Module 1 · Lesson 5
25 min
Getting Help: man, --help and Reading Documentation
Goal
Find out what a command does and which options it has, using man pages, --help, help and apropos - without leaving the terminal.
Before you start
Lesson 4.
You are not supposed to memorise options Experienced administrators look things up constantly. The skill is knowing where to look and how to read what you find. Linux ships its documentation with the system, so it works even without internet access. Quick help: help Most commands print a short summary with help : The…
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