tldr/pages/linux/man.md

man

Format and display manual pages. More information: https://manned.org/man.

• Display the man page for a command:

man {{command}}

• Open the man page for a command in a browser (BROWSER environment variable can replace =browser_name):

man --html{{=browser_name}} {{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 --locale {{locale}} {{command}}

• Search for manpages containing a search string:

man --apropos "{{search_string}}"