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== DESCRIPTION ==
 
== DESCRIPTION ==
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    _M_a_n locates and prints the section of this manual named
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Man locates and prints the section of this manual named title in the specified chapter.  (In this context, the word 'page' is often used as a synonym for `section'.)  The title is entered in lower case.  The chapter number does not need a letter suffix.  If no chapter is specified, the whole manual is searched for title and all occurrences of it are printed.
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    _t_i_t_l_e in the specified _c_h_a_p_t_e_r.  (In this context, the word
 
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    `page' is often used as a synonym for `section'.)  The _t_i_t_l_e
 
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    is entered in lower case.  The _c_h_a_p_t_e_r number does not need
 
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    a letter suffix.  If no _c_h_a_p_t_e_r is specified, the whole
 
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    manual is searched for _t_i_t_l_e and all occurrences of it are
 
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    printed.
 
  
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    _O_p_t_i_o_n_s and their meanings are:
 
  
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    -t  Phototypeset the section using _t_r_o_f_f(1).
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== Options ==
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Options and their meanings are:
  
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    -n   Print the section on the standard output using
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-t   Phototypeset the section using troff(1).
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          _n_r_o_f_f(1).
 
  
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    -k   Display the output on a Tektronix 4014 terminal using
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-n   Print the section on the standard output using
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          _t_r_o_f_f(1) and _t_c(1).
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nroff(1).
  
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    -e   Appended or prefixed to any of the above causes the
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-k   Display the output on a Tektronix 4014 terminal using troff(1) and tc(1).
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          manual section to be preprocessed by _n_e_q_n or _e_q_n(1); -e
 
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          alone means -te.
 
  
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    -w   Print the path names of the manual sections, but do not
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-e   Appended or prefixed to any of the above causes the manual section to be preprocessed by neqn or eqn(1); -e alone means -te.
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          print the sections themselves.
 
  
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    (default)
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-w  Print the path names of the manual sections, but do not print the sections themselves.
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          Copy an already formatted manual section to the termi-
 
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          nal, or, if none is available, act as -n.  It may be
 
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          necessary to use a filter to adapt the output to the
 
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          particular terminal's characteristics.
 
  
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    Further _o_p_t_i_o_n_s, e.g. to specify the kind of terminal you
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(default)
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    have, are passed on to _t_r_o_f_f(1) or _n_r_o_f_f.  _O_p_t_i_o_n_s and
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Copy an already formatted manual section to the terminal, or, if none is available, act as -n.  It may be necessary to use a filter to adapt the output to the particular terminal's characteristics.
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    _c_h_a_p_t_e_r may be changed before each _t_i_t_l_e.
 
  
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    For example:
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Further options, e.g. to specify the kind of terminal you have, are passed on to troff(1) or nroff.  Options and chapter may be changed before each title.
  
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          man man
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For example:
  
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    would reproduce this section, as well as any other sections
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man man
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    named _m_a_n that may exist in other chapters of the manual,
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    e.g. _m_a_n(7).
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would reproduce this section, as well as any other sections named man that may exist in other chapters of the manual, e.g. man(7).
  
 
== FILES ==
 
== FILES ==
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    /usr/man/man?/*
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/usr/man/man?/*
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    /usr/man/cat?/*
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/usr/man/cat?/*
  
 
== SEE ALSO ==
 
== SEE ALSO ==
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    [[32v 1m nroff|nroff(1)]], [[32v 1m eqn|eqn(1)]], [[32v 1m tc|tc(1)]], [[32v 7m man|man(7)]]
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[[32v 1m nroff|nroff(1)]], [[32v 1m eqn|eqn(1)]], [[32v 1m tc|tc(1)]], [[32v 7m man|man(7)]]
  
 
== BUGS ==
 
== BUGS ==
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    The manual is supposed to be reproducible either on a photo-
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The manual is supposed to be reproducible either on a phototypesetter or on a terminal.  However, on a terminal some information is necessarily lost.
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    typesetter or on a terminal.  However, on a terminal some
 
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    information is necessarily lost.
 
  
 
[[Category:32v man section 1]]
 
[[Category:32v man section 1]]

Latest revision as of 00:40, 23 September 2015

MAN(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual MAN(1)


NAME

    man - print sections of this manual

SYNOPSIS

    man [ option ... ] [ chapter ] title ...

DESCRIPTION

Man locates and prints the section of this manual named title in the specified chapter. (In this context, the word 'page' is often used as a synonym for `section'.) The title is entered in lower case. The chapter number does not need a letter suffix. If no chapter is specified, the whole manual is searched for title and all occurrences of it are printed.


Options

Options and their meanings are:

-t Phototypeset the section using troff(1).

-n Print the section on the standard output using nroff(1).

-k Display the output on a Tektronix 4014 terminal using troff(1) and tc(1).

-e Appended or prefixed to any of the above causes the manual section to be preprocessed by neqn or eqn(1); -e alone means -te.

-w Print the path names of the manual sections, but do not print the sections themselves.

(default) Copy an already formatted manual section to the terminal, or, if none is available, act as -n. It may be necessary to use a filter to adapt the output to the particular terminal's characteristics.

Further options, e.g. to specify the kind of terminal you have, are passed on to troff(1) or nroff. Options and chapter may be changed before each title.

For example:

man man

would reproduce this section, as well as any other sections named man that may exist in other chapters of the manual, e.g. man(7).

FILES

/usr/man/man?/* /usr/man/cat?/*

SEE ALSO

nroff(1), eqn(1), tc(1), man(7)

BUGS

The manual is supposed to be reproducible either on a phototypesetter or on a terminal. However, on a terminal some information is necessarily lost.

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