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Which commands provide help for a specific Linux command? (Choose TWO correct answers.)

The correct answer is A. info B. man. The man and info commands are the two standard Linux utilities for reading detailed documentation about commands.

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Question

Which commands provide help for a specific Linux command? (Choose TWO correct answers.)

Options

  • Ainfo
  • Bman
  • Chelpme
  • Dask
  • Ewhatdoes

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    73% (27)
  • C
    16% (6)
  • D
    8% (3)
  • E
    3% (1)

Why each option

The man and info commands are the two standard Linux utilities for reading detailed documentation about commands.

AinfoCorrect

The info command reads structured Info documents, which are the primary documentation format for GNU utilities and often contain more detailed information than man pages, including hyperlinked navigation between topics. The man command displays formatted manual pages from the system's man-page database, covering syntax, options, and usage for nearly every installed command and system call.

BmanCorrect

The man command displays formatted manual pages from the system's man-page database, covering syntax, options, and usage for nearly every installed command and system call.

Chelpme

helpme is not a real Linux command - it does not exist in any standard distribution or common package.

Dask

ask is not a standard Linux documentation command, though it may exist as a third-party utility unrelated to command help.

Ewhatdoes

whatdoes is not a recognized Linux command for retrieving documentation or descriptions of other commands.

Concept tested: Linux command help utilities man and info

Source: https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/manual/info-stnd/html_node/index.html

Topics

#man command#info command#help system#documentation

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