What is the man? Let's see what it says itself:
$ man -f man
man (1) - an interface to the on-line reference manuals
man (7) - macros to format man pages
man (1p) - display system documentation| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| man | Explanation manual for commands and files |
| man -f or whatis | Short description for a command |
| man -k or apropos | Commands list containing the argument keyword |
Examples:
$ man -f unzip
unzip (1) - list, test and extract compressed files in a ZIP archive
$ man -k unzip
bunzip2 (1) - a block-sorting file compressor, v1.0.6
funzip (1) - filter for extracting from a ZIP archive in a pipe
gunzip (1) - compress or expand files
hunzip (1) - decompress and decrypt hzip files to the standard output
mtx-unzip (1) - (sujet inconnu)
unzip (1) - list, test and extract compressed files in a ZIP archive
unzipsfx (1) - self-extracting stub for prepending to ZIP archives