tldr/pages/linux/man.md

man

Format and display manual pages. More information: https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/man.1.html.

• Display the man page for a command:

man {{command}}

• Display the man page for a command from section 7:

man {{7}} {{command}}

• List all available sections for a command:

man --whatis {{command}}

• Display the path searched for manpages:

man --path

• Display the location of a manpage rather than the manpage itself:

man --where {{command}}

• Display the man page using a specific locale:

man {{command}} --locale={{locale}}

• Search for manpages containing a search string:

man --apropos "{{search_string}}"