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layout: page
category-title: Basic commands
category-page: basic
tags: manual
author: Gianmarco De Vita
title: man
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The <code>man</code> tool allows you to explore the various utilities
of the Shell. To search for more information about a command, just write</p>
<pre>
man command-name
</pre>
As result, a new session will be opened with information about the command
you have typed (and more specifically about its functions and flags).<br>
Using some flags, you can obtain with this command the same results you get
when you use other commands.<br><br>
<h3>Flags</h3>
<ul>
<li> <b>-k</b>: returns the equivalent of <code>apropos</code></li>
<li> <b>-f</b>: returns the equivalent of <code>whatis</code></li>
</ul>