command --help vs man command
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Help is a built-in "usage" of the command, and not all commands implement it, or at least not the same way, however, man
is a command by itself which is a pager program that reads manual. For more info issue the man man
for the manual pages for the man
command.
You should use man every time you need additional information about a command, as well with the info
command, that reads info documents.
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Mitten over 1 year
What is the difference between invoking the help using a --help key compared to invoking a "man command"?
When should I choose one over another.
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manatwork over 10 years
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Shadur over 10 yearsPretty much a duplicate, voting to close.
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41754 over 10 yearsThat's @manatwork doing what a man at work does. Keep up the good work!
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