The man utility displays the manual page entitled name. Pages may be selected according to a specific category (section) or machine architecture (subsection), or searched for with -k using apropos (1) search expressions. The default pager, less (1), supports the command :t to jump to definitions of specific terms (see MANPAGER, below).. This web interface is documented in the man.cgi (8) manual, and the apropos (1) manual explains the query syntax.
Chapter 11. Manual Pages 11.1. Introduction Manual pages, commonly shortened to man pages, were conceived as readily-available reminders for command syntax, device driver details, or configuration file formats. They have become an extremely valuable quick-reference from the command line for users, system administrators, and programmers.. BSD , UNIX , man pages, & info pages : Man Page Lookup searches for man pages name and section as given in the selection menu and the query dialog. Apropos Keyword Search searches the database for the string given in the query dialog.