HP 9000 Series - Displaying the HP-UX Manual Pages from the Command Line

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Displaying the HP-UX Manual P
ages from the Command Line
Type man command name at the command prompt. F
or example, to learn
more ab out the cp command type:
$ man cp
After a few seconds, an information displa
y appears.
The message - More -(11%) means you've viewed 11% of the le, and 89%
remains. (Some systems will just displa
y - More - ). At this p oint, you can do
any of the following:
Step through the le a page at a time b
y pressing the space bar.
Scroll through the le a line at a time b
y pressing 4
Return
5 .
Quit viewing the reference page by pressing 4
q
5 .
To printa man page for a command named command ,enter the following:
man command | col -b | lp
You can use the man command to get a complete listing of HP-UX manuals by
entering:
man manuals
For More Information
Your shell has many pro ductivity-enhancing capabilities you may nd useful.
To learn ab out shells in detail, also refer to
Using HP-UX and to Shel ls:
User's Guide .
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