Linux-man command (17), linux-man command 17

Linux-man command (17), linux-man command 17

The man command is a help command in Linux. You can use the man command to view the Command help, configuration file help, programming help, and other information in Linux.

 

You can search for content by chapter:

• Man 1: USER commands (ls, cd, cp, rm, tar, etc)
• Man 2: System Call (related to Linux kernel, such as open functions, read functions, and poll functions)
• Man 3: C library function description (such as strlen function and sscanf function)
• Man 4: devices and special files
• Man 5: Configuration File Format
• Man 6: Game help
• Man 7: Miscellaneous
• Man 8: management commands and daemon (such as ifconfig)

For example, to view the use of the open function, enter "man 2 open". For example, the open function is displayed in Chapter 2nd of man in the upper left corner.

You can also directly enter "man open", which will be retrieved from Chapter 1st.