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This is the best answer, congratulations. The accepted one is too terse to be useful, given the general nature of the question.

neuronet
– neuronet

2016-06-10 14:22:39 +00:00
Commented Jun 10, 2016 at 14:22
also useful: help help; not useful: man help.

De Novo
– De Novo

2018-10-25 07:59:09 +00:00
Commented Oct 25, 2018 at 7:59
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@DeNovo, yes, since help is a builtin of bash. More useful: info bash help.

Stéphane Chazelas
– Stéphane Chazelas

2018-10-25 08:15:30 +00:00
Commented Oct 25, 2018 at 8:15
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Note that many GNU (and other) programs mangle/summarize the *.texi (i.e., info) documentation into man pages.

vonbrand
– vonbrand

2021-05-13 11:22:49 +00:00
Commented May 13, 2021 at 11:22

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