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		blueflow on Aug 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Robert Elder's Guide to GNU Coreutils Want to get to the real source of truth for your system? Do `ls /usr/share/man/man1/`[1] to list the commands, and then use `man 1 $command` The manpage is opened with your $PAGER, so you can use your favourite search and navigation commands. Ideally your system has a `man 1 intro` to guide you to things. [1] Paths might be different for Nix or MacOS users

kryptiskt on Aug 13, 2024 [–]

It's a bit ironic since the GNU policy is to prefer info to man pages. But I have to agree that man is a lot better for practical purposes.

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