ladybird/Base/usr/share/man/man1/man.md

## Name

man - read manual pages

## Synopsis

```**sh
$ man page
$ man section page
```

## Description

`man` finds, loads and displays the so-called manual pages,
or man pages for short, from the SerenityOS manual. You're reading
the manual page for `man` program itself right now.

## Options

* `-P pager`, `--pager pager`: Pager to pipe the man page to

## Examples

To open documentation for the `echo` command:
```sh
$ man echo
```

To open the documentation for the `mkdir` command:
```sh
$ man 1 mkdir
```
Conversely, to open the documentation about the `mkdir()` syscall:
```sh
$ man 2 mkdir
```

## Files

`man` looks for man pages under `/usr/share/man`. For example,
this man page should be located at `/usr/share/man/man1/man.md`.

## See Also

* [`less`(1)](help://man/1/less) For the terminal pager that `man` uses by default
* [`Help`(1)](help://man/1/Applications/Help) To read these same man pages in a GUI
* [`man`(7)](help://man/7/man) For an overview on how manpages are organized
Base: Write some initial man pages It ain't much, but it's honest work! 2019-09-21 00:47:00 +03:00			`## Name`

			`man - read manual pages`

			`## Synopsis`

			```**sh
			`$ man page`
			`$ man section page`
			```

			`## Description`

			`man` finds, loads and displays the so-called manual pages,
Man: Use ArgsParser to parse arguments 2020-02-18 16:54:29 +08:00			`or man pages for short, from the SerenityOS manual. You're reading`
Base: Write some initial man pages It ain't much, but it's honest work! 2019-09-21 00:47:00 +03:00			the manual page for `man` program itself right now.

Base: Update man pages for utilities Man pages for utilities now more closely resemble ArgsParser output 2023-03-30 22:57:12 +01:00			`## Options`

			* `-P pager`, `--pager pager`: Pager to pipe the man page to

Base: Write some initial man pages It ain't much, but it's honest work! 2019-09-21 00:47:00 +03:00			`## Examples`

			To open documentation for the `echo` command:
			```sh
			`$ man echo`
			```

			To open the documentation for the `mkdir` command:
			```sh
			`$ man 1 mkdir`
			```
			Conversely, to open the documentation about the `mkdir()` syscall:
			```sh
			`$ man 2 mkdir`
			```

			`## Files`

			`man` looks for man pages under `/usr/share/man`. For example,
			this man page should be located at `/usr/share/man/man1/man.md`.
Documentation: Add less(1) man page, and link to it in others 2021-07-06 19:47:00 -06:00
			`## See Also`

Help+Base: Add help://man URLs for links between man pages The URLs of the form `help://man/<section>/<page>` link to another help page inside the help application. All previous relative page links are replaced by this new form. This doesn't change any behavior but it looks much nicer :^) Note that man doesn't handle these new links, but the previous relative links didn't work either. 2022-01-07 14:15:44 +01:00			* [`less`(1)](help://man/1/less) For the terminal pager that `man` uses by default
Base: Move GUI application man pages into their own subsection We do not want to move POSIX utilities into subsections since they have standard names, but we can do whatever we want with Applications :^). This is particularly advantageous as many applications contain several images, which declutters the man1 directory. 2023-01-07 17:18:04 +01:00			* [`Help`(1)](help://man/1/Applications/Help) To read these same man pages in a GUI
Base: Document manpage structure separately This section is now removed from Help(1) and man(1). 2022-12-14 15:47:50 +01:00			* [`man`(7)](help://man/7/man) For an overview on how manpages are organized