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* [[https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-docs.html|http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/|Debian Policy's Documentation chapter]] | * [[https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-docs.html|Debian Policy's Documentation chapter]] |
Translation(s): English - Español - Français - Italiano
manpage is short for Manual Page. A manual page should give a description of a CommandLine options, configuration file syntax,etc and a few examples.
The man-db package includes three tools for finding information and/or documentation about your Linux system: man, apropos and whatis.
The man command formats and displays on-line manual pages about commands or functions on your system. To view a manual page, one simply types "man foo". The manual page is formatted and displayed by the $PAGER.
The apropos command searches the whatis database (containing short descriptions of system commands) for a string.
The whatis command searches its own database for a complete word.
The manpages package should be installed on your system because it is the primary way for find documentation on a Linux system.
The man pages are stored in /usr/share/man.
Translations, locales
You can install translated pages in your language (available in normal packages or translation packages like manpages-fr) and select them using locales.
Reading manual page in graphical environments
The x11-apps package contains xman, a man page browser for the XWindow system.
- Gnome's help system lets you search and read manual pages.
- KDE's Khelpcenter supports manual page browsing and reading.
See also
manpages.debian.org - an online repository of all Debian manual pages
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