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+ | ====== Manual Pages ====== | ||
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+ | Documentation comes installed with MINIX. Much helpful information is in MINIX's manual pages (or "manpages"), which can be read with //man// or [[http://www.minix3.org/manpages/|online]]. | ||
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+ | For example, to learn about the Ash shell, type: | ||
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+ | <code> | ||
+ | man sh | ||
+ | </code> | ||
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+ | Sometimes you'll see manual pages mentioned like this: //shutdown(8)//. This refers to the //shutdown// page in section 8 of the manual. | ||
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+ | You can read it like this: | ||
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+ | <code> | ||
+ | man 8 shutdown | ||
+ | </code> | ||
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+ | To find installed manual pages, please look in ///usr/man// and ///usr/pkg/man//. | ||
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+ | Finally, you can read the manual page about //man// itself: | ||
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+ | <code> | ||
+ | man man | ||
+ | </code> | ||