Operation Manual

INSTALL
How to install this package on your system.As the package is already installed
by the time you get to read this file, you can safelyignore the contentsof this
file.
README
,
README.*
Generalinformation on the software. For example,for what purposeand how to
use it.
TODO
Things that are not implementedyet, but probably will be in the future.
MANIFEST
Listof files with a briefsummary.
NEWS
Descriptionof what is new in this version.
A.1.2 Man Pages
Man pages are an essential part of any Linux system.They explain the usage ofa
command and all available optionsand parameters. Man pages can be accessed
with
man
followedby the name of the command,for example,
man ls
.
Man pages are displayeddirectly in the shell.To navigatethem,move up and down
with[
Page↑
] and[
Page↓
]. Move betweenthe beginningand the end of a document
with[
Home
] and[
End
]. End this viewingmode by pressing[
Q
]. Learn more about
the
man
commanditself with
man man
. Man pages are sorted in categoriesas shown
in Table A.1, “Man Pages—Categoriesand Descriptions” (page 79) (taken from the
man pagefor man itself).
Table A.1 Man Pages—Categoriesand Descriptions
DescriptionNumber
Executableprogramsor shell commands1
Systemcalls (functionsprovided by the Kernel)2
Librarycalls (functionswithin program libraries)3
Specialfiles (usuallyfound in
/dev
)
4
File formats and conventions(
/etc/fstab
)
5
Games6
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