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Manual Pages
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A man page (short for manual page) is a form of software documentation usually
found on a Unix or Unix-like operating system. Topics covered include computer
programs (including library and system calls), formal standards and conventions,
and even abstract concepts. A user may invoke a man page by issuing the man
command. [0]

To view manual pages, first install the mandoc package.

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To obtain manuals for the C library and POSIX core utilities, install the
man-pages package. Other packages may or may not provide manuals, the current
status of this effort can be seen here. $/kisslinux/repo/issues/273


References
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[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page


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