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| − | [[man]] stands for manual. The closest thing to compare them to in a Windows world would be a Help File, but | + | [[man]] stands for manual. The closest thing to compare them to in a Windows world would be a Help File, but '''man pages''' tend to be more thorough and complicated than Microsoft's Help Files. When in doubt about a command or its switches, consult the '''man pages'''. |
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| + | Common ways to consult '''man pages''' include looking them up on the web, for example at freebsd.org's [http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi Hypertext Man Pages], or using the [[man]] command to view them interactively from your shell. | ||
[[category: System Commands]] | [[category: System Commands]] | ||
[[category: FreeBSD Terminology]] | [[category: FreeBSD Terminology]] | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 12 September 2004
man stands for manual. The closest thing to compare them to in a Windows world would be a Help File, but man pages tend to be more thorough and complicated than Microsoft's Help Files. When in doubt about a command or its switches, consult the man pages.
Common ways to consult man pages include looking them up on the web, for example at freebsd.org's Hypertext Man Pages, or using the man command to view them interactively from your shell.
