CentOS Quick Start Guide

Using the man command

Man (short for manual) pages are the most used source of Linux documentation for various programs, utilities, system calls, library files, configuration files, and kernels that exist within the system. The whole man documentation is organized in nine sections, where each section caters for a particular type of documentation. By default, if there are multiple sections for one command, it displays the documentation from the first section it encounters. The syntax for man command usage is as follows:

$ man <topic name>

Upon execution of the preceding command, the specified topic's contents will be displayed on one screen at a time. Use the arrow keys for scrolling line by line, or press the Space bar for the next screen. ...