Section 4-6: Computer On-Line Documentation

[ Previous chapter ][ This chapter ][ Next chapter ] Frequent commands for things like file editing, printing, etc. are explained on the computer in 'on-line', i.e., electronic documentation. The command ' apropos ', or ' man -k ', allows you to browse for keywords. You can select a keyword from a list by typing 'man <topic>'. To get help on how the man pages work, try

% apropos apropos

GCG has a comprehensive introduction for new users on various operating systems (see below).