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What command would you use to get comprehensive documentation about any command in Linux?

The correct answer is D. man command. The 'man' command opens the manual pages for any Linux command, providing comprehensive documentation including syntax, options, and examples.

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Question

What command would you use to get comprehensive documentation about any command in Linux?

Options

  • Ahelp command
  • Becho command
  • Clocate command
  • Dman command
  • Eget command

How the community answered

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  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • D
    79% (19)
  • E
    13% (3)

Why each option

The 'man' command opens the manual pages for any Linux command, providing comprehensive documentation including syntax, options, and examples.

Ahelp command

The 'help' command only provides brief usage information for bash built-in commands, not comprehensive documentation for all Linux commands.

Becho command

The 'echo' command outputs text or variables to the terminal and has no function related to displaying command documentation.

Clocate command

The 'locate' command searches the file system for files by name and is unrelated to displaying command documentation.

Dman commandCorrect

The 'man' command (short for manual) displays the built-in reference manual pages for commands, system calls, and configuration files in Linux. It provides thorough documentation including description, all available options, usage examples, and related commands. Running 'man <command>' is the standard way to access complete documentation for any Linux command.

Eget command

'get' is not a standard Linux command for retrieving documentation; it does not exist as a general-purpose help utility.

Concept tested: Linux man command for documentation lookup

Source: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/man.1.html

Topics

#man command#documentation#manual pages#help system

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