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os_cp:intro [2026/03/03 13:33]
jkonczak [System manual and 'help' switch]
os_cp:intro [2026/03/12 00:57] (current)
jkonczak [Glob names and wildcards]
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 Page names are unique within a section, but there may be pages with the same name in different sections. Page names are unique within a section, but there may be pages with the same name in different sections.
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-You may use the **''​whatis //​pagename//''​** ​command ​to learn which sections contain given page name and display the full page title.+You may type **''​whatis //​pagename//''​** ​or <​small>''​man -f //​pagename//''</​small> ​to learn which sections contain given page name and display the full page title.
  
 ~~Exercise.#​~~ List all pages that are named ''​time''​. ~~Exercise.#​~~ List all pages that are named ''​time''​.
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 <​html><​small></​html>​ <​html><​small></​html>​
  
-For searching within manual there is also the ''​apropos //​what//'' ​command ​that searches ​within page names and titles.+For searching within manual there are also the ''​apropos //​what//'' ​and ''​man -k //​what//''​ commands ​that search ​within page names and titles.
  
 Apart from ''​man'',​ there is an alternative (and less popular) documentation system called ''​info''​. To see an Info page, type ''​info //​name//''​. Some programs ship with a more detailed Info document than manual page. Apart from ''​man'',​ there is an alternative (and less popular) documentation system called ''​info''​. To see an Info page, type ''​info //​name//''​. Some programs ship with a more detailed Info document than manual page.
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 To change directory the command **''​cd [//​target//​]''​** is used. If no target is provided, ''​cd''​ changes current directory to the home directory. To change directory the command **''​cd [//​target//​]''​** is used. If no target is provided, ''​cd''​ changes current directory to the home directory.
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-<​html><​small></​html>​If ''​-''​ is uses as the target, the directory is changed to the previously visited. <​html></​small></​html>​+<​html><​small></​html>​If ''​-''​ is used as the target, the directory is changed to the previously visited. <​html></​small></​html>​
  
 ~~Exercise.#​~~ Enter ''​.config''​ directory (located in your home directory) and list files within. ~~Exercise.#​~~ Enter ''​.config''​ directory (located in your home directory) and list files within.
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 ~~Exercise.#​~~ Change directory to ''/​usr/​bin/''​ directory. List all files that end with ''​cat''​. ~~Exercise.#​~~ Change directory to ''/​usr/​bin/''​ directory. List all files that end with ''​cat''​.
  
-~~Exercise.#​~~ ​List all files that end with ''​cat''​ in ''/​usr/​bin/'' ​while being in your home directory.+~~Exercise.#​~~ ​Change directory to your home directory. From there, list all files that end with ''​cat''​ in ''/​usr/​bin/''​.
  
-~~Exercise.#​~~ List all files that are in the ''/​usr/​bin/''​ directory that have names consisting of two chatacters.+~~Exercise.#​~~ List all files that are in the ''/​usr/​bin/''​ directory that have names consisting of two characters.
  
 ~~Exercise.#​~~ List contents of ''/​usr/​share/​zoneinfo/''​ and its subdirectories using a single command. ~~Exercise.#​~~ List contents of ''/​usr/​share/​zoneinfo/''​ and its subdirectories using a single command.
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