a parent command or group of commands.

Very often you may simply run a command withthe --help or -h option to get immediate help.
 
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Old 06-12-2023, 04:54 PM   #3
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As root:
Code:
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Old 06-12-2023, 04:59 PM   #4
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https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/man.1.html
https://linux.die.net/man/
https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/
 
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This command

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apropos [some command]
will list the man pages relevant to [some command].
 
  


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