What is the standard option to provide a command line program to view its documentation?
–help
–info
–doc
-h
The command man -k is the same as the command apropos. True or False?
True
False
The whatis command is the same as man -w.
The directory where additional documentation for software packages most likely can be found is:
/usr/share/doc
/usr/software/doc
/var/lib/doc
/var/share/doc
Which two pager commands are used by the man command to control movement within the document? (choose two)
less
grep
more
page
Commands typically executed by a user are covered in what section of the manual?
5
1
2
3
To search the man page sections for the keyword example, which of the following command lines could you execute? (choose two)
man -f example
man -k example
whatis example
apropos example
The statement that describes the difference between a man page and an info page is:
The info page is like a guide; a man page is a more concise reference.
The man page is a long detailed reference; the info page is very terse.
There is very little difference between them.
The man page is like a guide; the info page is a more concise reference.
If you are reading the synopsis of a command from a man page, then items in square brackets are:
Optional
Comments
Required options
Required arguments
The following sections commonly appear on a man page: (choose three)
DESCRIPTION
LICENSE
SYNOPSIS
NAME
Section 5 of the manual pages covers:
User commands
Games
File Formats
System administration commands
To start searching a man page, the first key you press is:
s
!
/
f
In order to exit viewing a man page, press:
y
Z
x
q
Which option for the man command should you use if you intend to send the output of the command to a printer?
-T
–text
-t
-m
What key should be used while working in the man command if you want to go to the end of the document?
g
e
G
goto
To get help on using the info command, execute: (choose two)
info -q
info info
man info
help info
To get help while using the info command, press:
z
a
h
To exit the info page, press:
X
In order to search an info page, the first key to press is: (choose one)
t
To go to the end of an info page, press:
N
END
]
n
To go to the next match of a search on a man page, press:
}
When interpreting the SYNOPSIS of a command found on a man page, the “|” means:
The items it separates cannot be used together
The items it separates can be used together
After performing a search, you can use the ____ key to return to a previously found match:
U
D
To move a page forward one at a time while viewing a man page, press the following:
Spacebar
m
Enter