Man pages are the documentation pages that come preinstalled with almost all substantial Unix and Unix-like operating systems
Questions tagged [manpage]
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Why does the shell output often use `mixed_characters' in its output?
I see backtick ( ` ) (also called a grave accent) characters mixed with apostrophe characters ( ' ) used together in all kinds of command-line output. Surely the reason/history behind why is documented online somewhere, but I couldn't find where.…

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Manpage scandir() prototype weirdness
I have a problem with scandir(): The manpage contains this as prototype:
int scandir(const char *dir, struct dirent ***namelist,
int (*filter)(const struct dirent *),
int (*compar)(const struct dirent **, const struct dirent **));
Therefore I…

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Reading PHP man pages in Vim
I have setup the ability to read the PHP manual via pman as described here:
http://bjori.blogspot.com/2010/01/unix-manual-pages-for-php-functions.html
In my .vimrc file I have added the following so I can press K to read the man page in a new split…

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man pages for Javascript for use within VIM
I couldn't find a good answer for this question so I figured I'd ask. I'd really like to find some man pages for javascript for use within VIM. This way I could place my cursor over a method or global object and press K in command mode to open up…

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Git man page seems incorrect
I'm new to git, so please excuse me if this is a dumb question.
I have installed git 1.7.7.4 from source on SLES Linux, and all looks good. I have added the following to $MANPATH:
/usr/local/git-1.7.7.4/share/man
When I do man git, I'm presented…

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How do I access Git User’s Manual[1] using the terminal?
In the man page of git, there is a line which says:
See gittutorial(7) to get started, then see giteveryday(7) for a useful minimum set of commands.
The Git User’s Manual[1] has a more in-depth introduction.
How do I see the "The Git User's…

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How to make a man page for my shell script?
How do I create a man page for my shell script?
I couldn't find a beginner approach on how to make man pages on Google.
What is the easiest way to make my own Man page, based of a template, and install it with my script?

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a2x fails to compile my manpage
I have a an Asciidoc document foo.1.txt, and, following the instructions here, I tried to compile it with a2x as follows:
a2x --doctype manpage --format manpage foo.1.txt
After this, I got the following error:
a2x: ERROR: "/usr/bin/asciidoc.py"…

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How to install man page for Maven on linux?
I am using linux(mint mate), and installed maven by download & unzip & config the environment, I could use the mvn command.
I want to have man mvn, not just mvn -help, any tip?
@Update:
To make the question clear, there is no man page for mvn,…

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How to run C functions in shell?
While learning C, I've recognized that you can see the manual of its functions within linux shell (I've been using BASH). For example:
man strlen
man crypt
man printf
I'd figured that maybe I could use those functions in shell scripting.
Is this…

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How to install docker man pages on Mac os
I've installed docker on mac os as written in documentation.
But in some docs (for example in the docker book) I see the recomendations to use man docker-run (man docker-pull, etc).
But when I run such command I get the…

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info command and man pages
Fedora 19 {though I doubt that's relevant]
If I invoke the info command for a topic that doesn't actually have an info node, but does have a man page, info will apparently create a node named (*manpages*) from the man page -- on the fly.
I…

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What's the meaning of "[]", "<>", "{}" in SYNOPSIS of a command?
Here are some examples:
from man page of a command:
$ man man
man [-acdfFhkKtwW] [--path] [-m system] [-p string] [-C config_file] [-M pathlist] [-P pager] [-S section_list] [section] name ...
...
from…

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Linux: How to find man page or different versions of Linux commands?
I'm not sure what it's called exactly. But offen in a Linux 'man' page it refers to the same command but a different "version" number. For example:
$ man signal
Is SIGNAL(2), but there refers to a SIGNAL(5), for example. I tried this but it doesn't…

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What do the numbers after command and system call names mean in *nix?
I often see number-suffixed command or system call names in man pages or other documentation, for example, splice(2).
Although, some publications don't include the numbers, for example, Splice on Wikipedia.
I never found an explanation of what the…

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