Affordable web design - Inside Linux Getting Help - The Man Pages
Inside Linux Getting Help - The Man Pages We close this chapter by discussing the Linux help system, known as man (manual) pages. If you need help with a Linux command, you can use man to view documentation. The syntax for man is as follows: man [options] [section] [title] The content of each man page has a very well-defined format. One trait of a man page is that it is terse. Another is that it is more technical than explanatory. These two traits, when combined, can make for obscure reading. Don’t worry though, the more you use Linux and the man pages, the more you will come to appreciate their usefulness. From a previous section, “Virtual Consoles,” you may recall that you can switch to another screen session using the keystroke sequences Alt+F2, Alt+F3, and so on. If you get in a bind on the default screen and need help, switch to another virtual console and call up man. This way, you do not disrupt any work in progress on the default console. Summary We’ve come to the end of this chapter. It has been a long but fruitful road. We covered a lot of Linux ground. This chapter is probably most important for newcomers to Linux. It provides a good base of knowledge for using and maneuvering through Linux. This chapter discussed many items, including startup and shutdown, logging in and out, manipulating user accounts and passwords, maneuvering files and directories, and basic commands used to manipulate files and directories. At this point, you should feel very confident when tooling around in Linux. page 60
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