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#REDIRECT [[Man page]]

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−	Command used to view the [[man page]] for a command or special file interactively from the shell. You may call a [[man page]] by typing '''man command''', or alternately you may specify the section of the manual for the page you want by typing '''man [[number]] command'''. Section numbers are as follows:	+	Command used to view the [[man page]] for a command or special file interactively from the shell. You may call a [[man page]] by typing '''man command''', or alternately you may specify the section of the manual for the page you want by typing '''man [number] command'''. Section numbers are as follows:

	1. General Commands		1. General Commands

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[~~Man~~ page]]	+	Command used to view the [[man page]] for a command or special file interactively from the shell. You may call a [[man page]] by typing '''man command''', or alternately you may specify the section of the manual for the page you want by typing '''man [[number]] command'''. Section numbers are as follows:

		+	1. General Commands
		+	2. System Calls
		+	3. Subroutines
		+	4. Special Files
		+	5. File Formats
		+	6. Games
		+	7. Macros and Conventions
		+	8. Maintenance Commands
		+	9. Kernel Interface
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		+	Many commands or files may have man pages in several sections of the manual. If you ask for a man page for a command which has pages in several sections but do not supply a section, you will be returned with the first section page present for that command; this usually but not always means a Section 1 (General Commands) page.
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		+	Any pages from other sections will be referenced in a "see also" at the bottom of the man page you receive.
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		+	Unless you specify otherwise with flags at the command line, [[man]] will use the default pager for the system to display its output; this is usually [[more]].
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		+	[[Category:System Commands]]