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VMware ESX Server Administration Guide
Getting Help for Service Console Commands
Detailed usage notes for most service console commands are available as manual —
or man — files. To view the manual file — or man page — for a particular command,
use the man command followed by the name of the command for which you want to
see information.
Command Example and Explanation
man Displays the manual page for a specified command. Press the spacebar to go to the
next screen of text. Press q to exit from the display when you are finished.
man cat
Display the manual page for the command cat.
man cat | less
Display the manual page for the command cat, and use less to display the results
so you can scroll up and down through them.