--- layout: page category-title: Basic commands category-page: basic tags: manual author: De Vita Gianmarco title: man ---

The man tool allows you to explore the various utilities of the Shell. To search for more information about a command, just write

Device-name:Current-position username$ man command-name

As result, a new session will be opened with information about the command you have typed (and more specifically about its functions and flags).

Using some flags, you can obtain with this command the same results you get when you use other commands. For istance:

The -k flag

Using the -k flag, you obtain an equivalent result to apropos.

Device-name:Current-position username$ man -k command-name

The -f flag

Using the -f flag, you obtain an equivalent result to whatis.

Device-name:Current-position username$ man -f command-name