Linux Commands Reference - Complete Linux Command Guide

Comprehensive Linux command reference with 150+ commands. Search, filter by category, and view detailed usage examples.

Share
Back to commands

man

Display manual pages

Syntax

man [OPTION]... [SECTION] COMMAND

Common Options

-kSearch manual pages (same as apropos)
-fShort description (same as whatis)
-aShow all matching man pages
-wShow man page file path
-S LISTSpecify sections to search
-C FILESpecify config file
-HShow HTML man in browser
-7ASCII display

Common Examples

man ls

View ls manual

man 5 passwd

View passwd section 5

man -k "copy files"

Search related manuals

man -f ls

Show ls short description

man -a printf

Show all printf man pages

man -w ls

Show man page path

man 7 ascii

View ASCII table

man -S 1:2:3 ls

Search specific sections

Related Commands

Related Tools

More Code & Dev Tools